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The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) is given by various entities, most notably the Associated Press (AP), to the player who is considered most valuable in the league. When the award is referred to without mentioning the organization, it generally means the AP award.

Five members of the Green Bay Packers have been awarded the honor for a grand total of ten times. In the 1960's under head coach Vince Lombardi, three individuals were voted as the MVP: Paul Hornung (1961), Jim Taylor (1962), and Bart Starr (1966). The award would be represented by a Packer again when Brett Favre first won the award in 1995, then consequently repeated in 1996 and co-winning in 1997 along with Barry Sanders. Aaron Rodgers won the award for the 2011 season, 2014 season, 2020 season, and 2021 season.

Overall, Peyton Manning has won the award five times in his career, the most of any NFL player. Rodgers has won the award four times. Brett Favre, Jim Brown, and Tom Brady, were named MVP on three separate occassions. From a franchise standpoint, players representing the Colts have won the award on eight occassions between four different quarterbacks (Manning, Unitas, Earl Morrall, and Bert Jones). The Packers have the most MVP awards.

The winners of the AP award have overwhelmingly been offensive players; the only defensive players to win the AP award were Alan Page and Lawrence Taylor, and the only special teams player was Mark Moseley.

Winners[]

NFL Most Valuable Player winners
Presented by the Associated Press
Year No. Player of the Year Pos Team Rate Yds TD Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD
1957 Jim Brown FB Cleveland Browns -- -- -- 202 942 9 16 55 1
1958 Jim Brown FB Cleveland Browns -- -- -- 257 1,527 17 16 138 1
1959 Charley Conerly QB New York Giants 102.7 1,706 14 15 38 1 -- -- --
1960 Norm Van Brocklin QB Philadelphia Eagles 86.5 2,471 24 11 -13 0 -- -- --
1961 Paul Hornung RB Green Bay Packers 126.7 42 1 127 597 8 15 145 2
1962 Jim Taylor FB Green Bay Packers -- -- -- 272 1,474 19 22 106 0
1963 Y. A. Tittle QB New York Giants 104.8 3,145 36 18 99 2 -- -- --
1964 Johnny Unitas QB Baltimore Colts 96.4 2,824 19 37 162 2 -- -- --
1965 Jim Brown FB Cleveland Browns 135.4 39 1 289 1,544 17 34 328 4
1966 Bart Starr QB Green Bay Packers 105.0 2,257 14 21 104 2 -- -- --
1967 Johnny Unitas QB Baltimore Colts 83.6 3,428 20 22 89 0 -- -- --
1968 Earl Morrall QB Baltimore Colts 93.2 2,909 26 11 18 1 -- -- --
1969 Roman Gabriel QB Los Angeles Rams 86.8 2,549 24 35 156 5 -- -- --
1970 John Brodie QB San Francisco 49ers 93.8 2,941 24 9 29 2 -- -- --
1971 Alan Page DT Minnesota Vikings -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1972 Larry Brown RB Washington Redskins -- -- -- 285 1,216 8 32 473 4
1973 O.J. Simpson RB Buffalo Bills 56.2 -3 0 332 2,003 12 6 70 0
1974 Ken Stabler QB Oakland Raiders 94.9 2,469 12 12 -2 1 -- -- --
1975 Fran Tarkenton QB Minnesota Vikings 91.8 2,994 25 16 108 2 -- -- --
1976 Bert Jones QB Baltimore Colts 102.5 3,104 24 38 214 2 -- -- --
1977 Walter Payton RB Chicago Bears -- -- -- 339 1,852 14 27 269 2
1978 Terry Bradshaw QB Pittsburgh Steelers 84.7 2,915 28 32 93 1 -- -- --
1979 Earl Campbell RB Houston Oilers -- -- -- 368 1,697 19 16 94 0
1980 Brian Sipe QB Cleveland Browns 91.4 4,132 30 20 55 1 -- -- --
1981 Ken Anderson QB Cincinnati Bengals 98.4 3,754 29 46 320 1 -- -- --
1982 Mark Moseley K Washington Redskins -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1983 Joe Theismann QB Washington Redskins 97.0 3,714 29 37 234 1 -- -- --
1984 Dan Marino QB Miami Dolphins 108.9 5,084 48 28 -7 0 -- -- --
1985 Marcus Allen RB Los Angeles Raiders 77.1 16 0 380 1,759 11 11 67 3
1986 Lawrence Taylor OLB New York Giants -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1987 John Elway QB Denver Broncos 83.4 3,198 19 66 304 4 -- -- --
1988 Boomer Esiason QB Cincinnati Bengals 97.4 3,572 28 43 248 1 -- -- --
1989 Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers 112.4 3,521 26 49 237 3 -- -- --
1990 Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers 89.0 3,944 26 40 162 1 -- -- --
1991 Thurman Thomas RB Buffalo Bills -- -- -- 288 1,407 7 62 631 5
1992 Steve Young QB San Francisco 49ers 107.0 3,465 25 76 537 4 -- -- --
1993 Emmitt Smith RB Dallas Cowboys -- -- -- 283 1,486 9 57 414 1
1994 Steve Young QB San Francisco 49ers 112.8 3,969 35 58 292 7 -- -- --
1995 Brett Favre QB Green Bay Packers 99.5 4,413 38 39 181 3 -- -- --
1996 Brett Favre QB Green Bay Packers 95.8 3,899 39 49 136 2 -- -- --
1997 Brett Favre QB Green Bay Packers 92.6 3,867 35 58 187 1 -- -- --
1997 Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions -- -- -- 335 2,053 11 33 305 3
1998 Terrell Davis RB Denver Broncos -- -- -- 392 2,008 21 25 217 2
1999 Kurt Warner QB St. Louis Rams 109.2 4,353 41 23 92 1 -- -- --
2000 Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis Rams -- -- -- 253 1,359 18 81 830 8
2001 Kurt Warner QB St. Louis Rams 101.4 4,830 36 28 60 1 -- -- --
2002 Rich Gannon QB Oakland Raiders 97.3 4,689 26 50 156 3 -- -- --
2003 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts 99.0 4,267 29 28 26 0 1 -1 0
2003 Steve McNair QB Tennessee Titans 100.4 3,215 24 38 138 4 1 4 0
2004 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts 121.1 4,557 49 25 38 0 -- -- --
2005 Shaun Alexander RB Seattle Seahawks -- -- -- 370 1,880 27 15 78 1
2006 LaDainian Tomlinson RB San Diego Chargers 125.0 20 2 348 1,815 28 56 508 3
2007 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 117.2 4,806 50 37 98 2 -- -- --
2008 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts 95.0 4,002 27 20 21 1 -- -- --
2009 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts 99.9 4,500 33 19 -13 0 -- -- --
2010 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 111.0 3,900 36 31 30 1 -- -- --
2011 Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay Packers 122.5 4,643 45 60 257 3 -- -- --
2012 Adrian Peterson RB Minnesota Vikings -- -- -- 348 2,097 12 40 217 1
2013 Peyton Manning QB Denver Broncos 115.1 5,477 55 32 -31 1 -- -- --
2014 Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay Packers 112.2 4,381 38 43 269 2 -- -- --
2015 Cam Newton QB Carolina Panthers 99.4 3,837 35 132 636 10 -- -- --
2016 Matt Ryan QB Atlanta Falcons 117.1 4,944 38 35 117 0 -- -- --
2017 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 102.8 4,577 32 25 28 0 -- -- --

Clarification[]

On January 2, 2009, the AP stated that their version of MVP award began in 1961. It is possible that this is a reaction to an article published at Pro Football Weekly that suggests the AP awards as listed by the AP were incorrect. On January 2, 2009, the AP listed the 1957 MVP as Jim Brown, the 1958 MVP as Gino Marchetti, the 1959 MVP as Charlie Conerly, and the 1960 co-MVPs as Norm Van Brocklin and Joe Schmidt. The Pro Football Weekly.com article disputes the 1958, 1959, and 1960 winners. Since, as the PFW article points out, the AP began using the term "MVP" in 1961, it seems the pre-1960 winners are no longer considered "MVPs" but "Players of the Year". Adding to the confusion put out by the AP, the 1962 winner, Jim Taylor, in the story that moved across the AP wire in 1962, was the "Player of the Year" not the "Most Valuable Player". In 1963 the term "MVP" was used once again. According to an article by Pro Football Weekly, the terms "Player of the Year" and "Most Valuable Player" were generally interchangeable at the time.

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