Brady V. Manning: Where's the Edge?

Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are facing off in the playoffs for the first time since 2007 today at Mile High.  The two have a storied history and will be going down as the best two quarterbacks in the current NFL era, and maybe of all time.  Who would you take in one game? Brady or Manning?  Here are a few categories and the quarterback who has the edge.

Playoff Record

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Brady: 18-7

Manning: 10-11

THE EDGE: BRADY

Peyton may go down as the best regular season quarterback of all-time, but Tom Brady may go down as "Mr. Clutch", when the stage gets big, Brady gets bigger, and so do his teammates. Well, except for Wes Welker

Playing In the Elements (BELOW FREEZING)

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Brady: 24-5 Record

Manning: 2-8 Record

THE EDGE: BRADY

Yes, Brady has had more opportunities to show off his talent in freezing cold weather, but he has a pretty damn good record in those games.  Manning's 2-8 is awful.  Playing in that dome in Indy for years hurt Peyton in this crucial playoff statistic.

All-Time Statistics

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Brady: 63.4% Completion Percentage, 359 Touchdowns, 95.7 Rating

Manning: 65.5% Completion Percentage,  491 Touchdowns, 97.2 Rating

THE EDGE: MANNING

This one is very close in every category except touchdowns.  Last time I checked, touchdowns win games.  Manning is a machine in the regular season.  Every time he plays your team, it's hard to be optimistic about a win. 

Head to Head

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Brady: 9 Wins, 23 TD's 12 INT's

Manning: 4 Wins, 27 TD's 19 INT's

THE EDGE: BRADY

Neither one of them play particularly well against each other.  The interception numbers are abnormally high for both.  I'm not sure if it's because of the stage, the expectation, or pressure, but they just don't perform extremely well against each other.  It doesn't mean the games aren't good, though. 

THE FINAL EDGE: BRADY

Take it for what it's worth. These are just numbers.  We all know that when Brady and Manning show down, anything can happen.  Comebacks, domination, and close games are never out of the realm of possibilities. Chances are, 3 hours after kickoff, you'll be mentally exhausted from the twists and turns in the Brady-Manning bowl.

Trey Frisbey

Boy Meets Sports 

1/19/2014

Twitter: @boymeetsports