The most popular game of the entire year in any sport is the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl gets higher television ratings than any other single event and most of the time rivals that of any past television show.
Most Valuable Player of each Super Bowl usually goes onto be a huge star since many times the MVP is a quarterback. The MVP award is chosen by a pane of members of the media and the fans. The media's ballots count for 80 percent of the votes while the fans' ballots count for 20 percent. Usually the MVP of the Super Bowl has come from the winning team.
Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys is the only player to have won the award from a losing team. Remember we said that the quarterback was the most popular winning position? quarterback has won the award 31 times. That far outdistances the running back position that has won it 7 times. A wide receiver has won the award 7 times, a defensive end two times, a linebacker four times, a safety two times, a cornerback one time, a defensive tackle one time, and a kick/punt returner one time.
Let's look at all of the Super Bowl MVPs.
Super Bowl MVPs 1967 - 2024
| Super Bowl | Year | Position | MVP Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Super Bowl I | 1967 | Quarterback | Bart Starr | Green Bay |
| Super Bowl II | 1968 | Quarterback | Bart Starr | Green Bay |
| Super Bowl III | 1969 | Quarterback | Joe Namath | New York Jets |
| Super Bowl IV | 1970 | Quarterback | Len Dawson | Kansas City |
| Super Bowl V | 1971 | Linebacker | Chuck Howley | Dallas |
| Super Bowl VI | 1972 | Quarterback | Roger Staubach | Dallas |
| Super Bowl VII | 1973 | Safety | Jake Scott | Miami |
| Super Bowl VIII | 1974 | Running back | Larry Csonka | Miami |
| Super Bowl IX | 1975 | Running back | Franco Harris | Pittsburgh |
| Super Bowl X | 1976 | Wide receiver | Lynn Swann | Pittsburgh |
| Super Bowl XI | 1977 | Wide receiver | Fred Biletnikoff | Oakland |
| Super Bowl XII | 1978 | Defensive tackle/Defensive end | Randy White/Harvey Martin | Dallas |
| Super Bowl XIII | 1979 | Quarterback | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh |
| Super Bowl XIV | 1980 | Quarterback | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh |
| Super Bowl XV | 1981 | Quarterback | Jim Plunkett | Oakland |
| Super Bowl XVI | 1982 | Quarterback | Joe Montana | San Francisco |
| Super Bowl XVII | 1983 | Running back | John Riggins | Washington |
| Super Bowl XVIII | 1984 | Running back | Marcus Allen | L.A. Raiders |
| Super Bowl XIX | 1985 | Quarterback | Joe Montana | San Francisco |
| Super Bowl XX | 1986 | Defensive end | Richard Dent | Chicago |
| Super Bowl XXI | 1987 | Quarterback | Phil Simms | New York Giants |
| Super Bowl XXII | 1988 | Quarterback | Doug Williams | Washington |
| Super Bowl XXIII | 1989 | Wide receiver | Jerry Rice | San Francisco |
| Super Bowl XXIV | 1990 | Quarterback | Joe Montana | San Francisco |
| Super Bowl XXV | 1991 | Running back | Ottis Anderson | New York Giants |
| Super Bowl XXVI | 1992 | Quarterback | Mark Rypien | Washington |
| Super Bowl XXVII | 1993 | Quarterback | Troy Aikman | Dallas |
| Super Bowl XXVIII | 1994 | Running back | Emmitt Smith | Dallas |
| Super Bowl XXIX | 1995 | Quarterback | Steve Young | San Francisco |
| Super Bowl XXX | 1996 | Cornerback | Larry Brown | Dallas |
| Super Bowl XXXI | 1997 | Returner | Desmond Howard | Green Bay |
| Super Bowl XXXII | 1998 | Running back | Terrell Davis | Denver |
| Super Bowl XXXIII | 1999 | Quarterback | John Elway | Denver |
| Super Bowl XXXIV | 2000 | Quarterback | Kurt Warner | St. Louis |
| Super Bowl XXXV | 2001 | Linebacker | Ray Lewis | Baltimore |
| Super Bowl XXXVI | 2002 | Quarterback | Tom Brady | New England |
| Super Bowl XXXVII | 2003 | Safety | Dexter Jackson | Tampa Bay |
| Super Bowl XXXVIII | 2004 | Quarterback | Tom Brady | New England |
| Super Bowl XXXIX | 2005 | Wide receiver | Deion Branch | New England |
| Super Bowl XL | 2006 | Wide receiver | Hines Ward | Pittsburgh |
| Super Bowl XLI | 2007 | Quarterback | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis |
| Super Bowl XLII | 2008 | Quarterback | Eli Manning | New York Giants |
| Super Bowl XLIII | 2009 | Wide receiver | Santonio Holmes | Pittsburgh |
| Super Bowl XLIV | 2010 | Quarterback | Drew Brees | New Orleans |
| Super Bowl XLV | 2011 | Quarterback | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay |
| Super Bowl XLVI | 2012 | Quarterback | Eli Manning | New York Giants |
| Super Bowl XLVII | 2013 | Quarterback | Joe Flacco | Baltimore |
| Super Bowl XLVIII | 2014 | Linebacker | Malcolm Smith | Seattle |
| Super Bowl XLIX | 2015 | Quarterback | Tom Brady | Tampa Bay |
| Super Bowl 50 | 2016 | Linebacker | Von Miller | Denver |
| Super Bowl LI | 2017 | Quarterback | Tom Brady | New England |
| Super Bowl LII | 2018 | Quarterback | Nick Foles | Philadelphia |
| Super Bowl LIII | 2019 | Wide receiver | Julian Edelman | New England |
| Super Bowl LIV | 2020 | Quarterback | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City |
| Super Bowl LV | 2021 | Quarterback | Tom Brady | Tampa Bay |
| Super Bowl LVI | 2022 | Wide receiver | Cooper Kupp | Los Angeles Rams |
| Super Bowl LVII | 2023 | Quarterback | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs |
| Super Bowl LVIII | 2024 | Quarterback | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs |
