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 (NFL) championship game. The winner is chosen by a fan vote during the game and by a panel of 16 American 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 where fan voting was allowed.[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 the former NFL commissioner, to the Super Bowl MVP.[4] Ottis Anderson was the first to win the trophy.[5] The most recent Super Bowl MVP was New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady who was named the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLIX, held on February 1, 2015.[6]
Joe Montana and Brady are the only players to have won three Super Bowl MVP awards; 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.[7] Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time co-MVPs have been chosen.[8] 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 27 times in 49 games. Mark Rypien and Hines Ward are the only players born outside the United States to earn the Super Bowl MVP, having been born in Canada and South Korea, respectively.[9]
Table key
# | Denotes player who is still active in NFL |
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* | Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
+ | 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
By team
Team | Total |
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Dallas Cowboys[c] | 7 |
Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 |
San Francisco 49ers | 5 |
Green Bay Packers | 4 |
New England Patriots | 4 |
New York Giants | 4 |
Oakland–Los Angeles Raiders | 3 |
Washington Redskins | 3 |
Baltimore Ravens | 2 |
Denver Broncos | 2 |
Miami Dolphins | 2 |
Chicago Bears | 1 |
Indianapolis Colts | 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs | 1 |
New Orleans Saints | 1 |
New York Jets | 1 |
Seattle Seahawks | 1 |
St. Louis Rams | 1 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1 |
By position
Position | Total |
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Quarterback | 27 |
Running back | 7 |
Wide receiver | 6 |
Linebacker | 3 |
Defensive end | 2 |
Safety | 2 |
Cornerback | 1 |
Defensive tackle | 1 |
Kick returner/punt returner | 1 |
Notes
- a 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.[56]
- b1 b2 Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only Super Bowl where co-MVPs were named.[20]
- c The Cowboys' total includes the co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII as two different recipients.
References
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