Brady's stats and titles speak for themselves, but he certainly isn't the first — and won't be the last — to put up a string of successful years and impressive numbers.
But where does Brady rank among the game's all-time best quarterbacks? If he's not the best in NFL history, then who is?
Plenty of legends have come and gone in this ever-changing league, making it difficult to compare today's stars to the stars of yore. Today's best — Brady, Peyton Manning and Brett Favre — are mirror images of yesterday's studs, including Troy Aikman, John Elway, Joe Montana and Dan Marino.
And don't forget the NFL's original all-star quarterbacks, which include four-time MVP Johnny Unitas, whose record of 47 straight games with a touchdown pass still stands today.
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