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For an NFL record fifth time, Peyton Manning is your MVP. Manning also held the old record, which was four. Besides Manning, no other player has won the award more than three times. Apparently Manning won the award in a landslide.

This announcement isn’t a shock because Manning had probably the greatest offensive performance in 2013 of any player in the history of the National Football League.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Jets defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson and Green Bay running back Eddie Lacy won The Associated Press NFL awards as the top rookies for 2013.

They were the first three winners during Saturday night’s NFL Honors show.

Ron Rivera took the Carolina Panthers from also-ran to division champion this season, earning him the Coach of the Year award.

Philip Rivers' turnaround season has earned him the Comeback Player of the Year award.

Rivers led the San Diego Chargers to a wild-card playoff spot with four straight victories to close out the schedule, giving them a 9-7 record. He led the league with a 69.5 completion percentage and threw for 32 TDs against 11 interceptions.

Finishing behind Rivers were Denver running back Knowshon Moreno and Philadelphia left tackle Jason Peters with eight selections apiece. Tampa Bay cornerback Darrelle Revis got six votes.

Rivers is the second Chargers quarterback to win the award; the man he replaced, Drew Brees, won in 2004.

Luke Kuechly has been voted The Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year, adding the honor to his top defensive rookie award of 2012.

NEW YORK -- The 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame was announced Saturday at NFL Honors, the crowning achievement in the proud careers of seven all-time greats.

Michael Strahan, Andre Reed, Walter Jones, Derrick Brooks, Aeneas Williams, Claude Humphrey, and Ray Guy are the newest football immortals headed for enshrinement in Canton. Humphrey and Guy were Veterans Committee candidates.

NEW YORK -- Offensive Rookie of the Year was one of the more hotly contested awards tonight at the NFL Honors, but ultimately Packers rookie running back Eddie Lacy took home the hardware.

I can't begin to explain how uncomfortable it is to watch this guy talk about how he'll be pulling for Tom Brady and the Patriots in the Super Bowl this weekend. "Go Patriots," he says, with a pump of his fist. It is a disaster.

Longtime New England Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia, who spent 30 years with the franchise, is retiring.

"Dante Scarnecchia is a Patriot and NFL legend who defied the phrase 'not for long,'" Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a statement Wednesday. "In an industry of constant change, Dante remained a fixture here for the simple reason that he helped every player reach his highest potential, regardless of whom he was, how he was acquired or how much raw talent he had. In whatever category a coach can be assessed -- evaluator, teacher, motivator, problem solver, disciplinarian, team player, winner -- Dante is as good as it gets. As many games as he helped us win and as much as we would like to work with Dante forever, we are blessed with the opportunity to have been with him as long as we were."

Tuesday was the first day of the NFL's Pro Bowl Draft, held in Kapolei, Hawaii. Tuesday's draft focused on defensive tackles, the offensive line and special teams. Here's the full rundown of who went where. 

With 60 players still left to be selected, the second day will include wide receivers, running backs and quarterbacks. The second half of the draft will air Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on NFL Network. 

Color: Yellow; Captains: J.J. Watt and Jamaal Charles; Coach: Chuck Pagano

- Defensive tackles: Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy and Dontari Poe

- Guards: Marshal Yanda, Logan Mankins and Kyle Long (assigned)

- Centers: Mike Pouncey and Alex Mack

- Fullbacks: Marcel Reece (assigned)

- Special teams: Matthew Slater

- Punters: Brandon Fields (assigned)

- Long snappers: J.J. Jansen

Color: Orange; Captains: Drew Brees and Robert Quinn; Coach: Ron Rivera

- Defensive tackles: Jason Hatcher, Marcell Dareus and Kyle Williams (assigned)

- Guards: Jahri Evans, Ben Grubbs and Evan Mathis

- Centers. Ryan Kalil and Nick Mangold (assigned)

- Fullbacks: Mike Tolbert

- Special teams: Justin Bethel (assigned)

- Punters: Johnny Hekker

- Long snappers: Matt Overton 

The extra point is the nonalcoholic beer of football : nobody asked for it in the first place ; nobody has ever gone to a game for one ; nobody really wants it around ; but since it doesn't do much harm , it's hung around for decades now . NFL Total Access's Rich Eisen called the extra point the "penny" of the NFL , and that too seems pretty appropriate .

For the first time in NFL history, the best offense (by yards and scoring) will face the best defense (by yards and scoring) in the Super Bowl. 

This will be the fifth time since the AFL and NFL merged that the league’s top-scoring offense played the top-scoring defense in the Super Bowl, the first since the Buffalo Bills(top offense) and New York Giants(top defense) met to close the 1990 season. 

Oddsmakers had trouble picking the favorite in what figures to be one of the most evenly matched -- and heavily bet -- Super Bowls ever.

Bettors knew who they wanted, though, putting early money on Denver and making the Broncos a slight favorite to beat the Seattle Seahawks in most of this city's legal betting parlors.

Denver was favored by 1 point at several books in the early betting, while others had the Broncos as high as a 3-point pick. The move to the Broncos came after some books had initially made the Seahawks as much as a 2-point pick in the game.

Rosters for the 2014 Pro Bowl were released weeks ago, but, as is always the case, injuries and player availability will result in additional players being called in as reinforcements.

Since the NFL moved the Pro Bowl to a week in front of the Super Bowl instead of a week after it, those playing in the title game are unavailable for the all-star festivities. The league designates alternates for such cases. With five Denver Broncos and six Seattle Seahawks heading to Super Bowl XLVIII instead of Hawaii, the league will be on the lookout for nearly a dozen fill-ins.

Injuries also take their toll. Most notably, San Francisco 49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman will miss the game after suffering a severe knee injury in the NFC Championship. Injuries will also keep Adrian Peterson and Calvin Johnson away from Hawaii.

The Seattle Seahawks booked their place in Super Bowl XLVIII with a dramatic victory over the San Francisco 49ers which was bookended by huge turnovers.

The Seahawks beat the 49ers 23-17 to win the NFC Championship and join the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl in New Jersey on February 2.

The Denver Broncos are heading to Super Bowl XLVIII after dominating the New England Patriots to win the AFC Championship game 26-16.

Peyton Manning threw for two touchdowns and more than 400 yards to beat Tom Brady in the latest instalment of their great quarterbacking rivalry, but it was Denver's clock management which was at the heart of the Broncos' victory.

The Denver Broncos held off a late rally by the San Diego Chargers to reach the AFC Championship game and set up another Peyton Manning vs Tom Brady battle.

The Broncos eventually won 24-17 after leading 17-0 going into the final quarter before the Chargers finally woke up. Until the final quarter San Diego had looked lost in the windy conditions at Mile High, conceding repeated neutral-zone infractions and failing to show any adventure on offense.

LeGarrette Blount rushed for four touchdowns as the New England Patriots pulled away from the Indianapolis Colts to win 43-22 and advance to the AFC Championship game for the third straight year. 

New England beat Indianapolis by concentrating on their rushing game, benefiting from some big turnovers, and finally running away with the game after leading 29-22 going into the final quarter.

When he got around the edge, there was no one for Marshawn Lynch to hit. Directly ahead was open field, the end zone and the Seattle Seahawks' place in the NFC championship game.

 Once again, Lynch overpowered the New Orleans Saints in the postseason.

"That was maybe `Beast Mode II.' I don't know but it was a very cool way to end that game and give us the score that we needed," Seattle coach Pete Carroll said.

Lynch carried 28 times for 140 yards and two touchdowns and Seattle's defense flustered Drew Brees and New Orleans in a 23-15 victory Saturday in the NFC divisional playoff game.