Peyton and Eli Manning are two of the best quarterbacks in the NFL over the last 20 years, but older brother Peyton is generally considered to be the better of the two.
He finished his career with more passing yards and touchdowns than his younger brother, though both won two Super Bowls. Both had great careers and are likely headed to the Hall of Fame when they become eligible. There is, however, one record that Eli holds that Peyton will never be able to catch.
Peyton spent 17 seasons in the league , the first 13 with the Colts and the last four with the Broncos. He currently ranks in the top five all-time in pass attempts, completions, passing yards, and passing touchdowns; he did have the most passing touchdowns until Tom Brady and Drew Brees both passed him last season.
Year after year the Colts would use first-round picks on skill positions to surround Peyton with. In the eight years Eli has been with the Giants , the Giants have spent only two picks on an offensive player in the first round wide receiver Hakeem Nicks in and David Wilson this past year. Couple that with the fact that Peyton played half of his games in a weather-controlled dome and Eli battled through frigid temperatures in the wind tunnel that was Giants Stadium, achieving a statistical advantage over Eli should come as no surprise.
The conversation is starting to become more interesting when you consider the path in which Eli is heading. Last season, Eli posted a career-high 4, yards passing sixth most in NFL history , which is more than Peyton's best.
His record breaking 15 fourth-quarter TD passes helped lead the Giants to eight victories in games they were either tied or trailing through three quarters. The other factor going for Eli is that the Giants' coaching staff may have changed their mode of attack on offense to feature their best weapons.
Eli attempted the most passes in his career last season and is throwing the ball to possibly the best wide receiver tandem in all of football.
And we react by saying, "Boy, how lucky did Eli get on that one? He takes the right chances. Eli is so underrated it's ridiculous. I imagine Eli and Peyton arguing with one another about football over the family dinner table. I then envision the younger brother pulling out the ultimate trump card: two Super Bowl titles to his older brother's one. And then I can vividly imagine that sullen face Peyton gets when he throws a game-crippling interception.
You know the one; we've seen it enough in recent years. I wasn't planning to answer this because we're posting up a storm at Around the League, but I started to legitimately worry about NFL. It's like no one watched Eli Manning play in Or watched Peyton Manning play for his entire career. So many factors go into a successful playoff run that have nothing to do with the quarterback, including plain old luck.
Eli is a very good, top quarterback, but he gets far too much credit for his two titles. Meanwhile, Peyton gets knocked too much for his playoff losses. That's true this year, just like it's been true every year since Eli entered the league. Which fan base is most deserving of a Super Bowl title his season?
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