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| January 08, 2003 | COPYRIGHT 2007 Chicago Tribune. 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: John Mullin

CHICAGO _ Together they have redefined the NFL game, at least for as long as their window of excellence lasts.

Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb and Atlanta's Michael Vick are far from the best passers in the NFL, even among the eight quarterbacks still in the playoffs. But because they handle the ball on every one of their teams' snaps, they are the two most dangerous players among the more than 300 still with chances at a Super Bowl ring.

Each has brought a dimension to the NFL that establishes them as bridges from one era to the next. McNabb, the No. 2 pick of the 1999 draft, defined "old school" when he broke his ankle on the third play of the Eagles' Nov. 17 game against Arizona and simply…

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