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H2H 51: Joe Montana vs. Johnny Unitas – Who was Better?

As members of the NFL 100 team, Joe Montana and Johnny Unitas are rightfully recognized as two of the best to ever play the quarterback position; in fact, until Tom Brady came along, the mantle of greatest quarterback ever usually centered around these two names.  From Unitas being the first great modern quarterback with the Baltimore Colts in the 1960s to Montana’s Super Bowl brilliance with the San Francisco 49ers in the 1980s, each player won MVPs and championships while leaving an indelible mark on the game of football. With a century of professional football behind us, now is an opportune time to consider the question:

Who was better – Joe Montana or Johnny Unitas?

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H2H 19: Terry Bradshaw vs. Roger Staubach – Who was Better?

More so than any other position in football, and perhaps in all of sports, quarterbacks are judged by how much they win, in particular how many Super Bowl titles they have.  When you think of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, be it Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas, Brett Favre, etc., one thing they all have in common is at least one Super Bowl ring.  Back in the 1970s, when the NFL-AFL merger had only recently happened and the Super Bowl was still in its infancy, two of the dominant teams of that era were the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys, both of whom were led by Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Terry Bradshaw and Roger Staubach.  Thinking back on their careers and how each quarterback led their respective team to multiple Super Bowl victories (as contemporaries and rivals, they even faced each other twice in the Super Bowl), the question is:

Who was better – Terry Bradshaw or Roger Staubach?

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