Fantasy MVP: Peyton Manning

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It's week 6 and roughly the middle of the fantasy football season. In my league the Baltimore Fantasy Football Gurus, which is considered to be a QB heavy league because passing TDs are awarded 6 pts instead of 4, Peyton Manning is the man. Shocker!

Peyton leads all positive QB stats except for rushing. He has: 1645 passing yards and 12 TDs, which equal 133 fantasy points in the BFFG. The Colts are on a bye this week then they face: STL, SF, HOU, and NE. These match ups are favorable for Peyton who has a good chance to continue carrying the torch the rest of the way. The NFL's MVP last year is campaigning to win the award again this year.

Peyton has been taken in the first round in the last 3 years of the BFFG. He should be a first round pick in every league. Payton's popularity in fantasy football will not change anytime soon because: the Colts win a lot of games, he never gets sacked, he barely makes mistakes, and throws the ball to anyone.

It doesn't matter who is on the receiving end for the Colts. Peyton will make them stars. Not only does Peyton continue to be a fantasy gem, he raises the stock of players he plays with. Pierre Garcon and Donald Brown are good examples of players on the rise, probably in the free agent pool at the beginning of the season, and now are must-pick-ups.