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Pressure is on Manning, Dungy to perform in playoffs.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| January 01, 2004 | Sylvester, Curt | COPYRIGHT 2004 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Curt Sylvester

DETROIT _ Maybe Peyton Manning _ arguably the best quarterback in the NFL _ will finally win a playoff game.

Maybe Tony Dungy _ arguably the best coach in the NFL _ will finally get to the Super Bowl.

If not, there are going to be some seriously unhappy Indianapolis Colts fans and some raised eyebrows in the NFL.

The Colts have come a long way under Dungy. And Manning, again this year, has proven himself one of the league's top field generals, capable of making maximum use of the weapons as his disposal, notably wide receiver Marvin Harrison and running back Edgerrin James.

The Colts won the AFC South with a 12-4 record, not good enough to earn a first-week bye but good enough for homefield Sunday against Denver, the wild-card entry from the AFC West.

Even though they ...

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