Jen Floyd Engel

The idea being floated in some sporting circles Sunday — that Green Bay backup quarterback Matt Flynn had torpedoed Aaron Rodgers‘ MVP chances by playing beyond good — is preposterous. Drew Brees already did that in December.

Blasphemy, right?

How can I possibly make an MVP case for anybody except Rodgers?

I am not making a case, not really. Voting has ceased. I can influence nobody. I just want, when everybody starts talking about how Rodgers was the logical choice for MVP, for at least a few people to say, “Yeah, about that …”

The statistical case for the New Orleans quarterback is actually quite easy to make. It is built on a 13-3 record and 5,476 passing yards (breaking Dan Marino’s single-season record) and 46 TDs. Of course, Rodgers had gaudy numbers as well, 14-1, 122.5 passer rating, 68.3 completion percentage, blah, blah, blah.

They can stat whip just about anybody in the NFL, aside from Matthew Stafford. And for anybody arguing that Brees’ stats were just a result of going for a record, go join the Atlanta Falcons in shoving right off.

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