"With Peyton Manning out for the foreseeable future after undergoing cervical fusion surgery, it appears we need to find Tom Brady a new dance partner. More to the point, we need a new quarterback rivalry to hail as the marquee matchup in the AFC and fuel the NFL's star-powered hype machine.

Look no further than Gillette Stadium today. Tom Brady vs. Philip Rivers. That's the ticket.

While there haven't been nearly as many showdowns as Brady-Manning, there still have been some epic battles already registered in the Brady-Rivers rivalry. So while the Manning duel will most certainly will be missed when the Colts visit Foxboro in December (and perhaps beyond), this one will do just fine as it pits the quarterbacks from the two best teams in the AFC East and West."