NUMBERS GAME

500,000 tickets requested by fans in the first 72 hours after the NFL formally announced the Giants and Dolphins will play a regular-season game Oct. 28 in London. The requests were made by at least 160,000 people.

FLIP IT

The Pro Bowl was the 61st most-viewed program last week, 6.98 million viewers age 2 and older, according to Nielsen, just after the animated King of the Hill (No. 60) and Dateline (No. 62).

HE SAID IT

"If you've got a player that is 40-18, you are definitely going to get something for him. There is no question about that."

Mike Shanahan, Broncos coach, on whether he expects to get something in return for quarterback Jake Plummer, below.