The Brady-Manning Rivalry

SI.com looks back at the Brady-Manning rivalry, starting from the beginning...

The Brady-Manning Rivalry

Sept. 30, 2001 — Patriots 44, Colts 13

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The Brady-Manning rivalry began on a positive note for the Patriots. In Tom Brady's first NFL start, Peyton Manning threw three interceptions in an easy New England victory as Brady completed just 13-of-23 passes for 168 yards. (Brady 1, Manning 0)

Oct. 21, 2001 — Patriots 38, Colts 17

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Tom Brady was brilliant in his second game against Indy, completing 16-of-20 passes for 202 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions in another rout. Peyton Manning completed 22-of-34 passes for 335 yards, a touchdown and no interceptions in the loss. (Brady 2, Manning 0)

Nov. 30, 2003 — Patriots 38, Colts 34

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The Pats' withstood a four-touchdown performance by Peyton Manning to hold on for a close win. New England's Bethel Johnson had a 92-yard kick return for a touchdown to end the first half and a 67-yard return in the fourth quarter that changed the tide of the game. (Brady 3, Manning 0)

Jan. 18, 2004 (AFC Championship) — Patriots 24, Colts 14

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Ty Law had three of New England's four interceptions of Peyton Manning, and Tom Brady was coolly efficient in helping the Pats advance to Super Bowl XXXVIII. (Brady 4, Manning 0)

Sept. 9, 2004 — Patriots 27, Colts 24

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The Patriots kicked off the 2004 season with another win over the Colts. This time it came down to the wire, but a New England defense that had struggled all night came up tough in crunch time to preserve the win. Tom Brady completed 26-of-38 passes for 335 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. (Brady 5, Manning 0)

Jan. 16, 2005 (AFC Divisional Playoff) — Patriots 20, Colts 3

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Once again, the Patriots shut down Peyton Manning, using their ball-control offense to perfection on a freezing night in Foxboro. (Brady 6, Manning 0)

Nov. 7, 2005 — Colts 40, Patriots 21

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Peyton Manning entered the game 0-7 in his career at Foxboro, but he completed 28-of-37 passes for 321 yards, three touchdowns and just one interception to finally beat the Patriots on the road. (Brady 6, Manning 1)

Nov. 5, 2006 — Colts 27, Patriots 20

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The Colts defense intercepted Tom Brady four times and Peyton Manning threw two touchdowns to Marvin Harrison to help the Colts improve to 8-0 on the season. (Brady 6, Manning 2)

Jan. 21, 2007 (AFC Championship) — Colts 38, Patriots 34

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The Patriots suffered their most devastating defeat of the Brady-Belichick era with a spectacular collapse in the AFC Championship Game against the Colts. Peyton Manning threw for 349 yards (137 to tight end Dallas Clark) and rallied Indianapolis from a 21-3 deficit to secure the improbable victory — completing the biggest comeback in conference title-game history. (Brady 6, Manning 3)

Nov. 4, 2007 — Patriots 24, Colts 20

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The Patriots stayed on course for an unbeaten season (9-0) as Tom Brady threw two of his three touchdown passes in a four-minute span in the fourth quarter to overcome a 10-point deficit and beat Super Bowl champion Peyton Manning and the Colts. (Brady 7, Manning 3)

Nov. 15, 2009 — Colts 35, Patriots 34

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Trailing 31-14 in the fourth quarter, the Colts mounted a spirited comeback, highlighted by a defensive stop on 4th-and-2 with 1:57 remaining. That gave Indy the ball with a short field at the 29, and Peyton Manning needed only four plays to score. Matt Stover hit the game-winning extra point. (Brady 7, Manning 4)

Nov. 21, 2010 — Patriots 31, Colts 28

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Tom Brady had only six incompletions in 25 passes and threw for two TDs as the Patriots built a 17-point lead and held on. Peyton Manning finished 38-of-52 for 396 yards, four TDs and three interceptions. He got the Colts within three with 4:46 left on an 18-yard pass to Blair White, who earlier in the fourth quarter caught a 5-yard TD toss. Manning later brought them within range of a stunning win before James Sanders' interception at the New England 6 with 31 seconds remaining. (Brady 8, Manning 4)

Oct. 7, 2012 — Patriots 31, Broncos 21

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In the first matchup following Peyton Manning's move from Indianapolis to Denver, Tom Brady's Patriots rolled to a 31-21 victory over the Broncos. Brady finished 23-of-31, with 223 yards passing and two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing). "Nobody I'd rather have than Tom Brady," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said after the game. "But Manning's a great player." Manning, who sat out the entire 2011 season with a neck injury, went 31-of-44 for 345 yards and three touchdowns. (Brady 9, Manning 4)

Nov. 24, 2013 — Patriots 34, Broncos 31 (OT)

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Peyton Manning had never lost a game in which he led by at least 22 points, going 50-0 in the regular season in that scenario, and 2-0 in the playoffs. So 52-0 with that type of three-touchdown-plus lead (the Broncos led 24-0 at halftime), and for all places for that streak to end, it came in Manning's personal House of Horrors (Gillette Stadium), against Tom Brady, his longtime nemesis. No. 12 had by far the better night, completing 34-of-50 passes for 344 yards, with three touchdowns, no interceptions and a 107.4 passer rating. Manning turned in his worst game of the season, throwing for just 150 yards on 19-of-34 passing, with two touchdowns, one interception and a 70.4 rating. (Brady 10, Manning 4)

Jan. 19, 2014 (AFC Championship) — Broncos 26, Patriots 16

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Peyton Manning outplayed Tom Brady to lead the Broncos to the Super Bowl for the first time since John Elway took the snaps in Denver some 15 years earlier. Though Manning threw for 400 yards, it was more dink-and-dunk than a fireworks show. Brady, who threw for most of his 277 yards in comeback mode, actually led the Patriots to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns, but it was too little too late. (Brady 10, Manning 5)

Nov. 2, 2014 — Patriots 43, Broncos 21

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The chant began midway through the fourth quarter of this matchup between the all-time great quarterbacks long ago decided: "Brady's Better." In his 200th career start, Tom Brady passed for 333 yards and four touchdowns. Peyton Manning took the loss even though he threw for 438 yards and two touchdowns. (Brady 11, Manning 5)

January 24, 2016 — Broncos 20, Patriots 18

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It wasn’t certain at the time, but this become the final chapter in the rivalry, as Manning would go on to retire less than two months later. The Broncos led for the entire game, withstanding a late rally from the Patriots to hold on in Denver. Manning threw for two touchdowns and 176 yards in the win. (Brady 11, Manning 6)