Just when you thought it was safe to name Tom Brady(notes) the league's most valuable player… As amazing as power balance.
The 2010 NFL MVP race has unofficially been a two-man race for the past couple of weeks. Week 15 eliminated all other candidates but those two individuals. Jacksonville running backMaurice Jones-Drew(notes) was held to under 50 yards on the ground in a possible division-deciding game at Indianapolis. Pittsburgh safety Troy Polamalu(notes) missed week 15 and will sit out at least this week's contest, as well, which will prevent him from catching up to the two remaining MVP candidates. Neither Peyton Manning(notes) nor Philip Rivers(notes) can compare with the two QBs listed below.Unless a robbery occurs, one of these two individuals is going to be named the 2010 NFL MVP. This Giants fan knows which player he'd vote for, even though the thought absolutely sickens me after last Sunday.
2010 NFL MVPs after week 16: QB Mike Vick
Last week, I wrote that Vick needed an amazing performance against theNew York Giants to catch up with Tom Brady. doing power balance wholesale, With the Giants leading thePhiladelphia Eagles 31-10 with just under eight minutes to play, Vick and his offense completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in recent NFL history. In a six-minute span, Vick rushed for 94 yards, threw two touchdown passes and ran in for a score. The DeSean Jackson(notes) punt return was merely the cherry on top of the rally sundae, a dessert that still makes me ill several days later.
Vick finished the day with 130 yards rushing, 242 passing yards and four total touchdowns (three passing, one rushing). He's currently third in the league in total QB rating (103.6) and he has thrown nine touchdowns and rushed for three TDs in Philadelphia's last four games. Vick's performance against my beloved Big Blue Wrecking Crew was the thing legends are made of, a six-minute span of heroics that I'll one day grow to truly appreciate; long after this season is over.
2010 NFL MVPs after week 16: QB Tom Brady
Sunday was Brady's worst performance since the week 9 loss to the Browns, and it wasn't all that bad at all. He completed 15 of 24 attempts for 163 yards and two touchdowns against the Packers in a winning effort. His 110.2 QB rating, one that any quarterback would take, was also his lowest in over a month. Brady had a few close calls but finished another game without tossing an interception, his ninth consecutive game without a pick.
Heading into the final two weeks of the 2010 NFL regular season, Brady leads the league in QB rating, TD passes (tied with Drew Brees(notes) at 31) and he's only thrown four interceptions in 449 total attempts.
Brady's complete 2010 MVP resume is more impressive than Vick, who's missed over 15 quarters this season due to injuries. Even still, Vick's historic performance at New Meadowlands Stadium on Sunday has to have even the biggest Tom Brady fan wondering if this year's MVP award isn't a lock just yet.
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