No, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are not suiting up this evening in Super Bowl 50. The Patriots lost to Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos fair and square two weeks ago. But even if Manning leads the Broncos to victory in what appears to be his final NFL game, Brady will still go down as the greatest quarterback in league history.
The Brady vs. Manning debate could fill a semester-long college course, so this writer isn’t going to bore you with every last argument for Brady. But what is being highlighted here is that a win in Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers would give Manning his second Lombardi Trophy in four tries, a feat that Brady accomplished in his fourth season.