Mike Sando's weekly MVP Watch post has Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning atop the rankings. I agree with Sando's assessment, and yes, I'm well aware of the monster season Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson is having.

My AFC South colleague Paul Kuharsky notes that Tennessee Titans tailback Chris Johnson didn't get a sniff of the MVP voting during his 2,000-yard season in 2009. The Titans were 8-8 that season, a record in the neighborhood of where the 8-6 Vikings could finish.

Much of this debate depends on how you define the award. If you see the MVP as the player who has the biggest impact on his team's winning percentage, to me that's Manning. He joined a team that went 8-8 last year, has produced one of the best seasons of his career and has the Broncos 11-3 with two games remaining.

His 909 yards after contact alone would put Adrian Peterson 13th among NFL rushers this season. AP Photo/Seth Perlman

In a column this week, Michael Silver of Yahoo! Sports wrote the MVP should go to "the athlete who has the best overall season, period." My inclination is to save that designation for the offensive and defensive player of the year awards, but here's what we all can agree on: Peterson has had a stunning season.

Below are a lucky 13 pieces of unique statistical documentation to support that statement, courtesy of ESPN Stats & Information. It's so good that I'm basically just passing along the list verbatim. As a whole, it paints, well, a stunning picture.

Through 14 games this season, Peterson has: