Bear with me after I state this: 2012 was not only the Patriots best offensive season other than 2007, it was one of the greatest offensive shows in the history of the NFL. Check this out:
They scored the 4th most points in NFL history at 34.8 points a game.
The next closest team was Peyton Manning's Broncos who scored 30.0 pts a game.
That year, Adrian Petersen won MVP, with Aaron Rodgers finishing a close second. Why not Brady in 2nd? Here is what Rodgers did: 39 TDs and 8 INTs. Brady? 34 TDs and 8 INTs. The higher TD ratio gave Rodgers a higher rating.
But let's look behind the numbers a little bit.
Brady threw for 4827. Rodgers threw for 4295.
The Patriots ran for 2184 yards. Green Bay ran for 1702 yards.
The amazing stat that takes this over the top for Brady and the Patriots, and which shows you how biased stats are sometimes?
The Patriots scored 26 rushing TDs. The Packers? 9. 9!!!!!!!
Think if Brady had converted even a third of those rushing TDs into Passing TDs. He'd be up in the 40s. With a lot more yards gained. The Patriots essentially passed the ball all the way downfield, and when they made it to the opposition's 5 yard line, they'd jam the ball in by running.
Remember when Cam Newton was given all the credit this year in his MVP run for all his rushing TDs? Well, did people give Brady credit for his 4 rushing TDs in 2012? No. To be fair, Aaron Rodgers had 2 of the team's 9 rushing TDs.
So, to sum up, the 2012 Patriots scored the 4th most points all time in NFL history.
A ton of yards. A ton of TDs. But because Brady didn't seem to get the credit for the rushing TDs, he wasn't in the top 2 for MVPs.
So, 2012 for me is by far and away the Patriots top offensive year of the decade.
