Aaron Rodgers Should Be NFL MVP, Because His Packers Did ‘Run the Table’

DETROIT — I feel like we can run the table. I really do.

Aaron Rodgers said that six games ago. The team was in disarray. Rodgers was seen as a falling star, a has-been on the decline. Then he called his shot. It was close to Jim Fassel saying the Giants were going to the playoffs. It was a batter pointing to the outfield fence. It seemed impossible, ridiculous, nonsensical and silly.

Yet here we are and Rodgers’ guarantee of winning six straight has come to fruition, and we should all learn, we should never forget, or doubt, just how good this damn guy is.

I feel like we can run the table. I really do.

And the guarantee is a small part of the reason why—after beating Detroit, 31-24, at Ford Field, to win the NFC North—Rodgers should be the MVP.

And he should be. To me, it’s not close. Rodgers may lose to Tom Brady or Matt Ryan, but this award should go to him.

His game against Detroit wasn’t his greatest statistically, but it was among his most valuable. He did everything. He ran for firsts. Threw for scores. Dodged and weaved and Mike Vick-ed his way to touchdowns, like the one that put the game out of reach, where he ran for what seemed like five hours and threw a football so perfectly it seemed impossible.

Late in the game, he caught the Lions napping and hurried the snap of the ball. Detroit was caught with 12 men on the field. The next play, the Packers got a first and the clock kept running. Typical Rodgers.

I feel like we can run the table. I really do.

The Packers will host New York on Sunday and while the Giants are hot, and can beat any team, anytime, anywhere, the same could be said about Rodgers and his Packers.

During the six-game win streak, Rodgers has thrown 15 touchdowns and no interceptions (his last pick was on Nov. 13 against Tennessee). But his real MVP case, which differs from Brady’s and Ryan’s, …

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