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Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award

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Rodgers awarded Pete Rozelle Trophy
Commissioner Roger Goodell awards Aaron Rodgers the Pete Rozelle Trophy the day after the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV. Photo by Mark Hoffman.

The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, or Super Bowl MVP, is an award presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl, the National Football League's (NFL) championship game. The MVP is awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy by the NFL commissioner and given a free car.

Three different Green Bay Packers have been awarded the Super Bowl MVP. Bart Starr was the MVP of Super Bowl I and II, return specialist Desmond Howard was given the honor at Super Bowl XXXI, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named at Super Bowl XLV.

Voting[]

Currently, the winner is chosen by a combination of two scores:

  • A panel of 16 American football writers and broadcasters vote after the game, which accounts for 80 percent of the total vote tally.
  • A fan vote during the game will account for the other 20 percent.

History[]

Since the first Super Bowl was held in 1967 to determine the 1966 season champions, the MVP award has been given to 41 players. From 1967 to 1989, the Super Bowl MVP was presented by SPORT magazine. Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls.

Since 1990, the award has been presented by the NFL. At Super Bowl XXV, the league first awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after the former NFL commissioner, to the Super Bowl MVP. Ottis Anderson of the New York Giants was the first to win the trophy. The most recent Super Bowl MVP was Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, who was named the MVP of Super Bowl LIX, his first Super Bowl MVP award.

Winners[]

Super Bowl MVP winners
• Presented by the National Football League •
Game Design Season No. Super Bowl MVP Pos Team Statistics
I 1966 Bart Starr QB Green Bay Packers 16/23 - 250 yards - 2 TD
II 1967 Bart Starr QB Green Bay Packers 13/24 - 202 yards - TD, 1 rush- 14 yards
III 1968 Joe Namath QB New York Jets 17/28 - 206 yards
IV 1969 Len Dawson QB Kansas City Chiefs 12/17 - 142 yards - TD, 3 rush- 11 yards
V 1970 Chuck Howley OLB Dallas Cowboys 2 INT - 22 yards
VI 1971 Roger Staubach QB Dallas Cowboys 12/19 - 119 yards - 2 TD, 5 rush- 18 yards
VII 1972 Jake Scott S Miami Dolphins 2 INT - 63 yards
VIII 1973 Larry Csonka FB Miami Dolphins 33 rush - 145 yards - 2 TD
IX 1974 Franco Harris FB Pittsburgh Steelers 34 rush - 158 yards - TD
X 1975 Lynn Swann WR Pittsburgh Steelers 4 rec - 161 yards - TD
XI 1976 Fred Biletnikoff WR Oakland Raiders 4 rec - 79 yards
XII* 1977 Randy White DT Dallas Cowboys Team: 8 turnovers
XII* 1977 Harvey Martin DE Dallas Cowboys Team: 8 turnovers
XIII 1978 Terry Bradshaw QB Pittsburgh Steelers 17/30 - 318 yards - 4 TD - INT, 2 rush, -5 yards
XIV 1979 Terry Bradshaw QB Pittsburgh Steelers 14/21 - 309 yards - 2 TD - 3 INT, 3 rush- 9 yards
XV 1980 Jim Plunkett QB Oakland Raiders 13/21 - 261 yards - 3 TD, 3 rush, 9 yards
XVI 1981 Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers 14/22 - 157 yards - 1 TD, 6 rush - 18 yards - 1 TD
XVII 1982 John Riggins FB Washington Redskins 38 rush - 166 yards - TD, 1 rec- 15 yards
XVIII 1983 Marcus Allen RB Los Angeles Raiders 20 rush - 191 yards - 2 TD, 2 rec- 18 yards
XIX 1984 Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers 24/35 - 331 yards - 3 TD, 5 rush- 59 yards- 1 TD
XX 1985 Richard Dent DE Chicago Bears 1.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 PD
XXI 1986 Phil Simms QB New York Giants 22/25 - 268 yards - 3 TD, 3 rush- 25 yards
XXII 1987 Doug Williams QB Washington Redskins 18/29 - 340 yards - 4 TD - INT, 2 rush- -2 yards
XXIII 1988 Jerry Rice WR San Francisco 49ers 11 rec - 215 yards - TD, 1 rush- 5 yards
XXIV 1989 Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers 22/29 - 297 yards - 5 TD, 2 rush- 15 yards
XXV 1990 Ottis Anderson RB New York Giants 21 rush - 102 yards - TD, 1 rec- 7 yards
XXVI 1991 Mark Rypien QB Washington Redskins 18/33 - 292 yards - 2 TD - INT, 6 rush- -4 yards
XXVII 1992 Troy Aikman QB Dallas Cowboys 22/30 - 273 yards - 4 TD, 3 rush- 28 yards
XXVIII 1993 Emmitt Smith RB Dallas Cowboys 30 rush - 132 yards - 2 TD, 4 rec- 26 yards
XXIX 1994 Steve Young QB San Francisco 49ers 24/36 - 325 yards - 6 TD, 5 rush- 49 yards
XXX 1995 Larry Brown CB Dallas Cowboys 2 INT - 77 yards
XXXI 1996 Desmond Howard KR/PR Green Bay Packers 244 return yards - KR TD
XXXII 1997 Terrell Davis RB Denver Broncos 30 rush - 157 yards - 3 TD, 2 rec- 8 yards
XXXIII 1998 John Elway QB Denver Broncos 18/29 - 336 yards - TD, 3 rush- 2 yards- 1 TD
XXXIV 1999 Kurt Warner QB St. Louis Rams 24/45 - 414 yards - 2 TD, 1 rush- 1 yard
XXXV 2000 Ray Lewis MLB Baltimore Ravens 11 TKL - 4 BLK
XXXVI 2001 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 16/27 - 145 yards - TD, 1 rush- 3 yards
XXXVII 2002 Dexter Jackson S Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 INT - 34 yards
XXXVIII 2003 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 32/48 - 354 yards - 3 TD - INT, 2 rush- 12 yards
XXXIX 2004 Deion Branch WR New England Patriots 11 rec - 133 yards
XL 2005 Hines Ward WR Pittsburgh Steelers 5 rec - 123 yards - TD, 1 rush- 18 yards
XLI 2006 Peyton Manning QB Indianapolis Colts 25/38 - 247 yards - TD - INT
XLII 2007 Eli Manning QB New York Giants 19/34 - 255 yards - 2 TD - INT, 3 rush- 4 yards
XLIII 2008 Santonio Holmes WR Pittsburgh Steelers 9 rec - 131 yards - TD
XLIV 2009 Drew Brees QB New Orleans Saints 32/39 - 288 yards - 2 TD
XLV 2010 Aaron Rodgers QB Green Bay Packers 24/39 - 304 yards - 3 TD
XLVI 2011 Eli Manning QB New York Giants 30/40 - 296 yards - TD
XLVII 2012 Joe Flacco QB Baltimore Ravens 22/33 - 287 yards - 3 TD
XLVIII 2013 Malcolm Smith OLB Seattle Seahawks 9 TKL, FR, INT - 69 yards - TD
XLIX 2014 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 37/50 - 328 yards - 4 TD - 2 INT
50 2015 Von Miller OLB Denver Broncos 6 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 1 PD
LI 2016 Tom Brady QB New England Patriots 43/62 - 466 yards - 2 TD - INT, 1 rush- 15 yards
LII 2017 Nick Foles QB Philadelphia Eagles 28/43 - 373 yards - 3 TD - INT, 1 rec- 1 yard - TD
Note: All seasons associated with each Super Bowl champion will list the championship season and not the subsequent year the team won the title. For example, the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV for the 2010 season, but actually won the title on February 6, 2011.

Comparison[]

Multiple winners[]

Tom Brady of the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers has won the Super Bowl MVP award five times. Joe Montana from the San Francisco 49ers and Patrick Mahomes from the Kansas City Chiefs have won three Super Bowl MVP awards each. Three others: Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw, and Eli Manning; have won the honor twice.

Super Bowl MVP winners
• Multiple winners •
Tier No. Super Bowl MVP Pos Team Super Bowls Awards
1st Tom Brady QB New England Patriots • • • 4
2nd Joe Montana QB San Francisco 49ers • • 3
3rd Bart Starr QB Green Bay Packers • 2
Terry Bradshaw QB Pittsburgh Steelers •
Eli Manning QB New York Giants •

Team winners[]

Although the Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots have won more Super Bowls than any other NFL franchise (with six), the Dallas Cowboys have had the most players earn Super Bowl MVP with seven, mainly due to two oddities only involving Dallas. At Super Bowl V, Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley was given the honor despite losing to the Baltimore Colts. At Super Bowl XII, the Cowboys had co-MVPs on defense, with Randy White and Harvey Martin sharing the honor.

The Green Bay Packers are tied for fourth among team Super Bowl MVP awards (tied with the New York Giants and Kansas City Chiefs, behind Dallas, Pittsburgh, New England, and the San Francisco 49ers).

Super Bowl MVP winners
• Team winners •
Tier Team Super Bowl MVPs Super Bowls Awards
1st Dallas Cowboys • •
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• • 		7
2nd Pittsburgh Steelers • •
• • 		• •
• • 		6
3rd San Francisco 49ers • •
• 		• •
• 		5
New England Patriots • •
• 		• •
•
4th Green Bay Packers • • • • • • 4
New York Giants • • • • • •
5th Oakland Raiders • • • • 3
Washington Redskins • • • •
Denver Broncos • • • •
6th Miami Dolphins • • 2
Baltimore Ravens • •
7th New York Jets 1
Kansas City Chiefs
Chicago Bears
Los Angeles Rams
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Indianapolis Colts
New Orleans Saints
Seattle Seahawks
Philadelphia Eagles

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