Super Bowl Most Valuable Player

The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) award 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 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.<ref name="fan">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> The game's viewing audience can vote on the Internet or by using cellular phones.<ref name="fan"/> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Voters cannot select an entire unit.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Super Bowl MVP has been awarded annually since the game's inception in 1967. Through 1989, the award was presented by SPORT magazine.<ref name="presenters">2009 ESPN Sports Almanac, p. 246.</ref> Bart Starr was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Since 1990, the award has been presented by the NFL.<ref name="presenters"/> At Super Bowl XXV, the league first awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, to the Super Bowl MVP.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Ottis Anderson was the first to win the trophy.<ref name="XXV">Template:Cite news</ref> The most recent Super Bowl MVP, from Super Bowl LIX, is Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Tom Brady is the only player to have won five Super Bowl MVP awards (four with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Joe Montana and Patrick Mahomes won three times and three other players—Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw and Eli Manning—have won the award twice.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Starr, Bradshaw, and Mahomes 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.<ref name="V">Template:Cite news</ref> Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time co-MVPs have been chosen.<ref name="XII"/><ref name="XIIb">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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 34 times in 59 games (and 60 awards).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

From Super Bowl I to Super Bowl XLIX the Super Bowl MVP won a new car as a part of their MVP award. However, since Hyundai became the official vehicle partner of the NFL from the 2015 NFL season onward no new car has been awarded to the Super Bowl MVP since Super Bowl 50.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Winners

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Bart Starr was the MVP of Super Bowls I and II while quarterback for the Green Bay Packers

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Joe Montana won three Super Bowl MVP awards as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers

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Jerry Rice, the MVP of Super Bowl XXIII, played wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers

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Desmond Howard, MVP of Super Bowl XXXI with the Green Bay Packers, is the only special teams player – a kick/punt returner – to win the award

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Tom Brady, a quarterback, has the most MVP awards with five, winning in Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI while playing for the New England Patriots and Super Bowl LV playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Von Miller, MVP of Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos, is the most recent defensive player – a linebacker – to win the award

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Patrick Mahomes, a quarterback, won three MVP awards in Super Bowls LIV, LVII, and LVIII while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs

Key for the below tables

Symbol	Description
Year	Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season
Winner Template:Small	Denotes number of times the player has won the award
Template:†	Player still active in NFL
*	Player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
‡	Player is not yet eligible for Pro Football Hall of Fame
§	Player's team lost the Super Bowl
Team Template:Small	Denotes number of times the team has won the award
Position Template:Small	Denotes number of times the position has won the award

Super Bowl Most Valuable Players

Year<ref name="Year" group="lower-alpha"> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref></ref>	Super Bowl	Winner	Team	Position	College	Ref.
1967	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Alabama	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1968	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Small*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1969	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1970	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Purdue	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1971	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort§	Template:Sort	West Virginia	<ref name="V"/>
1972	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Navy	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1973	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Georgia	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1974	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Syracuse	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1975	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Penn State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1976	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	USC	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1977	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Florida State	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1978	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname<ref name="CoMVP" group="lower-alpha">Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only Super Bowl with co-MVPs.<ref name="XII"/><ref name="XIIb"/></ref>	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Texas A&M–Commerce	<ref name="XII">Template:Cite news</ref><ref name="XIIb"/>
		Template:Sortname<ref name="CoMVP" group=lower-alpha/>*		Template:Sort	Maryland
1979	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Louisiana Tech	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1980	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Small*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1981	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Stanford	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
1982	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Notre Dame	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1983	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Kansas	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1984	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	USC	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1985	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Small*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Notre Dame	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1986	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Tennessee State	<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1987	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Morehead State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1988	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Grambling State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1989	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Mississippi Valley State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1990	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Small*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Notre Dame	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1991	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Miami (FL)	<ref name="XXV"/>
1992	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Washington State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1993	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	UCLA	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1994	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Florida	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1995	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	BYU	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1996	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	TCU	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1997	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Michigan	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1998	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Georgia	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
1999	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Stanford	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2000	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Northern Iowa	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2001	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Miami (FL)	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2002	Template:Sort	Template:SortnameTemplate:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Michigan	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2003	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Florida State	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2004	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:SmallTemplate:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Michigan	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Louisville	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2006	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Georgia	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2007	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname*	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Tennessee	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2008	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Ole Miss	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2009	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Ohio State	<ref name="nflcomsuperbowl43">Template:Cite news</ref>
2010	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Purdue	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2011	Template:Sort	Template:SortnameTemplate:†	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	California	<ref name="nflcomsuperbowl45">Template:Cite news</ref>
2012	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Small	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Ole Miss	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2013	Template:Sort	Template:SortnameTemplate:†	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Delaware	<ref name="nflcomsuperbowl47">Template:Cite news</ref>
2014	Template:Sort	Template:SortnameTemplate:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	USC	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2015	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:SmallTemplate:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Michigan	<ref name="brady">Template:Cite news</ref>
2016	Template:Sort	Template:SortnameTemplate:†	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Texas A&M	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2017	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:SmallTemplate:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Michigan	<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2018	Template:Sort	Template:SortnameTemplate:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Arizona	<ref name="Foles">Template:Cite news</ref>
2019	Template:Sort	Template:SortnameTemplate:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Kent State	<ref name="Edelman">Template:Cite news</ref>
2020	Template:Sort	Template:SortnameTemplate:†	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Texas Tech	<ref name="Mahomes">Template:Cite news</ref>
2021	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Small Template:‡	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Michigan	<ref name="Brady">Template:Cite news</ref>
2022	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:†	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Eastern Washington	<ref name="Kupp">Template:Cite news</ref>
2023	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Small Template:†	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Texas Tech	<ref name="Mahomes2">Template:Cite news</ref>
2024	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:Small Template:†	Template:Sort	Template:Sort		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
2025	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname Template:†	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Oklahoma	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

By team

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Jalen Hurts won the Super Bowl LIX MVP award while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles as their Quarterback

Super Bowl MVPs by team

Team	Total	Super Bowl(s)
Dallas Cowboys	7<ref name="Dallas" group="lower-alpha">The Cowboys' total includes the co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII as two different recipients. There were six Super Bowls where the Cowboys received MVP awards, including Super Bowl V, a game they lost to the Baltimore Colts.<ref name="V"/></ref>	Template:Sort
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	Template:Sort
New England Patriots	6	Template:Sort
San Francisco 49ers	5	Template:Sort
Green Bay Packers	4	Template:Sort
New York Giants	4	Template:Sort
Kansas City Chiefs	4	Template:Sort, LIV, LVII, LVIII
Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders	3	Template:Sort
Washington Redskins/Commanders	3	Template:Sort
Denver Broncos	3	Template:Sort
Miami Dolphins	2	Template:Sort
Baltimore Ravens	2	Template:Sort
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	Template:Sort
St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams	2	Template:Sort
Philadelphia Eagles	2	Template:Sort, Template:Sort
New York Jets	1	Template:Sort
Chicago Bears	1	Template:Sort
Indianapolis Colts	1<ref name="ColtsV" group="lower-alpha">The Colts won Super Bowl V but the MVP was awarded to Chuck Howley of the Cowboys.<ref name="V"/></ref>	Template:Sort
New Orleans Saints	1	Template:Sort
Seattle Seahawks	1	Template:Sort

By position

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Terry Bradshaw was the MVP of Super Bowls XIII and XIV while quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers

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Position	Total
Quarterback	34
Wide receiver	8
Running back	7
Linebacker	4
Defensive end	2
Safety	2
Cornerback	1
Defensive tackle	1
Kick returner/punt returner	1

Multiple winners

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Quarterback Eli Manning was the MVP of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI while playing for the New York Giants

Player	Position	Team	Wins	Super Bowls
Template:SortnameTemplate:‡	Quarterback	New England Patriots (4) / Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)	5	Template:Sort
Template:Sortname*	Quarterback	San Francisco 49ers	3	Template:Sort
Template:SortnameTemplate:†	Quarterback	Kansas City Chiefs	3	Template:Sort, LVIII
Template:Sortname*	Quarterback	Green Bay Packers	2	Template:Sort
Template:Sortname*	Quarterback	Pittsburgh Steelers	2	Template:Sort
Template:Sortname	Quarterback	New York Giants	2	Template:Sort

See also

• List of Super Bowl starting quarterbacks
• List of Super Bowl champions
• List of Super Bowl head coaches
• List of Super Bowl officials
• List of NFL awards

References

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