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Packers QB Rodgers voted NFL MVP
Saturday, February 4, 2012    Email article | Print article | RSS
Rodgers won the award in a landslide as he received 48 of the 50 possible votes.

Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player Saturday, as voted by the Associated Press.

Rodgers won the award in a landslide as he received 48 of the 50 possible votes from a national media panel. New Orleans QB Drew Brees, who was honored as the league's top offensive player, got the other two votes.

In 2011, Rodgers set the NFL single-season record for passer rating (122.5) and set team marks for touchdown passes (45), passing yards (4,643), completion percentage (68.3), yards per attempt (9.25), touchdown/interception ratio (7.5) and 300-yard games (eight).

The Super Bowl champions following the 2010 season, Rodgers helped to lead the Packers to the NFC North title this season with a 15-1 record.

He's the fifth Packers player to be honored as league MVP, joining Brett Favre (1995-97), Paul Hornung (1961), Jim Taylor (1962), and Bart Starr (1966).