It’s official:
Peyton Manning is the MVP of the National Football League for a record fourth time.
I can’t say that any of us are surprised by the results. I’m not as excited as I was last year for reasons I’ve already gotten into. Drew Brees finished second, Rivers a distant third and Favre got one vote. It wouldn’t have mattered at all in this particular contest, but I would still like to see the AP go to a weighted vote system where writers get to vote for their top five players.
Still this year was all about Manning. Week 14 was pivotal for a lot of people as Manning hit Wayne on a bomb to beat Jacksonville and Brees failed to rally the Saints past Dallas just two nights later.
So without further ado, I bring you
18 Things that are Better in Fours…
1. Tops
2. Gospels
3. Seasons
4. Baggers
5. Fantastics
6. Leaves on a clover
7. Connections
8. More years
9. Finals
10. Frozens
11. Aces
12. Horsemen of the Apocalypse
13. Eyes
14. Cardinal directions
15. Squares
16. H’s
17. Episodes
18. MVP Awards
Manning’s Four MVP Seasons:
Record | Att | Comp | % | Yards | YPA | TD | INT | Rating | |
2003 | 12-4 | 566 | 379 | 67 | 4267 | 7.5 | 29 | 10 | 99.0 |
2004 | 12-4 | 497 | 336 | 67.6 | 4557 | 9.2 | 49 | 10 | 121.1 |
2008 | 12-4 | 555 | 371 | 66.8 | 4002 | 7.2 | 27 | 12 | 95.0 |
2009 | 14-2 | 571 | 393 | 68.8 | 4500 | 7.9 | 33 | 16 | 99.9 |
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