While the Lombardi Trophy is awarded to the team that comes out on top in the Super Bowl, the player who stands out the most in the big game is rewarded with Super Bowl MVP. There are two MVP awards given to a player each season: NFL MVP to the player considered to be the most valuable during the regular season and the Super Bowl MVP to an athlete deemed to be the most beneficial during the Super Bowl game. The winner is chosen by a panel of 16 football writers and broadcasters, and fans have also started chipping in by voting electronically since Super Bowl XXXV in 2001.
List of Super Bowl MVP winners
| Year | Super Bowl | Winner | Team | Position |
| 1967 | I | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback |
| 1968 | II | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback |
| 1969 | III | Joe Namath | New York Jets | Quarterback |
| 1970 | IV | Len Dawson | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback |
| 1971 | V | Chuck Howley | Dallas Cowboys | Linebacker |
| 1972 | VI | Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback |
| 1973 | VII | Jake Scott | Miami Dolphins | Safety |
| 1974 | VIII | Larry Csonka | Miami Dolphins | Running back |
| 1975 | IX | Franco Harris | Pittsburgh Steelers | Running back |
| 1976 | X | Lynn Swann | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver |
| 1977 | XI | Fred Biletnikoff | Oakland Raiders | Wide receiver |
| 1978 | XII | Harvey Martin | Dallas Cowboys | Defensive end |
| 1978 | XII | Randy White | Dallas Cowboys | Defensive tackle |
| 1979 | XIII | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quarterback |
| 1980 | XIV | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | Quarterback |
| 1981 | XV | Jim Plunkett | Oakland Raiders | Quarterback |
| 1982 | XVI | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback |
| 1983 | XVII | John Riggins | Washington Redskins | Running back |
| 1984 | XVIII | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | Running back |
| 1985 | XIX | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback |
| 1986 | XX | Richard Dent | Chicago Bears | Defensive end |
| 1987 | XXI | Phil Simms | New York Giants | Quarterback |
| 1988 | XXII | Doug Williams | Washington Redskins | Quarterback |
| 1989 | XXIII | Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers | Wide receiver |
| 1990 | XXIV | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback |
| 1991 | XXV | Ottis Anderson | New York Giants | Running back |
| 1992 | XXVI | Mark Rypien | Washington Redskins | Quarterback |
| 1993 | XXVII | Troy Aikman | Dallas Cowboys | Quarterback |
| 1994 | XXVIII | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | Running back |
| 1995 | XXIX | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback |
| 1996 | XXX | Larry Brown | Dallas Cowboys | Cornerback |
| 1997 | XXXI | Desmond Howard | Green Bay Packers | Kick returner/ Punt returner |
| 1998 | XXXII | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | Running back |
| 1999 | XXXIII | John Elway | Denver Broncos | Quarterback |
| 2000 | XXXIV | Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams | Quarterback |
| 2001 | XXXV | Ray Lewis | Baltimore Ravens | Linebacker |
| 2002 | XXXVI | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback |
| 2003 | XXXVII | Dexter Jackson | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Safety |
| 2004 | XXXVIII | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback |
| 2005 | XXXIX | Deion Branch | New England Patriots | Wide receiver |
| 2006 | XL | Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver |
| 2007 | XLI | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback |
| 2008 | XLII | Eli Manning | New York Giants | Quarterback |
| 2009 | XLIII | Santonio Holmes | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wide receiver |
| 2010 | XLIV | Drew Brees | New Orleans Saints | Quarterback |
| 2011 | XLV | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback |
| 2012 | XLVI | Eli Manning | New York Giants | Quarterback |
| 2013 | XLVII | Joe Flacco | Baltimore Ravens | Quarterback |
| 2014 | XLVIII | Malcolm Smith | Seattle Seahawks | Linebacker |
| 2015 | XLIX | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback |
| 2016 | 50 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos | Linebacker |
| 2017 | LI | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback |
| 2018 | LII | Nick Foles | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback |
| 2019 | LIII | Julian Edelman | New England Patriots | Wide receiver |
| 2020 | LIV | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback |
| 2021 | LV | Tom Brady | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Quarterback |
| 2022 | LVI | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams | Wide receiver |
| 2023 | LVII | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback |
| 2024 | LVIII | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | Quarterback |
Players Who Have Multiple Super Bowl MVPs
The list is about the players who have won Super Bowl MVPs more than once as of January 2025:
| Player | Position | Team | Wins | Super Bowls |
| Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots (4) / Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1) | 5 | XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, LI, LV |
| Patrick Mahomes | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs | 3 | LIV, LVII, LVIII |
| 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 |
FAQs on Super Bowl
A. Peyton Manning has won the most regular season MVPs: 5, as per Statmuse.
A. The Super Bowl MVP trophy is named after a former commissioner of the NFL named Pete Rozelle.
A. The quarterbacks have dominated the Super Bowl MVP award winning a total of 33 times as of January 2025.
