Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award

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Tom Brady, the MVP of Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII and XLIX.

The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, or Super Bowl MVP, is presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl, the National Football League's (NFL) championship game. The winner is chosen by a fan vote during the game and by a panel of 16 American football writers and broadcasters who vote after the game. The media panel's ballots count for 80 percent of the vote tally, while the viewers' ballots make up the other 20 percent.[1] The game's viewing audience can vote on the Internet or by using cellular phones;[1] Super Bowl XXXV, held in 2001, was the first Super Bowl where fan voting was allowed.[2]

The Super Bowl MVP has been awarded annually since the game's inception in 1967. Through 1989, the award was presented by SPORT magazine.[3] Bart Starr was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Since 1990, the award has been presented by the NFL.[3] At Super Bowl XXV, the league first awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after the former NFL commissioner, to the Super Bowl MVP.[4] Ottis Anderson was the first to win the trophy.[5] The most recent Super Bowl MVP was New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady who was named the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLIX, held on February 1, 2015.[6]

Joe Montana and Brady are the only players to have won three Super Bowl MVP awards; three others—Starr, Terry Bradshaw, and Eli Manning—have won the award twice. Starr and Bradshaw are the only ones to have won it in back-to-back years. The MVP has come from the winning team every year except 1971, when Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley won the award despite the Cowboys' loss in Super Bowl V to the Baltimore Colts.[7] Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time co-MVPs have been chosen.[8] Including the Super Bowl XII co-MVPs, seven Cowboys players have won Super Bowl MVP awards, the most of any NFL team. Quarterbacks have earned the honor 27 times in 49 games. Mark Rypien and Hines Ward are the only players born outside the United States to earn the Super Bowl MVP, having been born in Canada and South Korea, respectively.[9]

Table key

Table key
# Denotes player who is still active in NFL
* Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
+ Player was on losing team of the Super Bowl
Player (#) Denotes the number of times the player has won the award.
Year Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season

Winners

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Terry Bradshaw, the MVP of Super Bowls XIII and XIV
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Joe Montana won a record three Super Bowl MVP awards.
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Jerry Rice, the MVP of Super Bowl XXIII
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Drew Brees, the MVP of Super Bowl XLIV
Super Bowl Most Valuable Players
Year[a] Super Bowl Winner Team Position Ref.
1967 I Bart Starr * Green Bay Packers Quarterback [10]
1968 II Bart Starr (2) * Green Bay Packers Quarterback [11]
1969 III Joe Namath * New York Jets Quarterback [12]
1970 IV Len Dawson * Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback [13]
1971 V Chuck Howley + Dallas Cowboys Linebacker [7]
1972 VI Roger Staubach * Dallas Cowboys Quarterback [14]
1973 VII Jake Scott Miami Dolphins Safety [15]
1974 VIII Larry Csonka * Miami Dolphins Running back [16]
1975 IX Franco Harris * Pittsburgh Steelers Running back [17]
1976 X Lynn Swann * Pittsburgh Steelers Wide receiver [18]
1977 XI Fred Biletnikoff * Oakland Raiders Wide receiver [19]
1978 XII Harvey Martin[b] Dallas Cowboys Defensive end [20]
Randy White[b] * Defensive tackle
1979 XIII Terry Bradshaw * Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback [21]
1980 XIV Terry Bradshaw (2) * Pittsburgh Steelers Quarterback [22]
1981 XV Jim Plunkett Oakland Raiders Quarterback [23]
1982 XVI Joe Montana * San Francisco 49ers Quarterback [24]
1983 XVII John Riggins * Washington Redskins Running back [25]
1984 XVIII Marcus Allen * Los Angeles Raiders Running back [26]
1985 XIX Joe Montana (2) * San Francisco 49ers Quarterback [27]
1986 XX Richard Dent * Chicago Bears Defensive end [28]
1987 XXI Phil Simms New York Giants Quarterback [29]
1988 XXII Doug Williams Washington Redskins Quarterback [30]
1989 XXIII Jerry Rice * San Francisco 49ers Wide receiver [31]
1990 XXIV Joe Montana (3) * San Francisco 49ers Quarterback [32]
1991 XXV Ottis Anderson New York Giants Running back [5]
1992 XXVI Mark Rypien Washington Redskins Quarterback [33]
1993 XXVII Troy Aikman * Dallas Cowboys Quarterback [34]
1994 XXVIII Emmitt Smith * Dallas Cowboys Running back [35]
1995 XXIX Steve Young * San Francisco 49ers Quarterback [36]
1996 XXX Larry Brown Dallas Cowboys Cornerback [37]
1997 XXXI Desmond Howard Green Bay Packers Kick returner/
punt returner		 [38]
1998 XXXII Terrell Davis Denver Broncos Running back [39]
1999 XXXIII John Elway * Denver Broncos Quarterback [40]
2000 XXXIV Kurt Warner St. Louis Rams Quarterback [41]
2001 XXXV Ray Lewis Baltimore Ravens Linebacker [42]
2002 XXXVI Tom Brady # New England Patriots Quarterback [43]
2003 XXXVII Dexter Jackson Tampa Bay Buccaneers Safety [44]
2004 XXXVIII Tom Brady (2) # New England Patriots Quarterback [45]
2005 XXXIX Deion Branch New England Patriots Wide receiver [46]
2006 XL Hines Ward Pittsburgh Steelers Wide receiver [47]
2007 XLI Peyton Manning # Indianapolis Colts Quarterback [48]
2008 XLII Eli Manning # New York Giants Quarterback [49]
2009 XLIII Santonio Holmes Pittsburgh Steelers Wide receiver [50]
2010 XLIV Drew Brees # New Orleans Saints Quarterback [51]
2011 XLV Aaron Rodgers # Green Bay Packers Quarterback [52]
2012 XLVI Eli Manning (2) # New York Giants Quarterback [53]
2013 XLVII Joe Flacco # Baltimore Ravens Quarterback [54]
2014 XLVIII Malcolm Smith # Seattle Seahawks Linebacker [55]
2015 XLIX Tom Brady (3) # New England Patriots Quarterback [6]


By team

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Emmitt Smith won the Super Bowl XXVIII MVP award while playing for the Dallas Cowboys.
Super Bowl MVPs by team
Team Total
Dallas Cowboys[c] 7
Pittsburgh Steelers 6
San Francisco 49ers 5
Green Bay Packers 4
New England Patriots 4
New York Giants 4
Oakland–Los Angeles Raiders 3
Washington Redskins 3
Baltimore Ravens 2
Denver Broncos 2
Miami Dolphins 2
Chicago Bears 1
Indianapolis Colts 1
Kansas City Chiefs 1
New Orleans Saints 1
New York Jets 1
Seattle Seahawks 1
St. Louis Rams 1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1

By position

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Quarterback Eli Manning was the MVP of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI.
Super Bowl MVPs by position
Position Total
Quarterback 27
Running back 7
Wide receiver 6
Linebacker 3
Defensive end 2
Safety 2
Cornerback 1
Defensive tackle 1
Kick returner/punt returner 1

Notes

  • a Years listed are the year the Super Bowl was actually played. The game, played in January or February, ends the previous year's NFL season. For example, Super Bowl XLIX, held on February 1, 2015, ended the 2014 season.[56]
  • b1 b2 Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only Super Bowl where co-MVPs were named.[20]
  • c The Cowboys' total includes the co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII as two different recipients.

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