Young Quarterbacks Dominating NFL Playoffs
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Michael Vick sat on his couch around this time last year, trying to pick a playoff quarterback to root for.
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From the pits to the NFL playoffs. The San Diego Chargers turned it all the way around. LaDainian Tomlinson rushed for 111 yards and two touchdowns, Antonio Gates tied a record with his 12th TD of the season
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When Tom Brady started the AFC championship game here three years ago, he was a second-year quarterback who had barely gotten on the field as a rookie. So he knows what Ben Roethlisberger faces when the Pittsburgh Steelers play the New England Patriots in Sunday's conference title game.
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Quarterback Eli Manning led three powerful and efficient touchdown drives to send the Giants to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in seven years.
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Moments after receiving the Heisman Trophy, Ohio State quarterback Troy Smith had a few words for youngsters who want to follow in his footsteps.
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It was supposed to be much easier than this for the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Steelers had the NFL's best record this season at 15-1, an unbeaten rookie quarterback, and rarely were challenged at home. But they got all they could handle Saturday before eliminating the New York Jets from the NFL playoffs, 20-17 in overtime.
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In the first minute of his NFL career, Matt Leinart looked like a Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback &#151; running a hurry-up offense that impressed even Tom Brady.
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Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch threw two touchdown passes and the defending Super Bowl champions led the Miami Dolphins 14-10 at halftime of the NFL's season-opening game Thursday night.
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Bill Parcells called Ben Roethlisberger the best rookie quarterback to play in the NFL since Dan Marino. Ben Roethlisberger and Dan Marino in front of the HBO cameras yesterday at the Steelers&#39; practice facility.
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Jake Plummer broke out of his slump with a nearly perfect start and kept the Denver Broncos in the playoff race. Plummer threw for 303
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Tom Brady passed the New England Patriots into the playoffs by guiding an offensive system that may be on display at Notre Dame next season. And their defense held off the Cincinnati Bengals for a 35-28 win Sunday.
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Bee Staff Writer. What&#39;s at stake: The winner will have an outside chance at a first-round playoff bye; otherwise, it&#39;s a test of strength between division champions and red-hot quarterbacks
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In 2001, a plucky team led by a surprising young quarterback, a coach with tunnel vision, and a collection of gritty, no-name players launched its quest for NFL respectability. The New England Patriots submitted an 11-5 regular-season record, erasing a 1-3 start by ripping off six consecutive wins to charge into the playoffs.
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It was supposed to be much easier than this for the Pittsburgh Steelers. They had the NFL's best record this season at 15-1, an unbeaten rookie quarterback, and rarely were challenged at home. But they got all they could handle Saturday before eliminating the New York Jets from the NFL playoffs, 20-17 in overtime.
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To some San Diego Chargers, there's a playoff seeding to secure and a rushing title to win.
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Former MVP quarterbacks Dan Marino and Steve Young were among 15 finalists selected for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
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A.J. Feeley was the better quarterback early. Then Drew Bledsoe began to pick apart the Miami Dolphins' defense.