Who Is The Greatest Of All Time In The NFL?

We’re breaking down the NFL’s Greatest Of All Time debate to see who really deserves the title.

Tom Brady

His stats

In his 20 NFL seasons, Brady has played in 317 games (including playoffs), completing 7,830 of 12,736 passes for 79,204 yards and 541 touchdowns with 199 interceptions, while also rushing for 1,064 yards and 28 touchdowns. He has been selected to 14 Pro Bowls, has won 5 MVP awards (tied for the most ever), and led his team to 9 Super Bowl appearances (tied for the most ever), winning 7 of them (the most ever).

His championships

Tom Brady has played in 10 Super Bowls, winning seven of them. He is the only player in NFL history to win that many championships. Brady has also been named Super Bowl MVP four times, which is another NFL record.

His comebacks

Tom Brady has led his team to an NFL record eight come-from-behind victories in the fourth quarter or overtime, meaning that his team was losing or tied when he took over the game.

1) Cleveland Browns, 24-23 (Week 6, 2016)
The Browns held a 23-9 lead with under nine minutes left in the game, but Brady led the Patriots on two touchdown drives, including a go-ahead 4-yard TD pass to wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell with just under two minutes left.

2) Atlanta Falcons, 34-28 (Super Bowl LI, 2017)
Brady and the Patriots trailed 28-3 in the third quarter, but Brady led them on five scoring drives, including the game-tying touchdown with just over a minute left in regulation. The Patriots then won the game in overtime on a James White rushing touchdown.

3) Denver Broncos, 16-13 ( AFC Divisional Playoff Game, 2017)
The Broncos held a 13-12 lead with under three minutes left in the game, but Brady drove the Patriots down the field for a game-winning field goal as time expired.

4) Jacksonville Jaguars, 31-20 (AFC Championship Game, 2018)
The Jaguars held a 20-10 lead with just over nine minutes left in the fourth quarter, but Brady led the Patriots on three straight scoring drives, capped off by a 4-yard TD pass to wide receiver Danny Amendola with just under two minutes left.

Peyton Manning

Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. He is considered one of the best quarterbacks of all time.

His stats

Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time, he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons. Manning was selected by the Colts as the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft.

His championships

Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. He spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and four with the Denver Broncos. Manning was a highly decorated player during his college football career at the University of Tennessee, being named thewinner of the Visual sports information guide’s Best College Football Player award in 1997, as well as 1997 SEC Player of the Year and first-team All-American.
He is one of only seven NFL quarterbacks to have won a Super Bowl MVP award (Super Bowl XLI), been named to 14 Pro Bowls, and been both first-team All-Pro and Second-team All-Pro in multiple years.
Manning holds NFL records for career passing yards (71,940), career touchdown passes (539), most passing yards in a season (5,477 in 2013), amassing touchdowns in 14 successive seasons (2006–19), most completed passes in a season (450 in 2010), most victories by a starting quarterback (186 between 1998–2010), and good for second place all time behind Brett Favre for most regular season starts by an NFL quarterback withQuantity 257.

His comebacks

Peyton Manning is one of the most decorated quarterbacks in NFL history. He is a surefire Hall of Famer and is widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. Manning has many accomplishments, but perhaps his most impressive feat is his ability to come back from behind and win games.

Manning has led his teams to comebacks in the fourth quarter 27 times in his career, which is the most all time among NFL quarterbacks. In addition, he has led 10 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime, which ranks second all time. Not only does Manning have the ability to come back and win games, but he also has done it against some of the best teams in the NFL.

Some of the teams that Manning has comeback against include the New England Patriots, Pittsburgh Steelers, Indianapolis Colts, and San Diego Chargers. In fact, Manning has more comebacks against the Patriots than any other quarterback in NFL history. When you add up all of these comebacks, it’s clear that Peyton Manning is one of the greatest comeback artists in NFL history.

Drew Brees

In my opinion, I think that Drew Brees is the greatest of all time in the NFL. I think that he is a great QB and he has shown that he can win in the playoffs.

His stats

In 2010, Brees became the first quarterback in NFL history to pass for more than 5,000 yards in a season, and he helped the Saints capture their first Super Bowl title with a 31-17 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

Brees followed up his stellar campaign by setting new single-season league records for passing yardage (5,476) and touchdown passes (46) in 2011. He was named AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year for the second time in his career.

In 2012, Brees eclipsed Hall of Famer Dan Marino’s single-season passing yardage record (5,084), finishing the year with 5,177 yards through the air. He also completed an NFL-record 71.2 percent of his passes en route to being selected as AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year for a third time.

Brees continued to add to his impressive resume during the 2013 season, becoming only the fifth player in NFL history to pass for 40 or more touchdowns in multiple seasons.

His championships

Brees has led the Saints to 10 playoff appearances, nine division championships, eight NFC South championships, six NFC Championship appearances, and one Super Bowl appearance. He holds almost every passing record for the Saints franchise.

His comebacks

Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He had a successful college career with the Purdue Boilermakers, setting two school records. After graduating, he was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. Brees proved himself to be a quick study, starting nine games in his rookie season and winning seven of them. The following year, he was named to his first Pro Bowl and led the Chargers to their first playoff appearance in 12 years.

In 2004, Brees had what many consider to be his breakout season, winning the NFL passing title with 4,418 yards and setting then-NFL records for completion percentage (66.0%) and passing accuracy (104.8 QB rating). He was also named AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year. After six productive seasons with the Chargers, Brees became a free agent following the 2005 season.

The New Orleans Saints signed him to a six-year contract worth $60 million—the richest contract in team history at that time—and third largest among quarterbacks at that time; only Peyton Manning and Donovan McNabb had signed larger contracts.19] In his first season as a Saint, Brees helped lead his new team to its first NFC Championship Game since 2000; tasked with resurrecting a struggling franchise shaken by Hurricane Katrina’s arrival in New Orleans three years earlier, Brees was hailed as a “hero” by some sportswriters for helping win back the hearts of locals who had begun to lose faith in their beloved Saints during their extended absence from home games following Katrina’s landfall in August 2005

Joe Montana

Although there are many great NFL players, Joe Montana is considered the greatest of all time. He was a four-time Super Bowl champion and three-time Super Bowl MVP. In addition, he was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player three times. Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to eight NFC Championship games. He is also the only player in NFL history to have two 350-yard passing games in a single Super Bowl.

His stats

Joe Montana’s impact on the game of football is undeniable. He is widely considered to be the Greatest Of All Time when it comes to playing the quarterback position in the National Football League. In his 16 seasons in the NFL, Joe Montana won 4 Super Bowls, was named Super Bowl MVP 3 times, and was selected to 8 Pro Bowls.

When looking at his stats, it’s easy to see why he is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game. In his career, Joe Montana threw for 40,551 yards and 273 touchdowns. He also had a quarterback rating of 92.3, which is the 4th highest in NFL history. Joe Montana was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2000, and his No. 16 jersey is retired by both the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs.

His championships

Joe Montana won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers, taking home MVP honors in three of those games. He is widely considered to be the greatest quarterback of all time, and his performances in the clutch helped cement that reputation. In addition to his championships, Montana also holds the NFL record for most consecutive passes without an interception, with a streak of 139 spanning over two seasons.

His comebacks

Joe Montana will always be remembered for his comebacks. In the 1982 NFC Championship game against the Dallas Cowboys, down 27-21 with 46 seconds left in the game, Montana led the 49ers on a touchdown drive to win the game, 28-27. The play is now known in football lore as The Catch, in which Dwight Clark made a miraculous catch in the back of the end zone to win the game.

In Super Bowl XXIII, down 16-13 to the Cincinnati Bengals with 3:10 left in the game, Joe Montana again led his team on a touchdown drive to win the game, 20-16.

In Super Bowl XXIV, Joe Montana’s final Super Bowl appearance, he set a then-Super Bowl record by throwing for 5 touchdown passes as the 49ers routed the Denver Broncos 55-10.

Jerry Rice

His stats

In his 20 NFL seasons, Jerry Rice was selected to the Pro Bowl 13 times, named All-Pro 10 times and won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers. He was the league’s Most Valuable Player in 1987 and 1993. He holds or shares more than 100 NFL records, including most career touchdown receptions (208), most career receptions (1,549) and most career receiving yards (22,895).

His championships

Rice won three Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers and was named the Super Bowl MVP in 1989. He played in ten Pro Bowls and was named first-team All-Pro 11 times. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in catches, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, all-purpose yards, and total touchdowns.

His comebacks

In 2006, at the age of 42, Jerry Rice came out of retirement to play for the Seattle Seahawks. He played in every game that season, starting four, and caught 44 passes for 705 yards and five touchdowns. Although he had a limited role on the team, his addition was seen as a valuable veteran presence on a young Seahawks squad.

Rice’s career appeared to be over after he was released by the Denver Broncos in 2005. He was not drafted out of college and signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 1985. After winning three Super Bowls with the 49ers, Rice played for the Oakland Raiders from 2001 to 2004. He was traded to the Broncos prior to the 2005 season but was released before playing a game for them.

Rice returned to the NFL in 2006 as a member of the Seattle Seahawks. He played in all 16 games, starting four, and caught 44 passes for 705 yards and five touchdowns. At 42 years old, he was one of the oldest players in the league but still managed to produce at a high level. He announced his retirement after the season but came out of retirement in 2007 to play for the San Francisco 49ers once again. He appeared in six games for the 49ers that season, catching 15 passes for 276 yards and two touchdowns.

Rice retired from football for good after the 2007 season but still holds numerous NFL records, including most career receptions (1,549), most career receiving yards (22,895), and most career touchdown receptions (208). He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in NFL history and one of the greatest players overall.