NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUES Most Valuable Players

Year Player Team Pos Awards
2008 Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts QB AP
2007 Tom Brady New England Patriots QB AP
2006 LaDainian Tomlinson San Diego Chargers RB AP
2005 Shawn Alexander Seattle Seahawks RB AP
2004 Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts QB AP
2003 Peyton Manning Indianapolis Colts QB AP (tie)
  Steve McNair Tennessee Titans QB AP (tie)
2002 Rich Gannon Oakland Raiders QB AP
2001 Kurt Warner St Louis Rams QB AP
2000 Marshall Faulk St Louis Rams RB AP
1999 Kurt Warner St Louis Rams QB AP, Bell, PFWA
1998 Terrell Davis Denver RB AP, Bell, PFWA
  Randall Cunningham Minnesota QB NFL
1997 Brett Favre Green Bay QB AP (tie)
  Barry Sanders Detroit RB AP (tie), NFL, Bell,
        PFWA
1996 Brett Favre Green Bay QB AP, Bell, PFWA
1995 Brett Favre Green Bay QB AP, Bell, PFWA
1994 Steve Young San Francisco QB AP, Bell, PFWA
1993 Emmitt Smith Dallas RB AP, Bell, PFWA
1992 Steve Young San Francisco QB AP, Bell, PFWA
1991 Thurman Thomas Buffalo RB AP, PFWA
  Barry Sanders Detroit RB Bell
1990 Randall Cunningham Philadelphia QB Bell, PFWA
  Joe Montana San Francisco QB AP
1989 Joe Montana San Francisco QB AP, Bell, PFWA
1988 Boomer Esiason Cincinnati QB AP, PFWA
  Randall Cunningham Philadelphia QB Bell
1987 Jerry Rice San Francisco WR Bell, PFWA
  John Elway Denver QB AP
1986 Lawrence Taylor NY Giants LB AP, Bell, PFWA
1985 Marcus Allen LA Raiders RB AP, PFWA
  Walter Payton Chicago RB Bell
1984 Dan Marino Miami QB AP, Bell, PFWA
1983 Joe Theismann Washington QB AP, PFWA
  John Riggins Washington RB Bell
1982 Mark Moseley Washington PK AP
  Joe Theismann Washington QB Bell
  Dan Fouts San Diego QB PFWA
1981 Ken Anderson Cincinnati QB AP, Bell, PFWA
1980 Brian Sipe Cleveland QB AP, PFWA
  Ron Jaworski Philadelphia QB Bell
1979 Earl Campbell Houston RB AP, Bell, PFWA
1978 Terry Bradshaw Pittsburgh QB AP, Bell
  Earl Campbell Houston RB PFWA
1977 Walter Payton Chicago RB AP, PFWA
  Bob Griese Miami QB Bell
1976 Bert Jones Baltimore QB AP, PFWA
  Ken Stabler Oakland QB Bell
1975 Fran Tarkenton Minnesota QB AP, Bell
1974 Ken Stabler Oakland QB AP
  Merlin Olsen LA Rams DT Bell
1973 O.J. Simpson Buffalo RB AP, Bell
1972 Larry Brown Washington RB AP, Bell
1971 Alan Page Minnesota DT AP
  Roger Staubach Dallas QB Bell
1970 John Brodie San Francisco QB AP
  George Blanda Oakland QB-PK Bell
1969 Roman Gabriel LA Rams QB UPI, AP, Bell
1968 Earl Morrall Baltimore QB UPI, AP
  Leroy Kelly Cleveland RB Bell
1967 Johnny Unitas Baltimore QB UPI, AP, Bell
1966 Bart Starr Green Bay QB UPI, AP
  Don Meredith Dallas QB Bell
1965 Jim Brown Cleveland FB UPI, AP
  Pete Retzlaff Philadelphia TE Bell
1964 Johnny Unitas Baltimore QB UPI, AP, Bell
1963 Jim Brown Cleveland FB UPI, Bell
  Y.A. Tittle NY Giants QB AP
1962 Y.A. Tittle NY Giants QB UPI
  Jim Taylor Green Bay FB AP
  Andy Robustelli NY Giants DE Bell
1961 Paul Hornung Green Bay HB UPI, AP, Bell
1960 Norm Van Brocklin Philadelphia QB AP (tie), UPI, Bell
  Joe Schmidt Detroit LB AP (tie)
1959 Johnny Unitas Baltimore QB UPI, Bell
  Charley Conerly NY Giants QB AP
1958 Jim Brown Cleveland FB UPI
  Gino Marchetti Baltimore DE AP
1957 Y.A. Tittle San Francisco QB UPI
  Jim Brown Cleveland FB AP
1956 Frank Gifford NY Giants HB UPI
1955 Otto Graham Cleveland QB UPI
1954 Joe Perry San Francisco FB UPI
1953 Otto Graham Cleveland Browns QB UPI
1952 No Award      
1951 No Award      
1950 No Award      
1949 No Award      
1948 No Award      
1947 No Award      
1946 Bill Dudley Pittsburgh HB Carr
1945 Bob Waterfield Cleveland Rams QB Carr
1944 Frank Sinkwich Detroit HB Carr
1943 Sid Luckman Chicago Bears QB Carr
1942 Don Hutson Green Bay E Carr
1941 Don Hutson Green Bay E Carr
1940 Ace Parker Brooklyn HB Carr
1939 Parker Hall Cleveland Rams HB Carr
1938 Mel Hein NY Giants C Carr

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