Tom Brady vs. Eli Manning: Brady's history with the younger Manning quarterback isn't as extensive as that with his Peyton rivalry, but it is historic in that it includes two Super Bowl matchups. One of those was the enormous upset in Super Bowl XLII in which Manning's Giants ended the 2007 Patriots' dream of an undefeated season. Remarkably, Manning and the Giants also beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI following the 2011 campaign.

Both of those games were razor-close, with strong performances by both quarterbacks. In three regular-season matchups, Brady's team notched two victories, but both quarterbacks were strong throughout the series. Manning finished his career with an 11-3 TD-INT ratio and a 96.7 passer rating against Brady's teams.

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All of the above quarterbacks join Brady on the NFL's top-25 all-time list in passing yardage. Brady has faced eight other passers on that top-25 list in his career. Here are the results:

- Joe Flacco. Brady leads the all-time head-to-head series with Flacco, 6-3, though Flacco's Ravens got two of those wins in the postseason. The two passers are 1-1 in AFC Championship games, with Flacco winning in 2009 and Brady in 2012.

- Carson Palmer. Brady is 4-0 all-time against Palmer, with all of those games coming while Palmer was with the Cincinnati Bengals. Brady had a 10-2 TD-INT ratio in those games.

- Donovan McNabb. Brady and McNabb only met twice, but one was in Super Bowl XXXIX. The Patriots won that one, 24-21, as Brady completed 23 of 33 passes for 236 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. McNabb was picked off four times. Brady was also dominant in the Patriots' regular-season win over the Eagles in 2003.

- Vinny Testaverde. Testaverde, originally a first-overall draft pick by the Buccaneers in 1987, bounced around seven teams over 21 NFL seasons and was even Brady's teammate in 2006. The only time the two QBs met was from 2001-03 when Testaverde was with the Jets. Brady won all three.

- Matthew Stafford. Brady's Patriots and Stafford's Lions have only met twice, producing a 1-1 split.

- Kerry Collins. Brady met Collins as a starter three different times, once each while Collins was a Giant, a Raider and a Titan. It was all Patriots, as Brady threw eight touchdown passes and no interceptions in those games and his team won all three by a combined score of 106-26.