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.
Not much of a surprise here.. He had a great year and amidst all the personnel changes around him he still led the Colts to 14-2 record and tops in the NFL.
Brees deserved it.
It was week 15 that blew his chances.
He took a 7-9 consistant team to a 13-3 record,
Colts always get in the double digit wins.
I agree. Drew Brees got robbed of the award. Peyton Manning is the media darling right now, and that's why he got this award over him. Brees had the best year of all QB's.
MVP. Most Valuable Player, not best QB based on stats. Colts can't win without Manning and everyone knows that. Saints can win, in my mind, without Brees. So that's why Manning got it.