Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award
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Nick Foles, the MVP of Super Bowl LII
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 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 with fan voting.[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 former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, to the Super Bowl MVP.[4]Ottis Anderson was the first to win the trophy.[5] Most award winners have received cars from various sponsors.[6] The most recent Super Bowl MVP, from Super Bowl LII held on February 4, 2018, is Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Nick Foles, who passed for 373 yards and three touchdowns and scored a fourth touchdown as a receiver, becoming the first player to both throw and catch a touchdown pass in a Super Bowl.[7]
Tom Brady is the only player to have won four Super Bowl MVP awards; Joe Montana has won three and three others—Starr, Terry Bradshaw, and Eli Manning—have won the award twice.[8] 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.[9]Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time co-MVPs have been chosen.[10] 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 29 times in 52 games.
Contents
1 Table key
2 Winners
2.1 By team
2.2 By position
2.3 Multiple winners
3 Notes
4 References
Table key[edit]
 | Denotes player who is still active in NFL |
|---|---|
| * | Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame[11] |
| + | 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[edit]
Tom Brady, the MVP of Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI
Terry Bradshaw, the MVP of Super Bowls XIII and XIV.
Joe Montana won three Super Bowl MVP awards.
Jerry Rice, the MVP of Super Bowl XXIII
| Year[a] | Super Bowl | Winner | Team | Position | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1967 | I | Bart Starr * | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | [13] |
1968 | II | Bart Starr (2) * | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | [14] |
1969 | III | Joe Namath * | New York Jets | Quarterback | [15] |
1970 | IV | Len Dawson * | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback | [16] |
1971 | V | Chuck Howley + | Dallas Cowboys | Linebacker | [9] |
1972 | VI | Roger Staubach * | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback | [17] |
1973 | VII | Jake Scott | Miami Dolphins | Safety | [18] |
1974 | VIII | Larry Csonka * | Miami Dolphins | Running back | [19] |
1975 | IX | Franco Harris * | Pittsburgh Steelers | Running back | [20] |
1976 | X | Lynn Swann * | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver | [21] |
1977 | XI | Fred Biletnikoff * | Oakland Raiders | Wide receiver | [22] |
1978 | XII | Harvey Martin[b] | Dallas Cowboys | Defensive end | [23] |
Randy White[b]* | Defensive tackle | ||||
1979 | XIII | Terry Bradshaw * | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quarterback | [24] |
1980 | XIV | Terry Bradshaw (2) * | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quarterback | [25] |
1981 | XV | Jim Plunkett | Oakland Raiders | Quarterback | [26] |
1982 | XVI | Joe Montana * | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | [27] |
1983 | XVII | John Riggins * | Washington Redskins | Running back | [28] |
1984 | XVIII | Marcus Allen * | Los Angeles Raiders | Running back | [29] |
1985 | XIX | Joe Montana (2) * | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | [30] |
1986 | XX | Richard Dent * | Chicago Bears | Defensive end | [31] |
1987 | XXI | Phil Simms | New York Giants | Quarterback | [32] |
1988 | XXII | Doug Williams | Washington Redskins | Quarterback | [33] |
1989 | XXIII | Jerry Rice * | San Francisco 49ers | Wide receiver | [34] |
1990 | XXIV | Joe Montana (3) * | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | [35] |
1991 | XXV | Ottis Anderson | New York Giants | Running back | [5] |
1992 | XXVI | Mark Rypien | Washington Redskins | Quarterback | [36] |
1993 | XXVII | Troy Aikman * | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback | [37] |
1994 | XXVIII | Emmitt Smith * | Dallas Cowboys | Running back | [38] |
1995 | XXIX | Steve Young * | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | [39] |
1996 | XXX | Larry Brown | Dallas Cowboys | Cornerback | [40] |
1997 | XXXI | Desmond Howard | Green Bay Packers | Kick returner/ punt returner | [41] |
1998 | XXXII | Terrell Davis * | Denver Broncos | Running back | [42] |
1999 | XXXIII | John Elway * | Denver Broncos | Quarterback | [43] |
2000 | XXXIV | Kurt Warner * | St. Louis Rams | Quarterback | [44] |
2001 | XXXV | Ray Lewis * | Baltimore Ravens | Linebacker | [45] |
2002 | XXXVI | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback | [46] |
2003 | XXXVII | Dexter Jackson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Safety | [47] |
2004 | XXXVIII | Tom Brady (2) | New England Patriots | Quarterback | [48] |
2005 | XXXIX | Deion Branch | New England Patriots | Wide receiver | [49] |
2006 | XL | Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver | [50] |
2007 | XLI | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback | [51] |
2008 | XLII | Eli Manning | New York Giants | Quarterback | [52] |
2009 | XLIII | Santonio Holmes | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver | [53] |
2010 | XLIV | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints | Quarterback | [54] |
2011 | XLV | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | [55] |
2012 | XLVI | Eli Manning (2) | New York Giants | Quarterback | [56] |
2013 | XLVII | Joe Flacco | Baltimore Ravens | Quarterback | [57] |
2014 | XLVIII | Malcolm Smith | Seattle Seahawks | Linebacker | [58] |
2015 | XLIX | Tom Brady (3) | New England Patriots | Quarterback | [59] |
2016 | 50 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos | Linebacker | [60] |
2017 | LI | Tom Brady (4) | New England Patriots | Quarterback | [61] |
2018 | LII | Nick Foles | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback | [7] |
By team[edit]
Emmitt Smith won the Super Bowl XXVIII MVP award while playing for the Dallas Cowboys.
| Team | Total |
|---|---|
Dallas Cowboys | 7[c] |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 |
New England Patriots | 5 |
San Francisco 49ers | 5 |
Green Bay Packers | 4 |
New York Giants | 4 |
Denver Broncos | 3 |
Oakland–Los Angeles Raiders | 3 |
Washington Redskins | 3 |
Baltimore Ravens | 2 |
Miami Dolphins | 2 |
Chicago Bears | 1 |
Indianapolis Colts | 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 1 |
New Orleans Saints | 1 |
New York Jets | 1 |
Philadelphia Eagles | 1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 1 |
St. Louis Rams | 1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 |
By position[edit]
Quarterback Eli Manning was the MVP of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI.
| Position | Total |
|---|---|
Quarterback | 29 |
Running back | 7 |
Wide receiver | 6 |
Linebacker | 4 |
Defensive end | 2 |
Safety | 2 |
Cornerback | 1 |
Defensive tackle | 1 |
Kick returner/punt returner | 1 |
Multiple winners[edit]
| Player | Position | Wins | Super Bowls |
|---|---|---|---|
Tom Brady | Quarterback | 4 | XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI |
Joe Montana | Quarterback | 3 | XVI, XIX, XXIV |
Terry Bradshaw | Quarterback | 2 | XIII, XIV |
Eli Manning | Quarterback | 2 | XLII, XLVI |
Bart Starr | Quarterback | 2 | I, II |
Notes[edit]
^ 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.[12]
^ ab Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only Super Bowl with co-MVPs.[23]
^ The Cowboys' total includes the co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII as two different recipients. There were 6 Super Bowls where the Cowboys received MVP awards.
References[edit]
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