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Denver Broncos News: Horse Tracks - 6/6/13

"You're very accurate in saying how disappointing that loss was," Manning said, "but I will kind of put an asterisk by the 2012 season because really, from May of 2011 all the way through January 2013, it was a year-and-a-half unlike any other from a professional standpoint. When you do have some time to sit back and look back on it, it was somewhat of a gratifying feeling to have persevered through the obstacles that were thrown in front of me – with the change of a team, which is harder than people realize." I've said it all along. Forget Adrian Peterson, Peyton Manning deserved to be MVP last year. No other player performed like he did after going through what he did, AP included.

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