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Philip Rivers’ hot take on Tom Brady has merit… but it’s still wrong

Put down the pitchforks and torches, Patriots Nation; there’s no need to march cross-country all the way down to Philip Rivers’ San Diego domicile and destroy the Chargers quarterback.

Rivers has been a buzzy name in the news of late for two reasons. One, he’s offered up some seemingly self-contradictory opinions on star teammate Melvin Gordon’s contractual holdout from camp. And two, he recently sat down for an interview on The Dan Patrick Show, where he offered up this sizzling little hot take: he doesn’t think that Tom Brady is the GOAT.

Per CBS Sports’ John Breech, here is exactly what Rivers had to say regarding his quarterback contemporary:

“I remember thinking when the Patriots beat the Seahawks, when they had that interception against the Seahawks down [on the goal line] and that gave them what, their [fourth] championship?