Peyton Manning wins NFL record fourth MVP award

[J.T.]

Supposed to be announced tomorrow but the Indy Star broke the news early (plus there's like 10 images on the Yahoo Sports NFL section front page with "Manning wins AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award" as the caption).

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning has won his record-setting fourth NFL Most Valuable Player award.

Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star reports that Manning finished first in MVP voting by the 50-member Associated Press panel that chooses the award.

Manning also won the award in 2003 (sharing it with Steve McNair), 2004, and 2008. Brett Favre is the only other player to win the award three times. Five players -- Jim Brown, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Kurt Warner and Steve Young -- have won it twice.

Manning had a career-high 68.8 percent completion rate, with 4,500 passing yards and 33 touchdowns.

[samikeyp]

[J.T.]

MVP voting (out of 50):

Manning 39.5
Brees 7.5
Rivers 2
Favre 1

[Warlord23]

well deserved IMO. Although I'd vote for Chris Johnson myself

[J.T.]

well deserved IMO. Although I'd vote for Chris Johnson myself

Johnson as Offensive Player of the Year for sure. Gotta make the playoffs to win MVP though. No MVP in the history of the award has failed to qualify for the playoffs.

[Kai]

Johnson as Offensive Player of the Year for sure. Gotta make the playoffs to win MVP though. No MVP in the history of the award has failed to qualify for the playoffs.

didn't Barry Sanders win MVP with a losing record?

[samikeyp]

Lions were 9-7 and lost in the first round.

[J.T.]

Do anybody got payton address I got to go get my award

[lefty]

Well deserved

[dirk4mvp]

MVP voting (out of 50):

Manning 39.5
Brees 7.5
Rivers 2
Favre 1

Rivers should've been 2nd.

[J.T.]

I gots to give some prahps to the Cowboys defense for ing Drew Breesus's world up on that last drive in the Superdome because it cost him about 32 MVP votes.

[san antonio spurs]

Receiving the MVP nowadays is the kiss of death. No superbowl for Manning now for sure.

[SpuronyourFace]

Well deservered by Manning. No debate for Johnson and Brees. Manning was/is damn near unstoppable this season.

[J.T.]

Receiving the MVP nowadays is the kiss of death. No superbowl for Manning now for sure.

Yeah and only 1 of the last 8 Heisman winners had won the BCS championship before Thursday. yourself.

[san antonio spurs]

Yeah and only 1 of the last 8 Heisman winners had won the BCS championship before Thursday. yourself.

If you reach the Superbowl, are you planning on injuring the other team's QB?
Maybe that would do.

[J.T.]

If you reach the Superbowl, are you planning on injuring the other team's QB?
Maybe that would do.

I don't think any NFL QBs would get injured on a QB keeper on the first drive but if it happens to a team the Colts play, they still have to play the game out.

[DPG21920]

I agree with Dirk4MVP, Rivers>Breezeeeee

[samikeyp]

If you reach the Superbowl, are you planning on injuring the other team's QB?
Maybe that would do.

J.T.'s going to the Super Bowl? Cool....pick me up a program.

BTW, J.T. will be too busy drinking with honeys on South Beach to seek out the other teams' QB.

[Saul Silver]

Pick me up some of that fine Florida shisha bro!

[SpursFanFirst]

Congrats to Peyton! He definitely deserved it.

[Blake]

I would have voted for Reggie Wayne

[ducks]

Peyton Manning threw more interceptions than any of the other QBs and had a worse QB rating...wtf...no way that Manning should be MVP at all....it should be Favre or Rivers for sure....Favre changed the landscape for Minnesota and Rivers helped win 11 straight games to enter the playoffs as the "hot" team. NFL needs to get its head out of this poster boys @zz.

[ducks]

as benjamin said

Wow Manning wins the MVP, The award states Most Valuable Player not Most popular. Manning had a great year, yes. But to say johnson or Farve doesnt deserve it is riduclous. Brett Favre changed the way the vikings play. When they throw the ball the Vikings win. Farve threw just as many TDs as Peyton and 9 less interceptions. Peyton got it because people cry he had no receivers. "If you play in the NFL Your the Best in the world!" Im not saying Peyton doesnt deserve, but the award should have gone to Farve or Chris Johnson "2,000 yards is amazing." Congrades Peyton but you shouldnt have gotten it, not by that margin.....Rivers had a great year too and so did Rodgers! Manning is popular and people give it to him based on his name and his stats from the past. Whoever said that about Chicago was a horrible team the year they won the superbowl, was correct. It just pisses me off when "Mr. Popular" gets over the best players and there stats are better.

stats from last year should not count

he could have won it but not by a landmark
I mean 7 comebacks mean you sucked earlier not that you played like a mvp

[samikeyp]

as benjamin said


stats from last year should not count

he could have won it but not by a landmark
I mean 7 comebacks mean you sucked earlier not that you played like a mvp

A landslide maybe?

Dumbass.

[stretch]

field presence is why he won it

people are scared less of manning, in a way that they arent scared of favre, brees or johnson. he made arguably the best coach in NFL history make what normally would seem like a ing re ed decision (that really was arguable in this situation simply because its Peyton Manning that we are talking about, not any ordinary QB)

mannings field presence makes them a superbowl contender every year. you cant say they same about johnson, brees, or favre, which is what sets him apart from the rest of the league (except Brady when healthy)