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February 2, 1987

NOBODY EVER goes 22 for 25 in a game like the Super Bowl, not in this era of sophisticated defenses, of shifting zones and blitzes and mixed coverages. But let's say there's a quarterback who deserves this mythical kind of day, who has spent eight years being hammered by adversity and injury, who has heard the boos of the New York fans, a quarterback like Phil Simms.- Paul Zimmerman

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