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Matt Ryan Shows Not All MVP Types Are the Same in Slicing Up Seahawks

January 15, 2017   ·     ·   Jump to comments

ATLANTA — MVP award? Forget the MVP award. Matt Ryan wasn't even sure where the game ball went from Saturday's 36-20 playoff victory over the Seattle Seahawks.
"I don't even know what happened to it, to be honest with you," Ryan said after the game. "I was just holding on to it and someone took it."
It's not so surprising when you consider Ryan was forced to navigate swarms of photographers and well-wishers to get off the field after his definitive 338-yard, three-touchdown performance.
"I don't really collect those things," he said after exiting to a deafening chant of "M-V-P" thundering down from the stands.
Does that sound like an MVP to you? Uninterested in individual achievements? Humble amid the maelstrom of adoring fans? So unimpressed with himself that he can't be bothered with a souvenir from arguably the greatest victory of his career?
Come to think of it, that sounds exactly like an MVP.
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