Brady vs Manning: GREATEST Rivalry In NFL History

there is no rivalry like Brady versus Manning the two legendary quarterbacks who overwhelmed NFL defenses with their extraordinary passing proficiency and Relentless competitive Spirit went head-to-head 17 times but their epic clashes were so much more than just wins and losses Brady versus Manning was a damn near two decade long battle to secure the ultimate Legacy as the greatest to ever play the position and it's crazy to think that their rivalry ever became what it did considering when Brady and Manning entered the league their careers were on very different paths Payton Manning was drafted number one overall in the 98 draft the Indianapolis Colts select quarterback University of Tennessee Payton Manning instantly becoming the face of the Indianapolis Colts a prodigy destined for greatness then there's Tom Brady a sixth round draft pick out of Michigan who started as the Patriots fourth string quarterback with no indication he might ever become a starting play caller let alone a Super Bowl MVP so I'm like yeah I'm going to make the team don't don't worry about that but in 2001 fate intervened a sudden injury to New England quarterback Drew bledo catapulted the inexperienced Brady into the spotlight during any unforeseen circumstances Tom will be the quarterback faced with making his first career start against none other than pton Manning and The Undefeated Colts it was a turning point that changed the course of the Patriots franchise forever I remember running out there on the field you came up right to me you say hey Tom pton Manning I was like no even though the Pats were huge underdogs the first showdown between the two future greats saw New England demolish the Colts 4413 first start for Tom Brady first win for Tom Brady with two of Payton's three interceptions returned for touchdowns Brady took a sack on his first play but that wouldn't be a sign of things to come instead he threw for 168 yards and more importantly kept the turnovers to zero showing Brady might make an okay seat filler until bled so's return 3 weeks later the battlefield shifted from Foxboro to Indie but the outcome stayed the same with New England powering past Manning and the Colts 38 to 17 Patriot Nation was over the moon with how their young substitute QB appeared to step up his game showing subtle hints of his eventual Mastery of belich che's intricate Playbook as Brady went 200 ydd plus through the air along with three touchdowns the Colts finished 6 and 10 and quickly showed Jim MOA the door you kidding me playoffs yeah that guy but there was no kidding around about New England's playoff run Brady now officially the starter caught lightning in a bottle knocking off the Raiders and Steelers on his way to a Super Bowl 36 Showdown against CT Warner and the 14-point favorite St Louis Rams but the greatest show on Turf couldn't live up to the height as the Patriots showed up and showed out with a 2017 win to secure their first Super Bowl title in 2003 Manning lost to the Pats again but in a more respectable fashion this time with New England just squeaking out the win thanks to a huge goal line stand in the final minutes of their week 13 matchup against Indie but enough with the regular season matchups the playoffs playoffs that's where it really matters in their fourth matchup the sheriff and The Golden Boys squared off in the 2003 AFC Championship with Super Bowl 38 on the line Manning had been killing it throughout these playoffs throwing eight touchdowns with zero interceptions in wins over Denver and Kansas City and looked to continue the throwing barrage in snowy Foxboro and he did just that throwing all over Gillette the only problem he was throwing to the wrong team Manny on the roll throws it law Picks It Off sure the law is usually on the sheriff's side but Payton dude cornerback Ty Law is not on your team heavy rush at all far sideline short picked off tyw in Super Bowl 38 tb12 went off against the Panthers completing 32 passes the most in Super Bowl history and throwing for 354 yards the fifth most in Super Bowl history sure the most talked about moment was Justin Timberlake exposing Janet Jackson's stylishly pierced nipple but with Brady winning his second Super Bowl MVP and then beating the Colts in the' 04 season opener and vanderjack cannot make it at this point just like Janet snipple Payton Manning looked completely exposed now sitting at 0 and five against Brady and the Patriots sorry did we say five losses let's jump to six straight As the Horseshoes wrapped their season just like it started with a loss in Foxboro as Brady tattooed an embarrassing 20 to3 playoff loss onto the ample sized forehead of one Payton Manning for Brady it was back to the Super Bowl for Manning it was back to another disappointing off season this time with a growing reputation as a playoff Choke Artist Brady won his third Lombardi trophy after handing Philadelphia a 4133 loss in Super Bowl 39 the win put Brady's playoff record at an astonishing 9-0 undefeated streak a first for any NFL quarterback and a mark no quarterback will likely ever match by 2005 Manning was a two-time league MVP with a laser rocket arm and statistically the NFL's best quarterback but heading into their week nine matchup against New England Indie clearly needed a new game plan and Tony dunie had just that believing the key to finally pulling one over Brady and company was to do what Indie hadn't done in any of their previous six matchups Score first Payton and the Colts stuck to the plan firing out from the jump with a 48 yd missile to Marvin Harrison before scoring a quick six Manning threw for over 300 yards with three touchdowns and even scrambled for an 18 yd gain on a critical third down Manning running for first downs it was different but fitting as the Rivalry finally took a different direction with Payton snagging his first career win over his arch rival 40-21 now it was the Colts riding a wave of momentum into their annual Showdown with the Pats not only were they fresh off their win from last season but in6 Indie rolled in with an undefeated 9 and0 record Manning once again struck first scrambling to avoid a sack before tossing a 44 yard Dart to Marvin Harrison this set up the first of two TDS to Harrison the second being an incredible one-handed grab to help Indie take the win 2720 Brady's performance was not only his worst in the 177 game series with but his zero touchdown or interception performance is one of Brady's worst games in his 21-year career but despite Indie taking two in a row when it came to the playoffs playoffs New England was sitting pretty as the afc's top seed fans assumed the Patriots would route the Colts in the 2006 AFC title game especially after taking an early double- digit lead but the Colts didn't crumble instead the sheriff threw for 349 yard to erase a 213 deficit and engine ER the greatest comeback in AFC championship history outd dueling Brady in a 38-34 win finally it was Manning's turn to step onto Sports grandest stage punching his ticket to Super Bowl 41 against the Bears in Miami it was the first Super Bowl played in rainy conditions but that didn't slow down Chicago's Devon Hester who took the opening kick 92 yards to the house for the quickest score in Super Bowl history but playing catchup was nothing new for Manning and the Colts down 14 to6 in the first quarter was as the large Spanish-speaking population in Miami might say NADA Manning flipped the script and started raining down points to outscore Chicago in the last three quarters 23-3 the Colts were victorious and just like Brady in his first Super Bowl Payton was named the games MVP in 2007 it was a battle of the undefeateds as the 8-0 Patriots locked up with the 7-0 Colts in a game they called the biggest regular season showdown in NFL history the defending champs beat Brady in the previous three matchups giving Manning a golden opportunity to nudge the Rivalry in his favor but Brady had other plans including an incredible 55 Yard bomb to Randy Moss in the fourth quarter followed up by a three-yard TD strike to Old Reliable Wes Welker to keep the Patriots within three you remember Wes Welker right the 5'9 Patriots receiver who would later ditch Brady to join pton in Denver but Mr Dependable is perhaps best known for his string of Depends adult diaper commercials so you are all wearing new depend real fit briefs currently yeah it was almost like Sil and I hope he was wearing a pair of those dipes in 2007 because Welker very well might have his pants with excitement when the scoreboard hit d0o as Brady and the Patriots undefeated streak streaked on following a 2420 win over Manning and the Colts tb12 and the Pats continued their winning ways finishing up 16-0 and becoming the first team to complete a perfect regular season since the 72 Dolphins They Carried their un defeated streak into Super Bowl 42 where Brady not only competed for a fourth Super Bowl title in 7 years but looked to become the first quarterback in NFL history to lead his team to a perfect 19-0 record but standing in the way of perfection who else but Manning no not Payton Manning but younger brother Eli Manning and the 12-point underdog New York Giants the low-scoring game featured just one lonely Tom Brady touchdown that put the Pats up late in the fourth but teed up possibly the most astonishing game-winning Drive in Super Bowl history you're another one this ball is thrown and Tyre just goes up for it like a basketball player Harrison trying to knock it down Eli's touchdown pass four plays later slammed the door on Brady's fourth Lombardi and secured back-to-back Super Bowl wins for the Manning brothers in 2008 the Brady Manning game was put on ice after Brady suffered a devastating knee injury but in 2009 Brady and Manning were back at it for their 11th head-to-head featuring a combined 700 yard through the air and seven touchdowns the Pats were up by six with 2 minutes left but in a head scratcher of a call New England went for it on fourth and one from their own 28 and failed to convert giving Manning a short field to work with in just a one possession game the rare bichi blunder allowed pton to sling one to Reggie Wayne for the go-ahead touchdown and complete yet another come from behind fourth quarter victory over New England the game marked the Colts 18th consecutive regular season win and a Flawless 9-0 on the season eventually propelling Indie to their second Super Bowl in Four Seasons Super Bowl 44 was a bit of a car crash for the Colts after giving up an early 10-point lead before falling victim to the Saints surprise onside kick to start the third quarter onside kick to start the second half and the ball bounces off the hands of a cult but in 2010 when Manning faced the duo TB and BB it would be his last as a cult and just like the last time they walked into battle Manning lit up the scoreboard with 39 96 yds passing and four touchdowns and just like in 2009 the Colts trailed in the fourth marching downfield with an eye on the endzone total Deja Vu right not this time Payton threw a pick with under a minute to go as New England's D dropped the hammer on the four-time MVP's potential comeback following Payton's 12th season in the league the tread on the tire of the veteran QB was beginning to show somewhere the most glaring being severe soreness in his neck offseason surgery alleviated some of the pain but by late summer Manning struggled with his throwing motion a disappointing MRI made it clear that Payton needed a spinal fusion which would keep him off the field for the entire 2011 season with Manning on the Shelf the Colts went from a 10- six playoff team to suddenly having an NFL worst 2 and4 record that secured the number one overall pick in the following year's draft and with a potential generational type quarterback and Andrew Luck sitting at the top of the draft board the Indianapolis Colt select Andrew Luck quarterback Stanford it became obvious to all Manning's time in Indie was over in 2012 the greatest player in franchise history jumped from one horse team to another leaving the Colts for the Denver Broncos but before diving back into Brady versus Manning it's worth mentioning that without Payton in their way Brady and the Patriots cruised to their fifth Super Bowl yet once again lost it to Payton's brother Eli and to cement just how much the Manning name continued to plague Brady and the Patriots Super Bowl 46' biggest play was a clutch throw from Manning to Manningham you can't make this stuff up Peyton's first game against Brady as a Bronco fell short of the usual Brady Manning gold standard game New England jumped out to a 31-7 lead but Manning fought back airing it out for 337 yards and three touchdowns with no signs of lingering effects from a spinal fusion yet it still wasn't enough as pton took the L bringing the series score to Brady n Manning four now the 14th round of the Brady versus Manning Saga was an in distin classic and the only one of the 17 to go to overtime but by halftime no one was thinking about OT as Denver hit the locker room up 24 nothing the vibe Around Gillette was about as comfortable as a bill bellich press conference but in typical Brady fashion he turned it around in the third with multiple scores including one to Rob gronowski and suddenly it was 24-21 a costly Manning interception kicked off the fourth allowing New England to snatch the lead until Demaryius Thomas pulled in an 11y TD pass from Manning to KN it up and head to overtime a muffed punt by Denver set up New England for a Chip Shot kick to seal the deal a cination of a 344 yd three touchdown performance from Brady to overcome an insane 24 nothing deficit just 8 weeks later Brady and Manning were back at it in their third AFC Championship with a Super Bowl 48 slot on the line by now Manning played Brady enough to realize that the best defense against him was to keep Brady off the field this meant Denver coming in with long meticulous drives which Manning orchestrated to Perfection pton dialed down the no huddle Omaha Omaha hurry up offense Oma omaa that helped him Scorch the NFL record book for most touchdowns and yards during the 2013 season instead Payton led a pair of long 93 and 80 yd touchdown drives each lasting more than 7 minutes all part of a game plan that saw Payton's offense hold the ball for over half the contest and it worked with pton Broncos outplaying and outsmarting Brady's Patriots Squad 2616 but Super Bowl 48 against the Seahawks would not be one for the Manning family scrapbook on Denver's very first play Broncos Center Manny Ramirez snapped the ball before pton was ready the ball flew into the end zone for a safety giving Seattle an early two-point lead Seattle's score just 12 seconds in was the quickest in Super Bowl history surpassing Devon Hester's kickoff returned 7 years earlier but unlike 2006 Payton could not overcome the the early score as Denver was blown out 43 to8 in game 16 of their series Payton was serenad by the Patriot faithful with chance of Brady's better for pretty much the entire game but in this one they were right Brady threw four TDS to beat the Colts 4321 despite his 400 yard plus day Manning admitted during the post game quote I don't usually stink but I stop today hey don't be so hard on yourself brother it's not like Tom and Company went on to Super Bowl 49 and beat the same Seahawks team that crushed you in last year's Super Bowl Landing Tom his fourth Super Bowl title compared to your solo title right actually that's exactly what happened once again the Patriots are world champions Manning stewed for nearly a year until Revenge was in the now five-time MVP sites it would be Brady and Manning's final showdown fittingly in yet another AFC Championship Game Manning was the star of The Game's most unique play a third quarter Scramble for a first down that Manning dubbed the run in air quotes might be the most celebrated scramble by a Denver quarterback since John Elway's helicopter ride in Super Bowl 32 18 years earlier Payton's 17 for 32 performance was far from vintage Manning but his two most important completions went for touchdowns enough to beat Brady and the Patriots 20 to 18 even in the loss Brady's record against Manning stood Supreme at 11 and six but Payton won out in AFC Championship matchups with a three inone record against tb12 in Super bowl 50 both Denver and Indianapolis fans and even Tom Brady hoped to see a storybook finale for Manning and they got it with pton winning his second Lombardi trophy in his final NFL game now that you know everything about Brady versus Manning you can decide which quarterback is the true winner though choosing a winner is relative considering when it was all said and done there were eight MVPs nine Super Bowls and six Super Bowl MVPs between the two and speaking of winners check out more content from Blitz where every video 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Published: Thu Feb 01 2024