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True Football Fans Will Never Forget These MVP Seasons

Darren - December 12, 2022

NFL

True Football Fans Will Never Forget These MVP Seasons

Darren - December 12, 2022

Marshall Faulk – 2000

These days we associate the MVP award with quarterbacks, but there used to be more diversity. Faulk was the first of a string of running backs to win an MVP award in the 2000s. His achievement came in the first year of the decade as he took the league by storm. He won the most votes after a stunning Super Bowl-winning season for the Rams.

Faulk rushed for 1,359 yards and accumulated 830 receiving yards as St. Louis stormed through the regular season. Meanwhile, he scored a combined total of 26 touchdowns as opposition defenses failed to handle him. Faulk was one of the best running backs of his generation and this was an amazing triumph (via Bleacher Report).

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Peyton Manning – 2013

This was an amazing regular season for Manning because it came against the odds. The Colts reluctantly allowed him to go to Denver because they thought he was past his peak. Most people believed that a debilitating neck injury would slow him down but Manning proved them wrong (via SBNation).

Manning racked up over 5,500 passing yards and threw a ludicrous 55 touchdowns as the Broncos stormed into the playoffs in a season that fans will never forget. Unfortunately, things went wrong for Manning and co. in the Super Bowl. Nonetheless, this was a majestic season and he won his ring with the Broncos two seasons later.

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Alan Page – 1971

It’s almost unthinkable for a defensive player to win the MVP award because only two have achieved this. Page became the first defensive tackle in history to claim the coveted award after a great year in 1971. The two-time Defensive Player of the Year was a true trailblazer and one of the greatest of all time.

Page set higher numbers the previous year but didn’t win the award. Nonetheless, his consistent excellence saw him achieve what no defensive player had won before. He recorded nine sacks, three fumble recoveries, and two safeties across the season for the Vikings. Page was a player ahead of his time (via Pro Football HOF).

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LaDainian Tomlinson – 2006

Quarterbacks have won the overwhelming majority of MVP awards in the 21st Century. However, some players made their case inarguable because they had elite years. In 2006, Tomlinson lit up the NFL with the Chargers as he scored a record 31 touchdowns. Nobody could handle the amazing running back because he had everything.

Meanwhile, Tomlinson rushed for 1,815 yards with over 506 receiving yards. It’s rare that a running back has a season like this but it was one that fans will never forget. Many people think that Tomlinson was one of the best in his position of all time because of his consistent excellence (via ESPN).

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Adrian Peterson – 2012

Quarterbacks won the MVP award in every year of the 2010s with a single exception. We’re talking about Peterson’s unreal 2012 season with the Vikings in a year that fans will never forget. The craziest aspect of this was that he returned from a torn ACL and an MCL injury. But nobody would have known because he was phenomenal.

Nobody could stop him as he rushed for over 2000 yards with 12 rushing touchdowns. Everybody knew that he was Minnesota’s biggest threat but it didn’t matter. His poise and athleticism combined in a lethal package for one of the greatest MVP seasons ever. It’s a shame that he never won a Super Bowl because his career deserved a ring (via NFL.com).

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True Football Fans Will Never Forget These MVP Seasons

True Football Fans Will Never Forget These MVP Seasons

Marshall Faulk – 2000

Peyton Manning – 2013

Alan Page – 1971

LaDainian Tomlinson – 2006

Adrian Peterson – 2012

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