Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning


Peyton Manning fell to 9-9 in his postseason career and stands with just one Lombardi Trophy and 1-1 in the Super Bowl.

In comparison, Tom Brady sits at a spectacular 14-4 and owns three Super Bowl titles. Brady flawlessly drove his 2001 and 2003 squads down the field for wins against the Rams and Panthers. Brady's amazing playoff performances don't come without a kink in the armor. He could not lead the league's highest scoring offense in history to more than 14 points in Super Bowl XLII against the Giants.

The bottom line is while each QB owns forgettable losses, Brady has two more rings than Manning.

Brady also owns Manning in their head to head match-ups (7-4 including postseason), but recently Manning and the Colts have had the upper hand on the Pats. In the 2006 season the Colts took down the Patriots in the AFC Championship after an unbelievable comeback. In 2008 they beat the Pats in a close Sunday Night Football game. 2009 featured the 4th and 2 debacle that no one will forget. Individuallly, Manning has three more seasons under his belt than Brady (including the 2008 season Brady essentially missed) and clearly has the upper had in completions, TDs, yards per game, and other major statistics.

Postseason head to head, Brady is 2-1 with a 81.7 QB rating compared to Manning's 60. As we mentioned Manning does own the most recent of the post season decisions. Ultimately playoff and Super Bowl records decide who is the better QB, and as far as that goes, Brady owns Manning.

Who do you like?

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