Yes, it's a perfect time to go there. Again. Brady vs. Manning in the postseason.
Here's Brady's best five performances in the postseason:
1/12/08 vs Jax (Div Round): 26-28 (92.9%), 262 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 31-20 win
1/14/12 vs Den (Div Round): 26-34 (76.5%), 363 yds, 6 td, 1 int, 45-10 win
2/01/04 vs Car (SB): 32-48 (66.7%), 354 yds, 3 td, 1 int, 32-29 win
2/06/05 vs Phi (SB): 22-33 (66.7%), 236 yds, 2 td, 0 int, 24-21 win
1/13/13 vs Hou (Div Round): 25-40 (62.5%), 344 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 43-22 win
Here are Peyton's best five performances in the postseason:
1/04/04 vs Den (WC Round): 22-26 (84.6%), 377 yds, 5 td, 0 int, 41-10 win
1/11/04 vs KC (Div Round): 22-30 (73.3%), 304 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 38-31 win
1/09/05 vs Den (Div Round): 27-33 (81.8%), 458 yds, 4 td, 1 int, 49-24 win
1/24/10 vs NYJ (AFCCG): 26-39 (66.7%), 377 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 30-17 win
1/19/14 vs NE (AFCCG): 32-43 (74.4%), 400 yds, 2 td, 0 int, 26-16 win
I'd argue that Peyton's best playoff games have been more impressive than Brady's best playoff games, from a sheer statistical standpoint. However, let's look at their worst playoff games.
Brady's five worst performances in the postseason:
1/22/12 vs Bal (AFCCG): 22-36 (61.1%), 239 yds, 0 td, 2 int, 23-20 win
1/20/13 vs Bal (AFCCG): 29-54 (53.7%), 320 yds, 1 td, 2 int, 28-13 loss
1/10/10 vs Bal (WC Round): 23-42 (54.8%), 154 yds, 2 td, 3 int, 33-14 loss
1/14/07 at SD (Div Round): 27-51 (52.9%), 280 yds, 2 td, 3 int, 24-21 win
1/14/06 at Den (Div Round): 20-36 (55.6%), 341 yds, 1 td, 2 int, 27-13 loss
Peyton's five worst performances in the postseason:
1/04/03 at NYJ (WC Round): 14-31 (45.2%), 137 yds, 0 td, 2 int, 41-0 loss
1/13/07 at Bal (Div Round): 15-30 (50.0%), 170 yds, 0 td, 2 int, 15-6 win
1/18/04 at NE (AFCCG): 23-47 (48.9%), 237 yds, 1 td, 4 int, 24-14 loss
1/16/00 vs Ten (Div Round): 19-42 (45.2%), 227 yds, 0 td, 0 int, 19-16 loss
2/02/14 vs Sea (SB): 34-49 (69.4%), 280 yds, 1 td, 2 int, 43-8 loss
Brady's bad games were not good for sure. But Peyton's bad games have been horrendous. Brady's biggest blowout wins in the playoffs were:
- 25 over Jax (2006)
- 35 over Den (2012)
- 21 over Ind (2014)
- 21 over NYJ (2007)
- 14 over Pit (2005)
- AVG: +23.2
Brady's worst playoff losses were:
- 14 to Den (2006)
- 19 to Bal (2010)
- 15 to Bal (2013)
- 10 to Den (2014)
- 7 to NYJ (2011)
- AVG: -13.0
Peyton's biggest blowout wins in the playoffs were:
- 31 over Den (2004)
- 25 over Den (2005)
- 15 over KC (2006)
- 17 over Bal (2009)
- 13 over NYJ (2010)
- AVG: +20.2
Peyton's worst playoff losses were:
- 35 to Sea (2014)
- 41 to NYJ (2003)
- 17 to NE (2005)
- 14 to NO (2009)
- 10 to NE (2004)
- AVG: -23.4
Playoff records:
- Brady: 18-8, 3 SB titles, 5 AFC titles, 8 trips to the AFCCG
- Peyton: 11-12, 1 SB title, 3 AFC titles, 4 trips to the AFCCG
- 2-2 against each other, each guy going 2-0 at home
Here's Brady's best five performances in the postseason:
1/12/08 vs Jax (Div Round): 26-28 (92.9%), 262 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 31-20 win
1/14/12 vs Den (Div Round): 26-34 (76.5%), 363 yds, 6 td, 1 int, 45-10 win
2/01/04 vs Car (SB): 32-48 (66.7%), 354 yds, 3 td, 1 int, 32-29 win
2/06/05 vs Phi (SB): 22-33 (66.7%), 236 yds, 2 td, 0 int, 24-21 win
1/13/13 vs Hou (Div Round): 25-40 (62.5%), 344 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 43-22 win
Here are Peyton's best five performances in the postseason:
1/04/04 vs Den (WC Round): 22-26 (84.6%), 377 yds, 5 td, 0 int, 41-10 win
1/11/04 vs KC (Div Round): 22-30 (73.3%), 304 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 38-31 win
1/09/05 vs Den (Div Round): 27-33 (81.8%), 458 yds, 4 td, 1 int, 49-24 win
1/24/10 vs NYJ (AFCCG): 26-39 (66.7%), 377 yds, 3 td, 0 int, 30-17 win
1/19/14 vs NE (AFCCG): 32-43 (74.4%), 400 yds, 2 td, 0 int, 26-16 win
I'd argue that Peyton's best playoff games have been more impressive than Brady's best playoff games, from a sheer statistical standpoint. However, let's look at their worst playoff games.
Brady's five worst performances in the postseason:
1/22/12 vs Bal (AFCCG): 22-36 (61.1%), 239 yds, 0 td, 2 int, 23-20 win
1/20/13 vs Bal (AFCCG): 29-54 (53.7%), 320 yds, 1 td, 2 int, 28-13 loss
1/10/10 vs Bal (WC Round): 23-42 (54.8%), 154 yds, 2 td, 3 int, 33-14 loss
1/14/07 at SD (Div Round): 27-51 (52.9%), 280 yds, 2 td, 3 int, 24-21 win
1/14/06 at Den (Div Round): 20-36 (55.6%), 341 yds, 1 td, 2 int, 27-13 loss
Peyton's five worst performances in the postseason:
1/04/03 at NYJ (WC Round): 14-31 (45.2%), 137 yds, 0 td, 2 int, 41-0 loss
1/13/07 at Bal (Div Round): 15-30 (50.0%), 170 yds, 0 td, 2 int, 15-6 win
1/18/04 at NE (AFCCG): 23-47 (48.9%), 237 yds, 1 td, 4 int, 24-14 loss
1/16/00 vs Ten (Div Round): 19-42 (45.2%), 227 yds, 0 td, 0 int, 19-16 loss
2/02/14 vs Sea (SB): 34-49 (69.4%), 280 yds, 1 td, 2 int, 43-8 loss
Brady's bad games were not good for sure. But Peyton's bad games have been horrendous. Brady's biggest blowout wins in the playoffs were:
- 25 over Jax (2006)
- 35 over Den (2012)
- 21 over Ind (2014)
- 21 over NYJ (2007)
- 14 over Pit (2005)
- AVG: +23.2
Brady's worst playoff losses were:
- 14 to Den (2006)
- 19 to Bal (2010)
- 15 to Bal (2013)
- 10 to Den (2014)
- 7 to NYJ (2011)
- AVG: -13.0
Peyton's biggest blowout wins in the playoffs were:
- 31 over Den (2004)
- 25 over Den (2005)
- 15 over KC (2006)
- 17 over Bal (2009)
- 13 over NYJ (2010)
- AVG: +20.2
Peyton's worst playoff losses were:
- 35 to Sea (2014)
- 41 to NYJ (2003)
- 17 to NE (2005)
- 14 to NO (2009)
- 10 to NE (2004)
- AVG: -23.4
Playoff records:
- Brady: 18-8, 3 SB titles, 5 AFC titles, 8 trips to the AFCCG
- Peyton: 11-12, 1 SB title, 3 AFC titles, 4 trips to the AFCCG
- 2-2 against each other, each guy going 2-0 at home
