The NFL MVP award is given to an American football player deemed to be the most valuable in the league during the regular season.Following the final week of the NFL regular season, 50 Associated Press members cast their votes for the award. The quarterback of the season's most successful team is often named MVP in today's NFL. But over time, kickers, linebackers and even running backs have taken home the trophy.Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning received the honor five times, the most of any NFL player. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has taken home the prize four times.On three different occasions, Tom Brady, Jim Brown and Brett Favre each received the MVP award. Four different quarterbacks have received the award eight times among Colts players, according to the franchise. The Packers possess the majority.NFL Memes@NFL_MemesThe NFL MVP race...136801147The NFL MVP race... https://t.co/PSvG7nuwd5Complete list of NFL MVPs from 1957 to 2023Pre-merger1957: FB Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns1958: FB Jim Brown, Cleveland Browns1959; QB Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts1960: QB Norm Van Brocklin, Philadelphia Eagles1961: HB Paul Hornung, Green Bay Packers1962: FB Jim Taylor, Green Bay Packers1963: QB Y.A. Tittle, New York Giants1964: QB Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts1965: FB Jim Brown, Cleveland BrownsPost-merger (1960s-1990s)1966: QB Bart Starr, Green Bay Packers1967: QB Johnny Unitas, Baltimore Colts1968: QB Earl Morrall, Baltimore Colts1969: QB Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams1970: QB John Brodie, San Francisco 49ers1971: DT Alan Page, Minnesota Vikings1972: RB Larry Brown, Washington1973: RB O.J. Simpson, Buffalo Bills1974: QB Ken Stabler, Oakland Raiders1975: QB Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota Vikings1976: QB Bert Jones, Baltimore Colts1977: RB Walter Payton, Chicago Bears1978: QB Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh Steelers1979: RB Earl Campbell, Houston Oilers1980: QB Brian Sipe, Cleveland Browns1981: QB Ken Anderson, Cincinnati Bengals1982: K Mark Moseley, Washington1983: QB Joe Theismann, Washington1984: QB Dan Marino, Miami Dolphins1985: QB Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders1986: LB Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants1987: QB John Elway, Denver Broncos1988: QB Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati Bengals1989: QB Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers1990: QB Joe Montana, San Francisco 49ers1991: QB Thurman Thomas, Buffalo Bills1992: QB Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers1993: QB Emmitt Smith, Dallas Cowboys1994: QB Steve Young, San Francisco 49ers1995: QB Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers1996: QB Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers1997: RB Barry Sanders, Detroit Lions1997: QB Brett Favre, Green Bay Packers1998: RB Terrell Davis, Denver Broncos1999: QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis RamsPost-merger (2000s-Present)2000: RB Marshall Faulk, St. Louis Rams2001: QB Kurt Warner, St. Louis Rams2002: QB Rich Gannon, Oakland Raiders2003: QB Steve McNair, Tennessee Titans2003: QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts2004: QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts2005: RB Shaun Alexander, Seattle Seahawks2006: RB LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego Chargers2007: QB Tom Brady, New England Patriots2008: QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts2009: QB Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Colts2010: QB Tom Brady, New England Patriots2011: QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers2012: RB Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Vikings2013: QB Peyton Manning, Denver Broncos2014: QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers2015: QB Cam Newton, Carolina Panthers2016: QB Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons2017: QB Tom Brady, New England Patriots2018: QB Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs2019: QB Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens2020: QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers2021: QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay PackersNFL@NFLFOUR-TIME MVP. @AaronRodgers12 | #NFLHonors313814323FOUR-TIME MVP. 🏆 🏆 🏆 🏆@AaronRodgers12 | #NFLHonors https://t.co/vC9MbFQcTbKansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes would become the third-youngest player in history to receive two MVP honors if he were to win the trophy on Thursday night. (Based on age on the last day of the season, Mahomes would be 27 years, 113 days). Only Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre (27 years, 73 days) and Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown (22 years, 300 days) accomplished this feat earlier.In two instances, there was a tie in the NFL MVP voting. The first time happened in 1997 when running back Barry Sanders and quarterback Brett Favre both garnered 18 votes (or 37.5% of the vote). At the time, voting was held before the final game of the season. However, after the 1997 campaign, voting for the MVP was conducted after the conclusion of the regular season.