Denver Native (Carol)
01-06-2014, 10:00 PM
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – After racking up nine FedEx Air Player of the week nominations and winning the award four times, quarterback Peyton Manning has been nominated for the FedEx Air Player of the Year Award.
Manning is a finalist for the award alongside New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees and fellow AFC West quarterback Philip Rivers. Brees was the only player to win the weekly award more than Manning this season as he won five times and also garnered nine nominations. Rivers won the weekly award once with three nominations.
Though Manning did not pick up the most weekly FedEx honors, he did pick up the most passing yards (5,477) and passing touchdowns (55) in NFL history – becoming the first quarterback since Dan Marino in 1984 to break both records in the same season.
But for Manning, the statistical records were not as important as the win-loss record.
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Manning is a finalist for the award alongside New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees and fellow AFC West quarterback Philip Rivers. Brees was the only player to win the weekly award more than Manning this season as he won five times and also garnered nine nominations. Rivers won the weekly award once with three nominations.
Though Manning did not pick up the most weekly FedEx honors, he did pick up the most passing yards (5,477) and passing touchdowns (55) in NFL history – becoming the first quarterback since Dan Marino in 1984 to break both records in the same season.
But for Manning, the statistical records were not as important as the win-loss record.
rest - http://www.denverbroncos.com/news-and-blogs/article-1/Manning-Nominated-for-Yearly-FedEx-Award/059ce8b0-391b-48e6-ae9b-a2954ebcf3fd
vote at - http://www.nfl.com/voting/players-air-and-ground/2013/YEAR/0