You could argue that the biggest rivals of Tom Brady’s career are both Peyton Manning and Eli Manning. Peyton frequently played against Brady in the AFC, and Eli faced the G.O.A.T. twice in the Super Bowl, beating him both times. Now, the brothers and Brady are friendly with each other and even crack jokes.
Recently, Brady posted a series of Instagram stories poking fun at both brothers.
Tom Brady Rips Into Manning Brothers
During the Super Bowl, the NFL announced and commemorated several Super Bowl-winning players, including Brady, Eli, and Peyton. A picture of the three quarterbacks was taken, leading to a number of jokes from Brady at the Mannings’ expense.
Brady captioned the first picture with, “And this is me doing color on Fox for America’s Game of the Week… they don’t make me do it from my basement!”
The next post from Brady makes fun of the fact that he has more rings than the brothers combined. The story says, “I’d love to take a selfie with my fans! Okay, on the count of three say ‘Seven!'”
The next post from Brady is similar, with the caption saying, “Guys I don’t care which calculator app you use, 7>2+2.”
Brady ends the ambush, making fun of Peyton specifically and his egregiously large head/forehead. The post says, “No Eli, I’m zoomed all the way out… we still can’t fit Peyton’s head.”
The joking between Brady and the Mannings is all made in good fun. Here’s how the three quarterbacks compare over the course of their careers.
Tom Brady
Over the course of his career, Brady won seven Super Bowls, was a 15-time Pro Bowler, a three-time first-team All-Pro, a three-time AP MVP, and a five-time Super Bowl MVP.
In the PFSN NFL Quarterback Impact Metric (QBi), his best season was in 2007 with the New England Patriots. Brady ranked as the best quarterback in the league with an impact score of 98.0 and a letter grade of A+.
In his entire career, he has a 64.3% completion rate, thrown for 89,214 passing yards, 649 passing touchdowns, and 212 interceptions.
Peyton Manning
Peyton won two Super Bowls and is a 14-time Pro Bowler, seven-time first-team All-Pro, five-time AP MVP, one-time Super Bowl MVP, and a Hall of Famer.
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His best season was in 2004 with the Indianapolis Colts. He finished with an impact score of 98.5 and a letter grade of A+, which made him the best quarterback in the league.
In his entire career, he completed 65.3% of passes, threw for 71,940 passing yards, 539 touchdowns, and 251 interceptions.
Eli Manning
Eli won two Super Bowls in his career, ironically beating Brady in both, and won Super Bowl MVP both times. Besides that, he is a four-time Pro Bowler and the 2016 Walter Payton Man of the Year.
His best season, according to PFSN’s QBi, was 2009, when he finished with an impact score of 84.3 and a letter grade of B, which ranked him as the ninth-best quarterback in the league.
He finished his career with a completion percentage of 60.4%, 57,023 passing yards, 366 touchdowns, and 244 interceptions.
