The Pete Rozelle Trophy | |
Awarded for | Most valuable player of the Super Bowl |
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Presented by | SPORT (1967–1989) National Football League (1990–present) |
History | |
First award | 1967 |
Most wins | Tom Brady (5 awards) |
Most recent | Cooper Kupp (1st 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 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 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 LVI held on February 13, 2022, is Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Cooper Kupp.
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 won three and three other players—Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw, and Eli Manning—have won the award twice.[8] 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.[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 31 times in 56 games (and 57 awards).[12]
Symbol | Description |
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Year | Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season |
Winner (#) | Denotes number of times the player has won the award |
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Player still active in NFL |
* | Player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame[13] |
‡ | 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 |
Team | Total | Super Bowl(s) |
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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, |
Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders | 3 | XI, XV, XVIII |
Washington Redskins | 3 | XVII, XXII, XXVI |
Denver Broncos | 3 | XXXII, XXXIII, 50 |
Miami Dolphins | 2 | VII, VIII |
Baltimore Ravens | 2 | XXXV, XLVII |
Kansas City Chiefs | 2 | IV, LIV |
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 |
Position | Total |
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Quarterback | 31 |
Wide receiver | 8 |
Running back | 7 |
Linebacker | 4 |
Defensive end | 2 |
Safety | 2 |
Cornerback | 1 |
Defensive tackle | 1 |
Kick returner/punt returner | 1 |
Player | Position | Team | Wins | Super Bowls |
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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 |
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 |