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Winners

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Johnny Unitas won three AP NFL MVP awards as quarterback of the Baltimore Colts.
Quarterback Bart Starr was awarded in 1966 after passing for 2,257 yards and 14 touchdowns and leading the Green Bay Packers to Super Bowl I.[1]
Running back O. J. Simpson became the first player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season en route to winning the 1973 award with the Buffalo Bills.[2]
Running back Marcus Allen set an NFL record with 2,314 yards from scrimmage in 1985 for the Los Angeles Raiders.[3]
Quarterback Brett Favre won three straight awards from 1995 to 1997 with the Green Bay Packers.
Quarterback Peyton Manning won four awards with the Indianapolis Colts and one with the Denver Broncos. He is the only player to win an MVP award with two teams.


AP NFL Most Valuable Player Award winners
Season Player Position Team Votes Ref
1957 Jim Brown Running back Cleveland Browns 14 of 36 (39%) [4][5]
1958 Jim Brown (2) 22 of 41 (54%) [6][7][5]
1959 Johnny Unitas Quarterback Baltimore Colts 20 of 37 (54%) [8][5]
1960 Norm Van Brocklin Philadelphia Eagles Not released [7][5]
1961 Paul Hornung Running back Green Bay Packers Not released [9]
1962 Jim Taylor 19 of 40 (48%) [10]
1963 Y. A. Tittle Quarterback New York Giants 33 of 40 (79%) [11]
1964 Johnny Unitas (2) Baltimore Colts 32 of 40 (80%) [12]
1965 Jim Brown (3) Running back Cleveland Browns 34 of 42 (81%) [13]
1966 Bart Starr Quarterback Green Bay Packers 19 of 40 (48%) [1]
1967 Johnny Unitas (3) Baltimore Colts 40 of 47 (81%) [14]
1968 Earl Morrall 33 of 46 (81%) [15]
1969 Roman Gabriel Los Angeles Rams 21+13 of 48 (44%) [16]
1970 John Brodie San Francisco 49ers 33 of 78 (42%) [17]
1971 Alan Page Defensive tackle Minnesota Vikings 16 of 60 (21%) [18]
1972 Larry Brown Running back Washington Redskins 45 of 75 (40%) [19]
1973 O. J. Simpson Buffalo Bills 74 of 78 (95%) [2]
1974 Ken Stabler Quarterback Oakland Raiders 36 of 78 (46%) [20]
1975 Fran Tarkenton Minnesota Vikings Not released [21]
1976 Bert Jones Baltimore Colts 41 of 84 (49%) [22]
1977 Walter Payton Running back Chicago Bears 57 of 84 (68%) [23]
1978 Terry Bradshaw Quarterback Pittsburgh Steelers 36 of 84 (43%) [24]
1979 Earl Campbell Running back Houston Oilers 34 of 84 (41%) [25]
1980 Brian Sipe Quarterback Cleveland Browns 47 of 84 (56%) [26]
1981 Ken Anderson Cincinnati Bengals 46 of 84 (55%) [27]
1982 Mark Moseley Placekicker Washington Redskins 35 of 84 (42%) [28]
1983 Joe Theismann Quarterback 58 of 84 (69%) [29]
1984 Dan Marino Miami Dolphins 52 of 84 (62%) [30]
1985 Marcus Allen Running back Los Angeles Raiders 33 of 84 (39%) [3]
1986 Lawrence Taylor Linebacker New York Giants 41 of 84 (49%) [31]
1987 John Elway Quarterback Denver Broncos 36 of 84 (43%) [32]
1988 Boomer Esiason Cincinnati Bengals 31 of 78 (40%) [33]
1989 Joe Montana San Francisco 49ers 62 of 70 (89%) [34]
1990 Joe Montana (2) 26 of 80 (33%) [35]
1991 Thurman Thomas Running back Buffalo Bills 39 of 82 (48%) [36]
1992 Steve Young Quarterback San Francisco 49ers 56 of 80 (70%) [37]
1993 Emmitt Smith Running back Dallas Cowboys 26 of 81 (32%) [38]
1994 Steve Young (2) Quarterback San Francisco 49ers 74 of 98 (32%) [39]
1995 Brett Favre Green Bay Packers 69 of 88 (78%) [40]
1996 Brett Favre (2) 52 of 93 (56%) [41]
1997 Brett Favre (3)
Barry Sanders
Quarterback
Running back
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
18 of 48 (38%) [42]
1998 Terrell Davis Running back Denver Broncos 25 of 47 (53%) [43]
1999 Kurt Warner Quarterback St. Louis Rams 33 of 50 (66%) [44]
2000 Marshall Faulk Running back 24 of 50 (48%) [45]
2001 Kurt Warner (2) Quarterback 21+12 of 50 (43%) [46]
2002 Rich Gannon Oakland Raiders 19 of 48 (40%) [47]
2003 Peyton Manning
Steve McNair
Indianapolis Colts
Tennessee Titans
16 of 50 (32%) [48]
2004 Peyton Manning (2) Indianapolis Colts 47 of 48 (98%) [49]
2005 Shaun Alexander Running back Seattle Seahawks 19 of 50 (38%) [50]
2006 LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers 44 of 50 (88%) [51]
2007 Tom Brady Quarterback New England Patriots 49 of 50 (98%) [52]
2008 Peyton Manning (3) Indianapolis Colts 32 of 50 (64%) [53]
2009 Peyton Manning (4) 39+12 of 50 (79%) [54]
2010 Tom Brady (2) New England Patriots 50 of 50 (100%) [55]
2011 Aaron Rodgers Green Bay Packers 48 of 50 (96%) [56]
2012 Adrian Peterson Running back Minnesota Vikings 30+12 of 50 (61%) [57]
2013 Peyton Manning (5) Quarterback Denver Broncos 49 of 50 (98%) [58]
2014 Aaron Rodgers (2) Green Bay Packers 31 of 50 (62%) [59]
2015 Cam Newton Carolina Panthers 48 of 50 (96%) [60]
2016 Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons 25 of 50 (50%) [61]
2017 Tom Brady (3) New England Patriots 40 of 50 (80%) [62]
2018 Patrick Mahomes Kansas City Chiefs 41 of 50 (82%) [63]
2019 Lamar Jackson Baltimore Ravens 50 of 50 (100%) [64]
2020 Aaron Rodgers (3) Green Bay Packers 44 of 50 (88%) [65]
2021 Aaron Rodgers (4) 39 of 50 (78%) [66]
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