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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is having an incredible season. Through 16 weeks, he's thrown for 4,387 yards, 30 touchdowns and just eight interceptions. He's completed 67.5 percent of his passes and holds a quarterback rating of 104.2.

More importantly, Brady has the Patriots sitting at 12-3 and closing in on the AFC's No. 1 seed.

Brady may finish the 2017 season as the NFL's Most Valuable Player. There are other worthy candidates, to be sure, but it's hard to downplay Brady's play and what it has meant for New England.

This would be just another addition to his long list of MVP awards, right? Well, sort of. He's got four Super Bowl MVP awards and has been named regular-season MVP twice. However, this MVP award would be different.

Brady's third regular-season MVP campaign would be his most impressive—and one of the most impressive of all time.

We're here to examine why.