How about....
Manning & Santa, Jesus & Brady
- Manning appears on approximately 50% of all commercials this time of year
- Santa appears on the other 50%
- Tom Brady is the more significant figure in the story of modern football
- Jesus is more significant in the story of Christianity
- Orthodox Christians claim Jesus never married
- Brady not married yet
-"The meek shall inherit the earth"
- No football "bloodlines," 6th round out of Michigan, backed up Brian Griese
- Muslims claim Jesus did not, in fact, die on the cross, because they never broke his legs, despite customary Roman practice as the coup de grace
- Despite calls for breaking Brady's legs, nobody's managed to do it
- Preexisting quasi-messianic figure John The Baptist had to be written into the Jesus story to unite two traditions
- Bledsoe played against Steelers in AFCCG in 01 to bridge Bledsoe-Brady eras
- legendary figure from medieval Christian legend: Friar Tuck
- legendary Pats figures and moments: Irving Friar, the Tuck Rule
- Christianity: began as reviled cult, rose to become largest religion on Earth
- Patriots: started out in the AFL, played doormat and underachiever, then rose to dominate the NFL
- Jesus: "I and the father are one"
- Brady: on-field extension of coach Belichick
- Jesus: And a child shall lead them
- Brady: first super bowl, age 23
- Jesus: worshipped by one billion women worldwide
- Brady: ditto
PFnV