CP/AT YDS TD INT
P. Manning 25/38 247 1 1

Rushing
ATT YDS TD LG
D. Rhodes 21 113 1 36

Is it Because He P. Manning ?????

It was Mannings day. Good for him.

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Its a white white world is my only comment..sorry if thats a little over the top but its the first thing that came to mind.

because Buster had a vote and needed it for his prop bet....lol

Body of work...everyone knows who Peyton is. I agree that Rhodes was a big spark in the game tonight though.

Without Manning. The colts would have lost against the Patriots.
Please, look at the Big Picture here!!!

I'm pretty sure most these things are decided before the game. If the Colts win, Peyton is the MVP because he is more marketable and a more recognizeable household name

Also, although I can't prove it, I agree with jkaul. I'm sure Buster and his kinfold are behind this. :).

Forget about "THE BIG PICTURE" for this Season.....

Who helped the most in WINNING THIS GAME.........
Who ran for OVER 5 yards per carry and scored a TD ??
Longest run 36 yards ??

You think that Manning did it by throwing for 247 yards a 1 TD and 1 INT ???

Peyton Manning wasn't even playing the game in the second half. He handed to Rhodes and he busted for 5-10 yards a pop. He worked his ass off and was clearly the most valuable player of this one game. Its not supposed to be about a body of work. Its all a joke...................................

who had the pick 6 to pretty much seal the deal? or how about bob sanders and the way he played? they all did a lot to do with the win, but peyton manning is the leader of the team. whether you want to believe it or not, peyton lead the team to a victory today.

i did have it going to either peyton manning or dominic rhodes, but peyton was tonight, and always has been the leader of the colts.

Rhodes could've got it...Maninning would't give a ****....NFL.

Manning is Not the leader of the team !

Also not saying Manning is Not a Great QB !

Just saying his #'s TODAY are Not MVP #'s

Has anyone thought about maybe giving the MVP award to the offensive line? Is that even possible? The Bears could not get to Manning and the Colts line opened some pretty big holes. If I had Buster's vote I would vote for the O-Line.

i'd say numbers aren't everything. the qb position is one of leadership. everyone on that team looks to him for guidance on the field and to keep them calm. not because he is peyton manning, but bc he is the QB. that's just how the game is set up. the QB keeps it together. i get so tired of peyton haters. don't hate the player, hate the game. This guy is a class act, accepts responsibility when they lose bc of vandershank and now he deserves this because he leads the best team in the NFL. he is the MVP.

this was already decided before the game even started.if indy wins peyton is mvp.the only way he does not is if rhodes had a timmy smith day.

unfortunate maybe? but as i posted the other day the qb's have been mvp in 19 of the 41 superbowls,and i will bet you that you go back to some of those and find someone more deserving also.


it is all just hype,media attention,commercials,etc. just like if OSU had won it would have been smith no matter what

but i guarantee that if the bears won the superbowl instead of the colts (thank god that didnt happen), rex grossman would NOT have been the mvp. but then again... i dont know who they would've given it to since no one (except hester) from the bears did anything spectacular...

XL Feb. 5, 2006 Hines Ward
XXXIX Feb. 6, 2005 Deion Branch
XXXVIII Feb. 1, 2004 Tom Brady
XXXVII Jan. 26, 2003 Dexter Jackson
XXXVI Feb. 3, 2002 Tom Brady
XXXV Jan. 28, 2001 Ray Lewis
XXXIV Jan. 30, 2000 Kurt Warner
XXXIII Jan. 31, 1999 John Elway
XXXII Jan. 25, 1998 Terrell Davis
XXXI Jan. 26, 1997 Desmond Howard
XXX Jan. 28, 1996 Larry Brown
XXIX Jan. 29, 1995 Steve Young
XXVIII Jan. 30, 1994 Emmitt Smith
XXVII Jan. 31, 1993 Troy Aikman
XXVI Jan. 26, 1992 Mark Rypien
XXV Jan. 27, 1991 Ottis Anderson
XXIV Jan. 28, 1990 Joe Montana
XXIII Jan. 22, 1989 Jerry Rice
XXII Jan. 31, 1988 Doug Williams
XXI Jan. 25, 1987 Phil Simms
XX Jan. 26, 1986 Richard Dent
XIX Jan. 20, 1985 Joe Montana
XVIII Jan. 22, 1984 Marcus Allen
XVII Jan. 30, 1983 John Riggins
XVI Jan. 24, 1982 Joe Montana
XV Jan. 25, 1981 Jim Plunkett
XIV Jan. 20, 1980 Terry Bradshaw
XIII Jan. 21, 1979 Terry Bradshaw
XII Jan. 15, 1978 Randy White, Harvey Martin
XI Jan. 9, 1977 Fred Biletnikoff
X Jan. 18, 1976 Lynn Swann
IX Jan. 12, 1975 Franco Harris
VIII Jan. 13, 1974 Larry Csonka
VII Jan. 14, 1973 Jake Scott
VI Jan. 16, 1972 Roger Staubach
V Jan. 17, 1971 Chuck Howley
IV Jan. 11, 1970 Len Dawson
III Jan. 12, 1969 Joe Namath
II Jan. 14, 1968 Bart Starr
I Jan. 15, 1967 Bart Starr

Colts offensive line seems about right. They were the ones doing great blocking and allowing holes for Rhodes to run right up the middle almost effortlessly in my opinion. But I'm also sure if Payton needed to throw some more tds, that wouldn't have been a problem. It was just that Rhodes had some huge holes to run everytime, so why would he throw the ball that much in the 2nd half?

P. Manning 25 38 247 1 1

Brady 48 32 354 3 1

Brady 27 16 145 1 0

K.Warner 45 24 414 2 0

Elway 29 18 336 1 1

S. Young 36 24 325 6 0

Aikman 30 22 273 4 0

Rypien 33 18 292 2 1

Montana 29 22 297 5 0



AND DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IN WEATHER

What about Bob Sanders?????

2 tackles, 1 asst, 1 forced fumble, 1 INT, 1 pass deflection