The pro football legacies of Philip Rivers and Eli Manning have been inextricably tied since the two prized quarterbacks were traded for one another on draft day in 2004. Rivers has taken the career that Manning rejected and has made plenty of it, prospering in San Diego and now in Los Angeles. What he lacks is the Super Bowl glory that Manning achieved with the New York Giants.
But now, as Rivers’ Super Bowl chances dwindle, he has a prime opportunity that would link him to Manning in another way. No one dented the New England Patriots‘ dynasty more than Manning, who beat them in two Super Bowls.