Broncos QB Peyton Manning Named SI's 2013 Sportsman of the Year

Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was named the 2013 Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year on Sunday evening. According to MileHighReport.com, Manning is just the eighth professional football player to take home the award.

SI's Peter King noted on Twitter: "Manning's likely to throw for 50 touchdowns and 5,000 yards at 37, two years after he couldn't throw a ball 10 feet. He's quite worthy."

Manning is having an historic season in Denver and has the 11-3 Broncos primed to clinch the top seed in the AFC Playoff race. At age 37, Manning also appears to be a shoe-in to win the 2013 NFL MVP award.

Earlier this month, Manning sat down with Will Ferrell (a.k.a. Ron Burgundy) on ESPN to promote Ferrell's new film, Anchorman II. In the interview, Manning joked that he frequently calls audibles to throw off the defense including "Underpants! Underpants!"

Peyton Manning is the 1st athlete from Colorado to ever be named SI Sportsman of the year, fitting both for him on field & off... #fb
— Jim Saccomano (@broncos_sacco) December 16, 2013

As of earlier this month, Manning was also leading all NFL players in Pro Bowl voting with 926,432 votes. This year will mark Manning's 13th Pro Bowl selection in this his 15th season played.

Broncos fans can only hope that Manning will be too busy preparing for Super Bowl XLVIII when the Pro Bowl rolls around. Tickets for both the Super Bowl and Pro Bowl can be purchased on TiqIQ.com.

Denver Broncos Players Rank High Among Pro Bowl Vote-Getters

With several weeks of voting still to go, 19 different Denver Broncos players rank among the top ten Pro Bowl vote-getters at their respective positions. That's out of 22 starters (and a handful of specialists) and among all  NFL players (this year's All-Star game is unconferenced).

#Broncos' @WesWelker has received 312,056 Pro Bowl votes, per @OldSpice (4th among WRs). http://t.co/OC0VgO9Lml pic.twitter.com/ZOslPRZnOG
— Jon Heath (@JonHeathNFL) November 21, 2013

If the Broncos aren't busy preparing for the Super Bowl in late January, they will be well represented in Hawaii, there's no questioning that. Since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, the most players that one team has sent to the Pro Bowl has been 13 (set by the Dallas Cowboys in 2007).

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning has received more votes (654,309) than any other player in the NFL. Fan voting ends on December 26 (cast your ballot here).

The 2014 Pro Bowl will be played on Sunday, Jan. 26, at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu and will be televised on NFL Network. The Broncos sent six players to Hawaii last season.

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Week 11 NFL Preview: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos on SNF

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No one could have predicted what would be going down in Week 11, as the 9-0 Kansas City Chiefs take on the 8-1 Denver Broncos. Experts may have pegged the Broncos at 8-1 at this point, and possibly even the team most likely to be 9-0 after nine games. The Chiefs, though? After going 2-14 and owning the #1 pick in the 2013 NFL Draft, most would have been pleased with 4-5 wins.