Manning, Brady have long history

Rival quarterbacks share superstar statistics - and plenty of respect

The greatest quarterback rivalry in NFL history began quietly with plenty of empty seats on a cloudy, cool and windy afternoon at Foxboro Stadium on September 30, 2001.

Baby-faced backup Tom Brady, a sixth-round draft pick from Michigan the year before, made his first career NFL start in place of Drew Bledsoe, who had sustained a sheared blood vessel in his chest a week earlier.