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. 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.

Super Bowl MVP
The Pete Rozelle Trophy
Awarded forMost valuable player of the Super Bowl
Presented by
  • SPORT (1967–1989)
  • NFL (1990–present)
History
First award1967
Most winsTom Brady (5)
Most recentJalen Hurts

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 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. 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. 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 34 times in 59 games (and 60 awards).

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.

Winners

Key for the below tables
Symbol Description
Year Each 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's team lost the Super Bowl
Team (#) Denotes number of times the team has won the award
Position (#) Denotes number of times the position has won the award
Super Bowl Most Valuable Players
Year Super Bowl Winner Team Position College Ref.
1967 I Bart Starr* Green Bay Packers Quarterback Alabama
1968 II Bart Starr (2)* Green Bay Packers (2) Quarterback (2)
1969 III Joe Namath* New York Jets Quarterback (3)
1970 IV Len Dawson* Kansas City Chiefs Quarterback (4) Purdue
1971 V Chuck Howley* Dallas Cowboys§ Linebacker West Virginia
1972 VI Roger Staubach* Dallas Cowboys (2) Quarterback (5) Navy
1973 VII Jake Scott Miami Dolphins Safety Georgia
1974 VIII Larry Csonka* Miami Dolphins (2) Running back Syracuse
1975 IX Franco Harris* Pittsburgh Steelers Running back (2) Penn State
1976 X Lynn Swann* Pittsburgh Steelers (2) Wide receiver USC
1977 XI Fred Biletnikoff* Oakland Raiders Wide receiver (2) Florida State
1978 XII Harvey Martin Dallas Cowboys (3, 4) Defensive end Texas A&M–Commerce
Randy White* Defensive tackle Maryland
1979 XIII Terry Bradshaw* Pittsburgh Steelers (3) Quarterback (6) Louisiana Tech
1980 XIV Terry Bradshaw (2)* Pittsburgh Steelers (4) Quarterback (7)
1981 XV Jim Plunkett Oakland Raiders (2) Quarterback (8) Stanford
1982 XVI Joe Montana* San Francisco 49ers Quarterback (9) Notre Dame
1983 XVII John Riggins* Washington Redskins Running back (3) Kansas
1984 XVIII Marcus Allen* Los Angeles Raiders (3) Running back (4) USC
1985 XIX Joe Montana (2)* San Francisco 49ers (2) Quarterback (10) Notre Dame
1986 XX Richard Dent* Chicago Bears Defensive end (2) Tennessee State
1987 XXI Phil Simms New York Giants Quarterback (11) Morehead State
1988 XXII Doug Williams Washington Redskins (2) Quarterback (12) Grambling State
1989 XXIII Jerry Rice* San Francisco 49ers (3) Wide receiver (3) Mississippi Valley State
1990 XXIV Joe Montana (3)* San Francisco 49ers (4) Quarterback (13) Notre Dame
1991 XXV Ottis Anderson New York Giants (2) Running back (5) Miami (FL)
1992 XXVI Mark Rypien Washington Redskins (3) Quarterback (14) Washington State
1993 XXVII Troy Aikman* Dallas Cowboys (5) Quarterback (15) UCLA
1994 XXVIII Emmitt Smith* Dallas Cowboys (6) Running back (6) Florida
1995 XXIX Steve Young* San Francisco 49ers (5) Quarterback (16) BYU
1996 XXX Larry Brown Dallas Cowboys (7) Cornerback TCU
1997 XXXI Desmond Howard Green Bay Packers (3) Return specialist Michigan
1998 XXXII Terrell Davis* Denver Broncos Running back (7) Georgia
1999 XXXIII John Elway* Denver Broncos (2) Quarterback (17) Stanford
2000 XXXIV Kurt Warner* St. Louis Rams Quarterback (18) Northern Iowa
2001 XXXV Ray Lewis* Baltimore Ravens Linebacker (2) Miami (FL)
2002 XXXVI Tom Brady New England Patriots Quarterback (19) Michigan
2003 XXXVII Dexter Jackson Tampa Bay Buccaneers Safety (2) Florida State
2004 XXXVIII Tom Brady (2) New England Patriots (2) Quarterback (20) Michigan
2005 XXXIX Deion Branch New England Patriots (3) Wide receiver (4) Louisville
2006 XL Hines Ward Pittsburgh Steelers (5) Wide receiver (5) Georgia
2007 XLI Peyton Manning* Indianapolis Colts Quarterback (21) Tennessee
2008 XLII Eli Manning New York Giants (3) Quarterback (22) Ole Miss
2009 XLIII Santonio Holmes Pittsburgh Steelers (6) Wide receiver (6) Ohio State
2010 XLIV Drew Brees New Orleans Saints Quarterback (23) Purdue
2011 XLV Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers (4) Quarterback (24) California
2012 XLVI Eli Manning (2) New York Giants (4) Quarterback (25) Ole Miss
2013 XLVII Joe Flacco Baltimore Ravens (2) Quarterback (26) Delaware
2014 XLVIII Malcolm Smith Seattle Seahawks Linebacker (3) USC
2015 XLIX Tom Brady (3) New England Patriots (4) Quarterback (27) Michigan
2016 50 Von Miller Denver Broncos (3) Linebacker (4) Texas A&M
2017 LI Tom Brady (4) New England Patriots (5) Quarterback (28) Michigan
2018 LII Nick Foles Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback (29) Arizona
2019 LIII Julian Edelman New England Patriots (6) Wide receiver (7) Kent State
2020 LIV Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs (2) Quarterback (30) Texas Tech
2021 LV Tom Brady (5) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2) Quarterback (31) Michigan
2022 LVI Cooper Kupp Los Angeles Rams (2) Wide receiver (8) Eastern Washington
2023 LVII Patrick Mahomes (2) Kansas City Chiefs (3) Quarterback (32) Texas Tech
2024 LVIII Patrick Mahomes (3) Kansas City Chiefs (4) Quarterback (33)
2025 LIX Jalen Hurts Philadelphia Eagles (2) Quarterback (34) Oklahoma

By team

Super Bowl MVPs by team
Team Total Super Bowl(s)
Dallas Cowboys 7 V, VI, XII, XXVII, XXVIII, XXX
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL, XLIII
New England Patriots 6 XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI, LIII
San Francisco 49ers 5 XVI, XIX, XXIII, XXIV, XXIX
Green Bay Packers 4 I, II, XXXI, XLV
New York Giants 4 XXI, XXV, XLII, XLVI
Kansas City Chiefs 4 IV, LIV, LVII, LVIII
Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders 3 XI, XV, XVIII
Washington Redskins/Commanders 3 XVII, XXII, XXVI
Denver Broncos 3 XXXII, XXXIII, 50
Miami Dolphins 2 VII, VIII
Baltimore Ravens 2 XXXV, XLVII
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2 XXXVII, LV
St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams 2 XXXIV, LVI
Philadelphia Eagles 2 LII, LIX
New York Jets 1 III
Chicago Bears 1 XX
Indianapolis Colts 1 XLI
New Orleans Saints 1 XLIV
Seattle Seahawks 1 XLVIII

By position

Super Bowl MVPs by position
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

Player Position Team Wins Super Bowls
Tom Brady Quarterback New England Patriots (4) /
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1)
5 XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI,
LV
Joe Montana* Quarterback San Francisco 49ers 3 XVI, XIX, XXIV
Patrick Mahomes Quarterback Kansas City Chiefs 3 LIV, LVII, LVIII
Bart Starr* Quarterback Green Bay Packers 2 I, II
Terry Bradshaw* Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers 2 XIII, XIV
Eli Manning Quarterback New York Giants 2 XLII, XLVI

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