| Peyton Manning's comeback wins AP award |
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| Saturday, 02 February 2013 15:29 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Peyton Manning's stunning return from four neck surgeries has netted him The Associated Press 2012 NFL Comeback Player of the Year award. The four-time league MVP guided the Broncos to the AFC's best record, 13-3, in his first season in Denver. Before sitting out 2011, Manning had never missed a start in his first 13 seasons with Indianapolis. Manning received 31 1-2 votes Saturday from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. He easily beat Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who got 17 1-2 votes after his comeback from major knee surgery. Peterson came within 9 yards of the NFL rushing record and helped Minnesota go from 3-13 to 10-6 and a wild-card berth. Kansas City RB Jamaal Charles got one vote. Manning accepted his award Saturday night at the ``2nd Annual NFL Honors'' show on CBS saluting the NFL's best players, performances and plays from the 2012 season. --- Online: http://pro32.ap.org/poll and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL |
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