Dallas Cowboys: Donovan McNabb believes his numbers are better than Troy Aikman’s. Is he right?

When thinking of players that had better careers than Troy Aikman, there are a few quarterbacks that could come to mind. Donovan McNabb typically isn't one of them.

McNabb, however, disagrees. He believes that he belongs in the Pro Football Hall of Fame right beside Aikman.

The former Eagles QB was not shy about sharing his feelings on TMZ.

"Absolutely, and I'm not hesitating on that. ... My numbers speak for themselves." McNabb said when asked if he is a Hall of Famer. "My numbers are better than Troy Aikman's, but he has Super Bowl rings and he's played with Hall of Famers as well."

Okay then, let's break down the numbers to see if McNabb is right.

Aikman was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006 after winning three Super Bowl titles and making six Pro Bowls.

McNabb last played in 2011 for the Vikings. He never won a Super Bowl, but made six Pro Bowls as well.

*As starter

McNabb isn't totally wrong. In a very similar amount of games played, he has 4,334 more passing yards than Aikman, 69 more touchdown passes and 24 fewer interceptions. Also, McNabb has the eighth most career rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history (3,469), while Aikman is 89^th on that list (1,016).

McNabb is one of five quarterbacks in NFL history that threw for more than 30,000 passing yards and rushed for more than 3,000 yards (Fran Tarkenton, John Elway, Steve Young and Steve McNair). All but McNair are Hall of Famers.

But, as a note, in his career against Dallas, McNabb completed just 54.9% of his passes and threw 13 interceptions to 26 touchdowns.

Aikman played in a different era. He also endured two horrible seasons to start his career (went 7-19 as a starter and threw 36 interceptions) that impact his numbers. He had a Hall of Fame running back in Emmitt Smith backing him up and lowering his need to throw the ball. McNabb never had that.

With 90 wins in the 1990s, Aikman was the winningest starting quarterback of any decade in NFL history at the time of his retirement. The former Cowboy also won three Super Bowls and had tremendous success in the postseason. The trophies alone should end any close debate.

There were, of course, plenty of great reactions to McNabb sharing his take:

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