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The NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually by the Associated Press to the offensive player of the National Football League believed to have had the most outstanding season.

The only member of the Green Bay Packers to be awarded the honor is quarterback Brett Favre, who was voted as the Offensive Player of the Year in 1995, in addition to being the NFL Most Valuable Player.

Multiple-award winners include Marshall Faulk and Earl Campbell, both of whom won the award three consecutive times each. Two-time winners include Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning. As of the 2021 NFL season, the most recent winner is Cooper Kupp of the Los Angeles Rams.

Winners[]

NFL Offensive Player of the Year winners
Presented by the Associated Press
Year No. Player of the Year Pos Team Rate Yds TD Rush Yds TD Rec Yds TD
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 Earl Campbell RB Houston Oilers -- -- -- 302 1,450 13 12 48 0
1979 Earl Campbell RB Houston Oilers -- -- -- 368 1,697 19 16 94 0
1980 Earl Campbell RB Houston Oilers 135.4 57 1 373 1,934 13 11 47 0
1981 Ken Anderson QB Cincinnati Bengals 98.4 3,754 29 46 320 1 -- -- --
1982 Dan Fouts QB San Diego Chargers 93.3 2,883 17 9 8 1 -- -- --
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 Eric Dickerson RB Los Angeles Rams 158.3 15 1 404 1,821 11 26 205 0
1987 Jerry Rice WR San Francisco 49ers -- -- -- 8 51 1 65 1,078 22
1988 Roger Craig RB San Francisco 49ers -- -- -- 310 1,502 9 76 534 1
1989 Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers 112.4 3,521 26 49 237 3 -- -- --
1990 Warren Moon QB Houston Oilers 96.8 4,689 33 55 215 2 -- -- --
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 Jerry Rice WR San Francisco 49ers -- -- -- 3 69 1 98 1,503 15
1994 Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions -- -- -- 331 1,883 7 44 283 1
1995 Brett Favre QB Green Bay Packers 99.5 4,413 38 39 181 3 -- -- --
1996 Terrell Davis RB Denver Broncos -- -- -- 345 1,538 13 36 310 2
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 Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis Rams -- -- -- 253 1,381 7 87 1,048 5
2000 Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis Rams -- -- -- 253 1,359 18 81 830 8
2001 Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis Rams -- -- -- 260 1,382 12 83 765 9
2002 Priest Holmes RB Kansas City Chiefs -- -- -- 313 1,615 21 70 672 3
2003 Jamal Lewis RB Baltimore Ravens -- -- -- 387 2,066 14 26 205 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 Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints 96.2 5,069 34 22 -1 0 -- -- --
2009 Chris Johnson RB Tennessee Titans -- -- -- 358 2,006 14 50 503 2
2010 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 111.0 3,900 36 31 30 1 -- -- --
2011 Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints 110.6 5,476 46 21 86 1 -- -- --
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 DeMarco Murray RB Dallas Cowboys -- -- -- 392 1,845 13 57 416 0
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 Todd Gurley RB Los Angeles Rams -- -- -- 279 1,305 13 64 788 6

Comparison[]

By player[]

Earl Campbell (with the Houston Oilers) and Marshall Faulk (with the St. Louis Rams) are the only two players to have won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award on three separate occassions, both players doing so in consecutive seasons. Campbell won the award from 1978-1980, Faulk winning from 1999-2001.

Jerry Rice, Barry Sanders, Terrell Davis, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning have won the award on two separate occassions.

National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award winners
• Multiple winners by player •
Tier No. Player of the Year Pos Team Seasons Awards
1st Earl Campbell RB Houston Oilers 1978 • 1979 • 1980 3
Marshall Faulk RB St. Louis Rams 1999 • 2000 • 2001
2nd Jerry Rice WR San Francisco 49ers 1987 • 1993 2
Barry Sanders RB Detroit Lions 1994 • 1997
Terrell Davis RB Denver Broncos 1996 • 1998
Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 2007 • 2010
Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints 2008 • 2011

Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts
Denver Broncos
2004 • 2013

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