Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are considered the best quarterbacks playing in the National Football League (NFL) today. In accolades the two are equal, but Tom Brady surpasses Peyton Manning as the best quarterback between the two in post-season and head-to-head matchups. Quarterbacks’ legacies are made by career statistics (post-season and regular season), team’s success, and championships.
These criteria will prove why Tom Brady is a better quarterback than Peyton Manning. In the post-season Brady is 14-5 in the postseason with the New England Patriots, while Manning is 9-10 with the Indianapolis Colts. In head-to-head matchups, Tom Brady has won eight out of 12 games played against Peyton Manning. Also, Tom Brady has won three Super Bowl rings to Peyton Manning’s one ring.
Both had different path to their success. Tom Brady was a fifth-string quarterback at the University of Michigan and was frequently switched with other quarterbacks when his time came to be quarterback. Peyton Manning, son of former New Orleans Saints quarterback Archie Manning, was a heralded freshman that was a four-year starter at the University of Tennessee.
In 1998, Peyton Manning was drafted number one overall by the Indianapolis Colts and started every game in the NFL in his rookie season, while Tom Brady, in 2000 NFL draft, was taken in the sixth round by the New England Patriots. Brady had to sit behind veteran Drew Bledsoe for a year and until Bledsoe got injured in a Jets-Patriots game.
Brady always did more with less when it came to his team. His offensive skill players during his Super Bowl run consist of journeymen wide receivers (David Givens, David Patton, and Terry Glenn), over-the-hill running backs (Corey Dillon and Antwan Smith) and no-name tight ends. Peyton Manning on the other hand had the luxury of future hall famers and all-NFL offensive skill players like Marvin Harrison, Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, and Reggie Wayne.
Even with all that talent around him, Peyton Manning still lost seven (7) times in his first playoff game, while Tom Brady has lost only three (3) times in his first playoff game throughout his career. In Tom Brady’s career he has over .700 winning percentage to Manning’s .600. Also, Brady was the fastest quarterback in NFL history to reach a hundred wins, while Manning was fifth fastest.
Both quarterbacks took different paths to present time in their careers. Passion, dedication, and discipline towards their craft are the common thread amongst the quarterbacks, but if you look closer into their careers you will see Tom Brady is the superior quarterback between the two.
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