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Mind-blowing stats for Brady and Manning
Brady may be an overall winner, but his road record against Denver leaves a lot to be desired and Manning struggled in scoring touchdowns for the 2015 season. Check out some interesting facts about these two iconic quarterbacks and more with these mind-blowing stats.
Despite Tom Brady's record of 11-5 against Peyton Manning, he is 6-8 in his career vs. the Denver Broncos (including playoffs). The Broncos are the only team in the NFL that Brady has a losing record against as a starting quarterback, and his 2-6 mark on the road in Denver is his worst road record against any team in the NFL.
In Brady and Manning's 4 postseason meetings so far, the home quarterback has won each game. Manning is looking to make it 3 in a row against Brady, as he's hosted and beaten the Patriots 2 straight times. Manning's Colts beat Brady's Patriots in the 2006 AFC Championship in Indianapolis and Manning led the Broncos to a win over the Patriots in the 2013 AFC Championship in Denver.
This will be Manning and Brady's 4th meeting in a conference championship game in their careers, which is the most head-to-head meetings in a conference championship game between starting quarterbacks in NFL history.
Brady and Manning have the most combined wins (358), passing touchdowns (967), pass yards (129,968), MVPs (7) and Pro Bowl selections (25) of any opposing quarterbacks in postseason history.
Setting aside quarterbacks, Sunday's game will feature the most playoff starts among opposing players at any position in NFL history (55). Brady has 30 in his career, while Manning has 25.
Among their many other accolades, Brady and Manning are tied atop the leaderboard for most 300-yard passing games in NFL postseason history (9). Manning was alone in first before Brady threw for 302 yards in this year's AFC Divisional game against the Chiefs.
When Brady and Manning meet in the AFC Championship on Jan. 24, they'll set the record for the oldest combined age of QBs entering a playoff game in NFL history. Manning will be 39 years and 306 days old, while Brady will be 38 years and 174 days old.
While Brady had an impressive 2015 season, Manning famously struggled before injuring his foot. After all was said and done, Brady (36 TD, 7 INT) ended up leading the league in TD-INT ratio, while Manning (9 TD, 17 INT) ranked dead last among 35 qualifying quarterbacks.
