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Originally Posted by milkman
I believe thsoe Lions teams could have made it to the playoffs just as often with back like Payton, and with his ability to make positve yardage on almost every single carry, they might have won an extra game or two, putting them in a more favorable seed in the playoffs.
2nd and 14, 3rd and 17 situations are extremely difficult situations.
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Steve Young was so talented that he could have won a SB in TB... oh wait...
Circumstances tend to play a huge role in player performance. To make the comparison of Peyton and Sanders is a bit of a reach. Sanders fell forward as often as he could and dropped the shoulder on many occasions, much like Peyton, but in no way was Peyton more elusive, (he was too busy high stepping his way into the end zone untouched).