When it comes to debating the greatest quarterback of all-time, Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers' franchise star Aaron Rodgers are widely mentioned in the discussion.

Brady may be the most accomplished quarterback in NFL history (five Super Bowl rings, four Super bowl MVPs and three league MVPs), but perhaps nobody is more all-around skilled and complete than Rodgers.

On Sunday, Rodgers put together one of the most gutsy performances ever. He was carted off in the first half of the Packers' Week 1 contest with the Chicago Bears. Trailing 20-0 in the third quarter, Rodgers rallied Green Bay and led them to an unbelievable 24-23 comeback victory.

Following the Packers' epic comeback, senior ESPN writer Ian O'Connor passed along this quote from Brady, who offered extremely high praise for Rodgers that Patriots fans probably won't like.

Brady has consistently downplayed the notion that he's the greatest of all-time, explaining that he's been surrounded by excellent coaches and teammates, so it's no surprise that the humble 41-year-old would say such a thing about Rodgers.

In debating who the better quarterback is, Brady leads in individual accomplishments, even though he his career as a starter began seven years earlier than Rodgers'. But when it comes to looking at the stats, Rodgers takes the cake.

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Per Pro Football Reference, he owns a career 104.0 passer rating, the best in NFL histor. Brady is third with a 97.6 rating. Rodgers also owns the best ever touchdown to interception ratio at 4.05, while Brady is a distant second at 3.05.

Another case you can make for Rodgers being better? The Patriots are 14-6 without Brady since the 2008 season. Rodgers missed eight games in 2013 with a collarbone injury, and the Packers went a horrendous 2-5-1 without him. And when he went down with a collarbone fracture in Week 6 of last year? Green Bay went from a 4-1 start to a horrible 7-9 finish.

So it's clear that Brady has had better coaching and a stronger supporting cast, which he had previously suggested.

Rodgers and Brady have only met once, four years ago when Green Bay held on with a 26-21 victory at Lambeau Field. They're set to face square off once again in Week 9, this time in New England and on Sunday Night Football.

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