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 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.[1][2] The game's viewing audience can vote on the Internet or by using cellular phones;[1] 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.[3] Voters cannot select an entire unit.[4]
 The Pete Rozelle Trophy | |
| Awarded for | Most valuable player of the Super Bowl |
|---|---|
| Presented by | SPORT (1967–1989) National Football League (1990–present) |
| History | |
| First award | 1967 |
| Most wins | Tom Brady (5 wins) |
| Most recent | Patrick Mahomes (3 wins) |
The Super Bowl MVP has been awarded annually since the game's inception in 1967. Through 1989, the award was presented by SPORT magazine.[5] Bart Starr was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Since 1990, the award has been presented by the NFL.[5] At Super Bowl XXV, the league first awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after former NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle, to the Super Bowl MVP.[6] Ottis Anderson was the first to win the trophy.[7] The most recent Super Bowl MVP, from Super Bowl LVIII, is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
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 Mahomes won three times and three other players—Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw and Eli Manning—have won the award twice.[8] 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.[9] Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time co-MVPs have been chosen.[10][11] 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 33 times in 58 games (and 59 awards).[12]
From Super Bowl I to Super Bowl XLIX the Super Bowl MVP won a new car from General Motors 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.[13]
Winners
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| 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[14] |
| ‡ | Player is not yet eligible for Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| Team (#) | Denotes number of times the team has won the award |
| Position (#) | Denotes number of times the position has won the award |
By team
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| Team | Total | Super Bowl(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 7[c] | V,[d] VI, XII,[b] |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | IX, X, XIII, |
| New England Patriots | 6 | XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | XVI, XIX, XXIII, |
| Green Bay Packers | 4 | I, II, XXXI, |
| New York Giants | 4 | XXI, XXV, XLII, |
| 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 |
| New York Jets | 1 | III |
| Chicago Bears | 1 | XX |
| Indianapolis Colts | 1[d] | XLI |
| New Orleans Saints | 1 | XLIV |
| Seattle Seahawks | 1 | XLVIII |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | LII |
By position
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| Position | Total |
|---|---|
| Quarterback | 33 |
| 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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| 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 |
See also
editNotes
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.[15]
- ^ a b c Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only Super Bowl with co-MVPs.[10][11]
- ^ 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.[9]
- ^ a b The Colts won Super Bowl V but the MVP was awarded to Chuck Howley of the Cowboys.[9]
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