Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana: Who Would Win?

Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana: Who Would Win? — page 1 — sf 4 Joe Montana INTRODUCTION SUPER BOWL WINNERS Quarterback Joe Montana won four Super Bowls with the San Francisco 49ers But he may have saved his best for last In January 1990 the 49ers faced the Denver Broncos in the National Football League NFL championship game FAST FACTS Joe Montana is a three time Super Bowl MVP Montana is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Tom Brady won seven Super Bowls six with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Brady led the NFL in touchdown passes five times

Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana: Who Would Win? — page 2 — xxxy Less than five minutes into the game Montana threw a perfect pass over the middle of the field to wide receiver Jerry Rice Rice snagged the ball out of the air and bounced off a Broncos defender He raced into the end zone for a touchdown Montana's great throw was just the beginning He completed 22 of 29 passes for 297 yards and five touchdowns During one stretch he completed 13 passes in a row and set a Super Bowl record By the end of the game Montana held several Super Bowl passing records The 49ers won 55-10 12 Tom Brady 5

Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana: Who Would Win? — page 3 — 6 For many fans the 1990 Super Bowl was the greatest game of Montana's career But was it the best Super Bowl performance ever Let's look at what another quarterback did in the 2002 Super Bowl The game was tied 17-17 with less than two minutes left in the game Tom Brady led the New England Patriots down the field with a series of short perfect passes The long drive helped the Patriots kick a game winning field goal They won a last second 20-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams The 2002 Super Bowl was the first of seven NFL championships for Brady three more than Montana won But does that make Brady the better quarterback Or do Montana's records make him the better quarterback Let's find out Let the smackdown begin Players coaches and many others celebrate on the field after the Patriots won the 2002 Super Bowl Patriots

Tom Brady vs. Joe Montana: Who Would Win? — page 4 — xxxy addise 1 Diddel Brady's seven Super Bowl wins are three more than any other quarterback has won 7

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