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Jan. 11, 2008

Brady named top offensive player in NFL

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. --Two honors in four days is pretty impressive even for Tom Brady. After all, he only wins one game every week.

The latest award came Tuesday when the Patriots quarterback was chosen The Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year just three days after being chosen as the NFL's MVP.

Too bad New England coach Bill Belichick doesn't like his players talking about individual accomplishments.

In his last playoff game, Brady and the Patriots wasted an 18-point lead and lost 38-34 in the AFC championship game to Indianapolis last season. So he's very busy preparing to keep their perfect season going.

Of the four players who received votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the NFL, three were Patriots. Brady, of course, led the way, just as he did through the first 16-0 regular season in league history.

Brady was the first New England player to be named MVP. He ran away with the Offensive Player award with 351/2 votes. Next came two Patriots wide receivers -- Randy Moss with 121/2 votes and Wes Welker with one. Green Bay quarterback Brett Favre received the other vote.

Brady, an eight-year veteran who's already won three Super Bowls and two Super Bowl MVP awards, threw for 50 touchdowns, beating Peyton Manning's league mark by one. He also threw 23 of those TD passes to Moss, lifting the receiver past Jerry Rice's record of 22.

New England scored 589 points and 75 TDs, both records. Brady had a 68.9 completion percentage, 117.2 passer rating, just eight interceptions and a league high 4,806 yards passing.














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