Manning Thrust Into First Place?
December 20th, 2009 | by brooksbusch |
With Drew Brees and the Saints losing Saturday night to the Dallas Cowboys, Peyton Manning may have just taken over the drivers seat for a fourth MVP award. Although Manning has not had a record breaking statistical year, 15 interceptions, he has once again put up league elite numbers, 33 touchdowns, 4,213 passing yards, and a completion percentage of 69. However, more importantly than that he is leading the Colts towards a possible perfect season, and is arguably the biggest game-changer in the NFL.
This race was thought to be between three horses, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, and Brett Favre. However, if the Colts were to drop one of their two remaining games, several candidates could reenter the picture, and we could see a dark horse enter the mix. Chris Johnson is having a magnificent year for the Titans, and may be able to top the 2,000 yard rushing mark for the season, a feat rarely accomplished. There are several very deserving candidates for the MVP award this season, and although no player has broken away from the pack with their performance, Manning is clearly the front runner based upon his team’s record.
It will be interesting to see how these last two games play out for the Colts, not only may a perfect season be on the line, but Manning’s record breaking 4th MVP award could be lost with a single loss on the Colts record. Not only that, but should Manning lose the award he may also lose his current tie for first place with Brett Favre for most MVP awards of all-time, three.
