Who is the greatest of all time: Tom Brady or Joe Montana? It's a topic nobody will ever agree on, but can't stop talking about.
Brady is set to play in his ninth Super Bowl and is trying to capture a sixth championship, both thresholds Montana was not able to reach.
Earlier this week, Montana answered 20 questions with The Athletic, and one of them was the age-old GOAT quarterback question. Who does he think is greater, him or Brady?
I don’t think you can answer that question. Because the game’s so different. You can talk about when I played, but even before I played. There are guys back there where you could basically almost tackle a guy off the line of scrimmage … I don’t know how you can compare guys of my era to that era, and how he would have played in this era. And how does a guy like Marino — holy crap — how does he play in this era?
While Montana made solid points about the changing landscape of the NFL, he didn't give his definitive take. Is that because he still thinks he's the greatest ever, or does he believe it's Brady but doesn't want to actually say it?
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Either way, the follow-up referenced Montana's zero losses and zero interceptions in the Super Bowl compared to Brady's three losses and five interceptions. Montana laughed the question off, claiming, "I don't know who that is."
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Brady surpassed Montana's Super Bowl wins total after the Patriots came back to beat the Falcons in Super Bowl 51, and will now have another chance to tie the Steelers for the most Super Bowls won by a single franchise.
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