LOL at this.
In the AFC Championship game, Manning led the Colts to 38 points and had 349 yards and a TD. In the Super Bowl, Manning threw for 247 yards and a TD in a rainstorm (and was MVP).
In his most recent Super Bowl, Manning threw for 333 yards and a TD (preceded by a 377 yard, 3 TD performance in the AFC Championship game).
Brady threw for 145 yards, 236 yards, and 354 yards in his Super Bowls.
Manning's 333-yard performance against the Saints is higher than 17 of Tom Brady's 19 postseason games.
Manning's postseason QB rating is higher than Brady's.
First I wasn't talking about the Superbowl he lost. Losing a Superbowl doesn't really enhance your legacy any. You don't think of Dan Marino as any better of a QB because he lost to the '9ers do you? So yeah, I wasn't talking about his '09 year at all or about his postseason career as a whole. Just '06.
Anyways, yes, he had 247 yards 1 td, 1 int. But that touchdown and quite a bit of yards came from a blown coverage that I already mentioned. Reggie Wayne was wide open. So aside from that, like I said, he was mediocre and they won that game with defense and a running game. Kelvin Hayden had a score, Dominic Rhodes had over 100 yards and was more deserving of the MVP imo. He did have a good half against the Patriots but it doesn't erase his play in those other games.
So when you talk about Manning finally getting a Superbowl and that enhancing his legacy you don't think about how poorly he played prior to that point and how the defense had to bail him out of a few games. You just think that he has that Superbowl.