Atlanta, Ga. – February 8, 2012 – New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is fresh off winning his second Super Bowl ring with a dramatic, come from behind, 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots. His brother, Peyton Manning has one Super Bowl ring but has been named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player four times. Poll Position wanted to know which Manning brother – Eli or Peyton – sports fans thought was the better quarterback.

A Poll Position national scientific telephone survey asked, ‘Following his second Super Bowl win, do you think New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is a better quarterback than his brother, Peyton Manning?’

Super Bowl rings aside, among NFL fans Peyton Manning came out on top with 44% saying Eli Manning is not a better QB than his brother, 25% said Eli is the better QB and 32% did not have an opinion or had not yet made up their minds.

Among male NFL fans Peyton Manning scored best with 54% saying Eli was not a better QB than his brother, 29% said Eli is the better quarterback, 18% did not have an opinion.

Peyton also fared well in the 30-44 year old age group with 53% telling us Eli is not a better QB than Peyton, 18% said Eli is better than Peyton and 30% did not offer an opinion.

Eli Manning did the best among the young crowd, those in the 18-29 year old category. Among those NFL fans, 37% thought Eli was a better quarterback than Peyton, 47% said Peyton was the better QB and 17% offered no opinion.

See a breakdown of survey participants by age, race, gender, and political affiliation in crosstabs for this poll at http://media.pollposition.com.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/Poll-P....

Poll Position’s scientific telephone survey of 1,232 registered voters nationwide was conducted February 6, 2012 and has a margin of error of ±3%. Among those 632 said they were NFL fans with a margin of error of ±4%. Poll results are weighted to be a representative sampling of all American adults.

What do you think? Following his second Super Bowl win, do you think New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is a better quarterback than his brother, Peyton Manning?
Vote in our online companion poll and comment at http://pollposition.com/2012/02/08/better-qb-eli-or-peyton/.

The online companion poll in which you can vote provides unscientific results, meaning it’s a tally of participating Poll Position users, not a nationally representative sampling.

Poll Position is committed to transparency and upholding the highest professional standards in its polling, explaining why we provide you with the crosstabs of our scientific polls. Crosstabs provide a breakdown of survey participants by age, race, gender, and political affiliation.

Learn more about Poll Position’s polling methodology at http://pollposition.com/2011/09/26/our-polling-methodology/.

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