Peyton Manning's first MVP came with a twist ... He wasn't alone, though. Packers QB Brett Favre still won his third consecutive MVP along with Sanders, throwing for 3,867 yards, 35 touchdowns ...

In fact, Manning and Brady are the only quarterback duo in NFL history to meet more frequently in the playoffs than Mahomes and Allen. They faced each other five times in the postseason — a record Allen and Mahomes are on pace to shatter.

Peyton Manning hopes that this is the year that Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills hoist the Lombardi Trophy.

The NFL MVP race leveled up this season, with Lamar Jackson outperforming his own award-winning 2023 campaign but a handful of other contenders stepping up, as well. Josh Allen spent much of the back half of the season as the MVP frontrunner,