AFC championship: Brady vs. Manning
Much has been made of the 17th – and likely final meeting between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. The quarterbacks will oppose each other Sunday in the AFC championship game (12:05 p.m., Ch. 13).
Both are likely future Pro Football Hall of Famers. Technically speaking, quarterbacks actually don’t play against each other. Brady will try to find weaknesses in the Broncos’ defense and Manning will try to do the same against the Patriots.
Still, their meetings always tend toward mythic, so here are statistical looks at how they match up this season, and all time.
Regular season statistics
Career numbers
How they stack up all time
Brady’s success against Manning is underwhelming in conference championships
Tom Brady is 1-2 vs Peyton Manning in AFC Championship Games and 5-1 against everyone else: pic.twitter.com/eVuWyRTUAM
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 22, 2016
But Brady fares well against top defenses
When Tom Brady has faced the NFL's No. 1 defense in the postseason, his teams are 3-0 (all road games) and won the Super Bowl all 3 seasons
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) January 20, 2016
Compiled by Jeff Caraska
This story was originally published January 23, 2016 at 8:33 PM with the headline "AFC championship: Brady vs. Manning."