Better QB: Brett Favre Or Peyton Manning?

Vote: Will Peyton Manning break all of Brett Favre's notable NFL records?

Rank 'Em: Where do Manning and Favre currently rank all time?

Vote on both conference title games: Jets at Colts | Vikings at Saints

If there is one thing Brett Favre has given us during his illustrious career, aside from nightmares after last week's "Pants on the Ground" celebratory dance, it's the opportunity to get reflective about his place in history. Annual retirement parties will do that. But now both Favre and Peyton Manning are one win away from the chance to do something -- win a second Super Bowl -- that could dramatically alter the debate over the best quarterbacks of all time.

Here's how SportsNation ranked them at various intervals over nearly the last four years.

SPORTSNATION: GREATEST NFL QUARTERBACKS

Rank	March 29, 2006	Feb. 4, 2007	Jan. 23, 2008	July 28, 2009
1	Joe Montana	Joe Montana	Joe Montana	Joe Montana
2	Dan Marino	John Elway	Dan Marino	Dan Marino
3	John Elway	Dan Marino	Tom Brady	John Elway
4	Brett Favre	Peyton Manning	Brett Favre	Brett Favre
5	Johnny Unitas	Brett Favre	John Elway	Johnny Unitas
6	Steve Young	Tom Brady	Peyton Manning	Tom Brady
7	Terry Bradshaw	Johnny Unitas	Johnny Unitas	Peyton Manning
8	Bart Starr	Steve Young	Terry Bradshaw	Terry Bradshaw
9	Troy Aikman	Terry Bradshaw	Steve Young	Steve Young
10	Tom Brady	Troy Aikman	Troy Aikman	Bart Starr
11	Roger Staubach	Bart Starr	Bart Starr	Troy Aikman
12	Peyton Manning	Roger Staubach	Roger Staubach	Roger Staubach

Drew Brees and Mark Sanchez will have something to say about all of this -- all right, Drew Brees and the Jets' defense will have something to say about this. But as Favre and Manning prepare to play for spots on opposite sides in the Super Bowl, which one has the lead in the race for all-time greatness?

Do you see Favre having more time to pass and playfake given the Saint's D-Line is not as quick as the Dallas D-line? Not saying they are worse, just not as quick.

I think Favre probably gets a little less time because the Saints do create some havoc and the crowd noise will work against the Vikings' O-line. I believe Adrian Peterson has to be more of a factor this week and the defense can't let the Saints jump out in front too quickly. Full transcript

Would peyton be that dominant without a dominant offensive line like the colts have? Those top five quarterbacks all have outstanding offensive lines

I think the Colts' OL is one of their biggest weakness. Just watch, Indy can't go deep like they did with Marvin. The OTs are liabilities. Extremely well coached group, but not overly talented. I contend that Manning (like Favre and Peterson in Minny) make their OLs look much better than they really are. Full transcript

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