Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is widely accepted as the greatest quarterback of all time, but there’s a strong argument to be made that the greatest is actually Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Brady obviously has the edge when it comes to Super Bowl rings — he has seven rings to Rodgers’ one ring.
Super Bowl wins, however, are a team accomplishment. And Brady has been fortunate to be on some great teams.
But when it comes to individual talent, it might be Rodgers that’s better than Brady.
One stat that I always think is extremely important is interceptions. Not every interception is on the quarterback, of course, but for the most part, it’s a good indicator of how accurate and smart a quarterback is.
And there’s no one better in the modern era when it comes to limiting interceptions than Rodgers.
Seasons with 10+ INT
— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) June 5, 2022
Brett Favre 18
Peyton Manning 16
John Elway 16
Drew Brees 14
Dan Marino 14
Tom Brady 12
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That’s easily one of the most insane stats I’ve ever seen. Those other quarterbacks — including Brady, Dan Marino, and Peyton Manning — aren’t even in the same zip code as Rodgers.
Brady’s been amazing. And I don’t want to take anything at all away from him as a quarterback. But if everything on the field is equal, give me Rodgers. He’s the one that can put the ball where it needs to be.
Numbers don’t lie.
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