Manning lost his first six games to Brady and the Patriots, which means he won 6 of the last 11, including two playoff victories. Edge: Brady. This is probably closer than most fans realize, but the advantage is clear. It's easy to point to Manning's playoff record -- -- versus Brady's -- -- but we need to go a little deeper than that. Manning has the edge in completion percentage.
Brady has the edge in passer rating -- The legend and legacy of Peyton Manning: An obsession with preparation.
A major point in Brady's favor, however is his 14 game-winning drives in those 44 games. Manning had just two. It doesn't get much easier than this. Brady is in the Super Bowl, Manning They are the only two quarterbacks to win Super Bowls with more than one team. Manning's Colts teams ranked 20th in points allowed NFL teams with point differentials using Manning's offense and Brady's defense project to finish around There are a huge number of factors that go into determining how many points a team scores and allows so this isn't a perfect projection.
And Manning had plenty of superstar talent around him. When his teams won Super Bowls, he had a postseason passer rating of This begs me to wonder whether Manning is the only quarterback who could win two Super Bowls with a passer rating of Over the first third of his career, Brady routinely makes chicken salad out of pickles and gravy.
Manning meanwhile was blessed with Hall of Fame-caliber skill players. From through , Brady had exactly one receiver who gained more than 1, yards Troy Brown with 1, in During this same period, Manning had 12 receivers who gained 1, yards. From , Manning also had Edgerrin James, a dynamic tailback and should-be Hall of Famer who gained more than 12, yards from scrimmage in that span.
This includes 2,yard seasons in , and Corey Dillon had one incredible season in 1, rushing yards , and Atowain Smith gained 1, yards in Why then did the Patriots have a more efficient offense in ?
Smith failed to break 1, on the ground. Indy finished with a negative 1. Comparatively, Manning-led teams top out at No. The Broncos come in at No.
And then consider that the Patriots under Brady had an average ranking of 4. In , Deion Branch produced receiving yards for Brady. Why does this stat favor Brady? Because the Colts had superb talent in Harrison 1, yards , Wayne 1, and James 1, on the ground.
Consider that when Branch then 27 forced a trade to Seattle in , he regressed to yards. Good luck figuring out how. The Pats backfield mixed Dillon, playing his final season and draft bust Laurence Maroney playing his first. While Manning boasts a record in the postseason, Brady was the overall dominant force in the series. Manning won the award in , , , and Those performances showcase just how great manning way throughout his career. When it comes to the big game, Brady is dominant.
Manning has long been known as a great Regular Season QB. Manning is one of the best Regular season passers to play the game. Appearances, victories, stats, whatever you want. Brady is in a class of his own in that regard. Though it takes a whole team to win one, Super Bowl wins and losses are largely attributed to the quarterback.
But the truth is, it's not complicated. What Brady-Manning comes down to is something amazingly simple. Not a puzzle but a paragraph:. He is. He simply is. It's what this matchup proves more than anything else. Brady is better. That fact, with each of these battles, becomes more clear. It was particularly true this afternoon at Gillette Stadium as Manning, especially in the first half, looked as inaccurate as he ever has.
Manning would play better, but it was too late; Brady had already taken flight. We can get into the statistical aspect of this.
Brady often beats Manning in these head-to-head games. He's now against him. That's dominant, but it's more than that. It was the throws Brady was making. On one of them, to Julian Edelman, he threw the football to a spot where the tightly covered Edelman simply had to turn and thwoop— the ball hit him in the chest. It was a trademark Brady throw. Edelman was covered.
The play was completed because of Brady, not the receiver.
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