| In some departments, tiebreakers on the promotional list are determined by who turned their application in first. |
| But there's a knack to writing winning tiebreakers, and it's all down to word play. |
| There also is a strong possibility the Raiders could miss the play-offs, because like the Patriots, they lose virtually all tiebreakers. |
| All games were keenly contested and several matches were decided on tiebreakers. |
| The Falcons would lose tiebreakers to NFC teams Dallas and Minnesota if the play offs began today. |
| El Mihdway, who survived consecutive third-set tiebreakers to reach the semifinals, suffered a 6-1, 6-1 setback to Thacher in their previous meeting. |
