Complete List of Super Bowl MVPs
The 49ers and Chiefs will play in Super Bowl LIV for a chance to break a long Super Bowl drought in each city. The 49ers' last win came in 1995 while the Chiefs haven't won since Simon and Garfunkel topped the charts in 1970.
Both Patrick Mahomes and Jimmy Garoppolo are making their first appearances as starters in the Super Bowl. Garoppolo won two Super Bowls as Tom Brady's backup in New England.
Brady has the most Super Bowl MVPs of all-time with four, but his loss in the divisional round to the Tennessee Titans opened the door for Mahomes and the Chiefs to reach football's pinnacle game.
And also, perhaps, allow Mahomes or another player to start their journey toward matching the all-time great's record.
Here's a look back at every Super Bowl MVP winner in history.
Year | Winner | Team | Position |
1967 | Bart Starr | QB | |
1968 | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | QB |
1969 | Joe Namath | QB | |
1970 | Len Dawson | QB | |
1971 | Chuck Howley | LB | |
1972 | Roger Staubach | Dallas Cowboys | QB |
1973 | Jake Scott | S | |
1974 | Larry Csonka | Miami Dolphins | RB |
1975 | Franco Harris | RB | |
1976 | Lynn Swann | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
1977 | Fred Biletnikoff | Oakland Raiders | WR |
1978 | Harvery Martin/Randy White | Dallas Cowboys | DE/DT |
1979 | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB |
1980 | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB |
1981 | Jim Plunkett | Oakland Raiders | QB |
1982 | Joe Montana | QB | |
1983 | John Riggins | Washington Redskins | RB |
1984 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | RB |
1985 | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
1986 | Richard Dent | DE | |
1987 | Phil Simms | QB | |
1988 | Doug Williams | Washington Redskins | QB |
1989 | Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers | WR |
1990 | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
1991 | Ottis Anderson | New York Giants | RB |
1992 | Mark Rypien | Washington Redskins | QB |
1993 | Troy Aikman | Dallas Cowboys | QB |
1994 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
1995 | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
1996 | Larry Brown | Dallas Cowboys | CB |
1997 | Desmond Howard | Green Bay Packers | Kick returner |
1998 | Terrell Davis | RB | |
1999 | John Elway | Denver Broncos | QB |
2000 | Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams | QB |
2001 | Ray Lewis | LB | |
2002 | Tom Brady | QB | |
2003 | Dexter Jackson | S | |
2004 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | QB |
2005 | Deion Branch | New England Patriots | WR |
2006 | Hines Ward | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
2007 | Peyton Manning | QB | |
2008 | Eli Manning | New York Giants | QB |
2009 | Santonio Holmes | Pittsburgh Steelers | WR |
2010 | Drew Brees | QB | |
2011 | Green Bay Packers | QB | |
2012 | Eli Manning | New York Giants | QB |
2013 | Baltimore Ravens | QB | |
2014 | Malcolm Smith | LB | |
2015 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | QB |
2016 | Von Miller | Denver Broncos | LB |
2017 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | QB |
2018 | Nick Foles | QB | |
2019 | Julian Edelman | New England Patriots | WR |