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A show of hands: Chad Pennington of the Jets and Tommy Maddox of the Steelers have emerged as improbable leaders, but only one is armed to take his team a step farther. (NFL: divisional playoff preview).
When everyone is looking for leaders, quarterbacks Tommy Maddox of the Steelers and Chad Pennington of the Jets are raising their hands. Truth be known, they have been raising their hands for a while, but no one paid much attention until recently.
Maddox has the attention of the Titans, who will play at home against the Steelers on Saturday. And Pennington has caught the eyes of the Raiders, who will be host to the Jets on Sunday.
Neither quarterback was a starter on his team until the season was about a month old. Maddox, a football vagabond for 10 years, had been traded by the Broncos and cut by the Rams, Giants and Falcons. Before getting another shot ...