If he'd only won SB 44, then his 2009 season would be considered right next to Montana in 1989, Young in 1994, Brady in 2016 or Warner in 1999 for Best Season Ever by a SB winning QB.

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Saints fans need to expand their arguments beyond just volume stats and completion rate, for why Peyton Manning “stole” Drew Brees’ MVP Awards in 2008-2009. 2008-2009 Colts Rushing Offense: 81.3 YPG (32nd) 3.5 YPA (32nd) - Winning % for team w/ 32nd Ranked Rushing Offense 1998-2021: 125-260 W-L Record (32.5% winning %) - Peyton Manning Winning % in 2008-2009*: 25-4 W-L Record (86.2% winning %) The Colts failed to hit 100 yards rushing as a team in 75.9% (22 of 29) of Manning’s starts. - Winning % for team that failed to hit 100 yards rushing as a team from 2000-2020: 1,926-3,450 W-L Record (35.8% winning %) - Peyton Manning Winning % in 2008-2009*: 19-3 W-L Record (86.4% winning %) - Winning % for team that had fewer Rush Yards than their opponents from 2000-2020: 1,540-3,836 W-L Record (28.6% winning %) - Peyton Manning Winning % in 2008-2009*: 19-3 W-L Record (86.4% winning %) - Red Zone TD %: 68.7% (1st in the NFL) - 3rd Down Conversion Rate: 51.2% (1st in the NFL) - 14 Game-Winning Drives (14-4 W-L Record - 77.8% winning %) - 11 4th Qtr. Comebacks (11-4 W-L Record - 73.3% winning %) - 7 Comebacks from a 10+ point deficit (7-3 W-L Record - 70% winning %) - 6 Comebacks from a 14+ point deficit (6-3 W-L Record - 66.7% winning %) - 4 Comebacks from a 15+ point deficit (4-3 W-L Record - 57.1% winning %) - 3 Comebacks from a 17+ point deficit (3-2 W-L Record - 60% winning %) The Colts won 23 straight games (NFL Record) from Week 9 of 2008 vs New England to Week 15 of 2009 vs Jacksonville. - 12 of the 23 wins (52.2%) came via a Game-Winning Drive - 9 of the 23 wins (39.1%) came via a 4th Qtr. Comeback - 5 of the 23 wins (21.7%) came via a 10+ point comeback - 4 of the 23 wins (17.4%) came via a 14+ point comeback - Included a streak of 5 consecutive 4th Qtr. Comebacks (NFL Record) from Week 8 of 2009 to Week 12 of 2009, including 17 point comebacks vs Houston & New England * - Doesn’t include games he was sat for seeding

The guy with the tambourine should have been thrown out of super bowl 44. Also, on the porter interception, Manning was illegally blocked in the back. Touchdown shouldn’t have counted.