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Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady: Contemporaries but not rivals

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Tom Brady had Peyton Manning and still has Ben Roethlisberger.

Aaron Rodgers had Jay Cutler and still has Matthew Stafford.

Not exactly the same kind of quarterback rivalries.

Brady played Manning 17 times during his career (winning 11) and has faced Roethlisberger 10 times (with eight wins) and counting.

Rodgers played Cutler 13 times (winning 11) and has faced Stafford 12 (with nine wins) and counting.

Through no fault of his own, Rodgers has never found the kind of regular quarterback rival that can endure throughout a career like Brady.