Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award


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 championship game. The winner is chosen by a panel of 16 football writers and broadcasters and, since Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, fans voting electronically. The media panel's ballots count for 80 percent of the vote tally, while the viewers' ballots make up the other 20 percent. The game's viewing audience can vote on the Internet or by using cellular phones; Media voters are asked to vote with about five minutes remaining in the game, but are allowed to change their mind when the game ends. They can nominate one player from each team, with instructions to count their vote for the player on the winning team. Voters cannot select an entire unit.
The Super Bowl MVP has been awarded annually since the game's inception in 1967. Through 1989, the award was presented by SPORT magazine. 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 former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, to the Super Bowl MVP. Ottis Anderson was the first to win the trophy. The most recent Super Bowl MVP, from Super Bowl LIV held on February 2, 2020, is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. That year, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products sponsored the MVP presentation.
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. 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. Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time co-MVPs have been chosen. 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 30 times in 54 games.

Winners

SymbolDescription
YearEach year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season
Winner Denotes number of times the player has won the award
Player still active in NFL
*Player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame
‡Player is not yet eligible for Pro Football Hall of Fame
+Player on team that lost the Super Bowl
Team Denotes number of times the team has won the award
NFLn/NFCN teamTeam in the National Football League n or National Football Conference N
AFLa/AFCA teamTeam in the American Football League a or American Football Conference A
Position Denotes number of times the position has won the award
OPosition is part of the offense
DPosition is part of the defense
SPosition is part of special teams

By team

TeamTotalSuper Bowl
Dallas CowboysN7
Pittsburgh SteelersA6
New England PatriotsA6
San Francisco 49ersN5
Green Bay PackersnN4
New York GiantsN4
Los Angeles/Oakland RaidersA3
Washington RedskinsN3
Denver BroncosA3
Miami DolphinsA2
Baltimore RavensA2
Kansas City ChiefsaA2, LIV
New York Jetsa1
Chicago BearsN1
St. Louis RamsN1
Tampa Bay BuccaneersN1
Indianapolis ColtsA1
New Orleans SaintsN1
Seattle SeahawksN1
Philadelphia EaglesN1

By position

PositionTotal
Quarterback30
Running back7
Wide receiver7
Linebacker4
Defensive end2
Safety2
Cornerback1
Defensive tackle1
Kick returner/punt returner1

Multiple winners

PlayerPositionTeamWinsSuper Bowls
QuarterbackNew England PatriotsA4
QuarterbackSan Francisco 49ersN3
QuarterbackGreen Bay Packersn2
QuarterbackPittsburgh SteelersA2
QuarterbackNew York GiantsN2

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