Brett Favre For MVP: Are You Convinced Yet?

Minneapolis, MINNESOTA -- Brett Favre may be forty-years-old, but he's far from over the hill.

Favre has made an immaculate career at quarterback with his gun-slinging ways. For two decades, Favre has had fans on the edge of their seats.

Eli Manning's Giants received a healthy dose of Favre on Sunday, a game the Vikings won with ease, 44-7.

Favre passed for 316 yards, four touchdowns, and no interceptions. He also completed 25 of 31 pass attempts, and has successfully made Sidney Rice a household name in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.

Eclipsing the 4,000 yard for the sixth time in his illustrious career, Favre has made a strong case for NFL MVP this season.

The Vikings ran away with the NFC North with a mark of 12-4 -- Favre deserves the majority of the credit. Granted, the Vikes are a complete team, but Favre brought out the best of the purple-helmets.

Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Chris Johnson -- all three of these players have had stellar seasons.

Johnson went over 2,000 yards rushing this season -- making him only the sixth player to do so.

Brees and Manning both led their teams to 13-0 and 14-0 respectively. Playing time in the last two weeks of the season was limited for Brees and Manning, Favre has started every game in 2009.

Favre led the Vikings to an undefeated record, at home that is, and are looking like one of two teams to beat in the NFC.

The Vikings and Favre have bounced back from two consecutive losses (Week 15 and 16), the first coming at the hands of the Carolina Panthers, 26-7.

The next week, the Chicago Bears beat the Vikings, 36-30, in overtime.

Favre has thrown 33 touchdowns and just seven interceptions in the 2009-10 season. 33 touchdown tosses is the fourth most in his career, the seven picks -- the lowest.

4,202 yards passing -- third highest total of his career.

The aging, but better than ever, Minnesota Viking quarterback has had a year that rivals his best. Favre won three consecutive NFL MVP Awards, 1995-97, and won Super Bowl XXXI during the Starter Jacket Era. 

Remember the Favre of 1994-98?

He's back, but just a little older, wiser and hungrier.

Give this article a read, it's a previous comparison between Drew Brees and Brett Favre I wrote about a month ago.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/305033-brett-favre-or-drew-brees-who-is-your-nfl-mvp