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Page 2's Jason Whitlock says the more Peyton Manning baffles the brightest defensive minds in the business, the more he scares coaches around the National Football League. And it isn't because they're afraid he'll beat them. It's because they're afraid they'll lose their closely-guarded control.

Rank 'Em: The Top 25 The Daily Quickie
SportsNation wants you to rank the top 25 athletes of the past 25 years. When we put our own Eric Neel to the test, he cycled right through to No. 1. But what to do about a certain boxer?
 The Daily Quickie shudders at the thought of a Colts-Panthers Super Bowl -- unless Nelly pulls off a big surprise during the halftime show. Plus, Wie-watching.

THE LEAST POWERFUL PEOPLE IN SPORTS
You've heard that ESPN's George Bodenheimer is the most powerful person in sports. Now Hampton Stevens presents the year's Least Powerful People, starting with a troubled Raiders' linebacker.


Man, oh man. Have we seen some terrific playoff football over the last couple of weekends, or what! If it isn't overtime, it's last-second scores. If it isn't road upsets, it's brilliant individual performances. But do these recent games measure up to the ones on our list of the greatest NFL playoff games (not counting the Super Bowl) in history??
10]  Immaculate Reception: Steelers 13, Raiders 7 (1972)
Here's the dirty little secret of the Immaculate Reception game -- it was more memorable than great. In fact, it makes this list only because of the spectacular, and still sometimes disputed, ending.
9]  Sea of Hands: Raiders 28, Dolphins 26 (1974)
With no timeouts remaining, Ken Stabler rolled left and threw to RB Clarence Davis, who made a great catch among a "sea of hands" belonging to three Dolphins defenders, for the winning TD with 24 seconds remaining.
8]  The Botched Call: 49ers 39, Giants 38 (2003)
The 49ers overcame a 38-14 deficit in the final 19 minutes. New York botched the snap on a 41-yard FG attempt as time expired, but the NFL later admitted pass interference should have been called on the 49ers, giving the Giants another opportunity.
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Sunday Eagles 5 Panthers 38½


 
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After Elway and Sanders . . . Who?
On Saturday, Jan. 31, the Pro Football Hall of Fame voters will elect no fewer than four and no more than seven new members, and there are only two mortal locks. And, oh, doesn't that leave some delicious-looking wiggle room for a Writers' Bloc treatment?

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