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NBCSports.com compares two of the finest pure passers in NFL history. Marino, the Northerner who went to college at Pittsburgh but became an icon as a pro in Miami; Manning, the Southerner who went to college at Tennessee but as a pro is the pride of Indianapolis. Neither has won a Super Bowl title, but both are true superstars.
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