Super Bowl 44 "receipts"
Speaking of keeping receipts...I wrote this up one year because I got tired of people blindly thinking Peyton was and should've been the clear MVP front runner:
2009- Remember when Brees and Manning shared almost identical numbers in 2009?
- Manning had 393 completions to Brees's 363.
Brees had a completion percentage of 71% and Manning for 69%.
Manning had 4,500 yards passing and Brees had 4,388.
Drew was 34/4 on TD/INT ratio and Manning was 33/16.
I remember the argument being that Manning did have more yards and completions than Brees and that ultimately he meant more to his team than Brees did to his (at the time they were certain Brees was playing in a 'system'.) When the TD/INT ratio was pointed out it was dismissed as an insignificant stat (but was used against Brees 2 years later in his MVP race against Rodgers.) We all know who meant more for their team...it was the guy who went on to best Manning in the Superbowl that year. But regardless you would think it would've been a co-mvp at best. Or at least the votes would be close right?:
Manning: 39.5
Brees: 7.5