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The owners of the five longest such streaks are an extremely impressive group.--Dave Sloan

Quarterback (years)          Opponent     Streak     TD passes
                                                   during streak

Brett Favre (1992-present)     Bears        24          48
Dan Marino (1985-98)           Jets         24          59
Dan Fouts (1978-87)            Raiders      17          34
Joe Montana (1980-89)          Falcons      15          28
Steve Grogan (1976-90)         Colts        14          20

                             Favorite receiver     Team record
                                  (TDS)            during streak

Brett Favre (1992-present)    Antonio Freeman (8)         20-34
Dan Marino (1985-98)          Mark Clayton (10)           13-11
Dan Fouts (1978-87)           Kellen Winslow (10)          7-10
Joe Montana (1980-89)         Dwight Clark (8)            10-15
Steve Grogan (1976-90)        Stanley Morgan (7)           8-6

(5) THE CHOICE IS YOURS

What is this thing?

A) A telemetry scanner that tells Michael Waltrip where teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. is. Keeping tabs on your own teammates is within the rules. Keeping tabs on other competitors is prohibited. Getting caught doing so is an automatic 10-point fine.

B) A television camera that allows networks to show viewers how close cars get to one another. Call it a bumper's-eye view of the action at 200 mph.

C) NASCAR's latest money-making scheme. Fans are encouraged to try to land a quarter on this plate. If you do, you win the car. If you miss, NASCAR gets the quarter.

D) A satellite receiver through which NASCAR controls Michael Waltrip's car. All cars have them, and they allow NASCAR to script races, a step above the ear pieces pro wrestlers wear to know what moves to do next.--Matt Crossman

(6) TSN TOP 25s

League leaders

It's official: The new-look Ace is in a league of its own. Or maybe it's just way overrated. Led by Florida State and Miami, which faced each other last week (page 28), the ACC accounted for nearly a quarter of the teams in TSN's college football preseason top 25. And the preseason rankings in TSN's college basketball yearbook, on newsstands in early October, also have a distinct ACC flavor.

Preseason top 25 teams

Conference     Football  Basketball  Total

ACC               6          6        12
SEC               5          4         9
Big 12            4          3         7
Pac-10            3          3         6
Big East          1          4         5
Big Ten           3          2         5
C-USA             1          2         3
MAC               1          0         1
Mountain West     1          0         1
West Coast        0          1         1

(7) GAINS AND LOSSES;

A weighty offseason

Admit it, you've always wanted that feeling: You know, you go away for a few weeks, come back with a new physique, and everyone around the office is saying, "Did you see what (Your Name) looks like?" Well, in the NBA, three guys could be getting that feeling when camp opens in October.