National Football League Most Valuable Player Award

The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award (NFL MVP) is an award given by various entities to the American football player who is considered the most valuable in the National Football League (NFL) during the regular season. Organizations which issue an NFL MVP award include the Associated Press (AP) and the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA).[1] Since the 2011 season, the NFL has held the annual NFL Honors ceremony, which recognizes the winner of the Associated Press MVP award.[2]

Peyton Manning was named AP NFL MVP five times, more than any other player in history.

The first award described as a most valuable player award was the Joe F. Carr Trophy, presented by the NFL from 1938 to 1946. Other organizations that previously issued an MVP include Sporting News and United Press International (UPI). The Newspaper Enterprise Association (NEA) awarded the Jim Thorpe Trophy.

List of winners
^ Denotes year in which a player swept all given awards
YearAPPFWASporting NewsJim Thorpe TrophyJoe F. Carr TrophyUPI
1938————Mel Hein—
1939————Parker Hall—
1940————Ace Parker—
1941————Don Hutson—
1942————Don Hutson (2)—
1943————Sid Luckman—
1944————Frank Sinkwich—
1945————Bob Waterfield—
1946————Bill Dudley—
1947——————
1948—————Pat Harder
1949——————
1950——————
1951—————Otto Graham
1952——————
1953—————Otto Graham (2)
1954——Lou Groza——Joe Perry
1955——Otto GrahamHarlon Hill—Otto Graham (3)
1956——Frank GiffordFrank Gifford—Frank Gifford
1957Jim Brown—Jim BrownJohnny Unitas—Y. A. Tittle
1958Jim Brown (2)—Jim Brown (2)Jim Brown—Jim Brown
1959Johnny Unitas—Johnny UnitasCharlie Conerly—Johnny Unitas
1960Norm Van Brocklin—Norm Van BrocklinNorm Van Brocklin—Norm Van Brocklin
1961Paul Hornung—Paul HornungY. A. Tittle—Paul Hornung
1962Jim Taylor—Y. A. TittleJim Taylor—Y. A. Tittle (2)
1963Y. A. Tittle—Y. A. Tittle (2)Y. A. Tittle (2)
Jim Brown (2)		—Jim Brown (2)
1964Johnny Unitas (2)—Johnny Unitas (2)Lenny Moore—Johnny Unitas (2)
1965Jim Brown (3)—Jim Brown (3)Jim Brown (3)—Jim Brown (3)
1966Bart StarrBart StarrBart StarrBart Starr—Bart Starr
1967Johnny Unitas (3)—Johnny Unitas (3)Johnny Unitas (2)—Johnny Unitas (3)
1968Earl Morrall—Earl MorrallEarl Morrall—Earl Morrall
1969Roman Gabriel—Roman GabrielRoman Gabriel—Roman Gabriel
1970John Brodie——John Brodie——
1971Alan Page——Bob Griese——
1972Larry Brown——Larry Brown——
1973O. J. Simpson——O. J. Simpson——
1974Ken Stabler——Ken Stabler——
1975Fran TarkentonFran Tarkenton—Fran Tarkenton——
1976Bert JonesBert Jones—Bert Jones——
1977Walter PaytonWalter Payton—Walter Payton——
1978Terry BradshawEarl Campbell—Earl Campbell——
1979Earl CampbellEarl Campbell (2)—Earl Campbell (2)——
1980Brian SipeBrian SipeBrian SipeEarl Campbell (3)——
1981Ken AndersonKen AndersonKen AndersonKen Anderson——
1982Mark MoseleyDan FoutsMark MoseleyDan Fouts——
1983Joe TheismannJoe TheismannEric DickersonJoe Theismann——
1984Dan MarinoDan MarinoDan MarinoDan Marino——
1985Marcus AllenMarcus AllenMarcus AllenWalter Payton (2)——
1986Lawrence TaylorLawrence TaylorLawrence TaylorPhil Simms——
1987John ElwayJerry RiceJerry RiceJerry Rice——
1988Boomer EsiasonBoomer EsiasonBoomer EsiasonRoger Craig——
1989Joe MontanaJoe MontanaJoe MontanaJoe Montana——
1990Joe Montana (2)Randall CunninghamJerry Rice (2)Warren Moon——
1991Thurman ThomasThurman ThomasThurman ThomasThurman Thomas——
1992Steve YoungSteve YoungSteve YoungEmmitt Smith——
1993Emmitt SmithEmmitt SmithEmmitt SmithEmmitt Smith (2)——
1994Steve Young (2)Steve Young (2)Steve Young (2)Steve Young——
1995Brett FavreBrett FavreBrett FavreBrett Favre——
1996Brett Favre (2)Brett Favre (2)Brett Favre (2)Brett Favre (2)——
1997Brett Favre (3)
Barry Sanders		Barry SandersBarry SandersBarry Sanders——
1998Terrell DavisTerrell DavisTerrell DavisRandall Cunningham——
1999Kurt WarnerKurt WarnerKurt WarnerKurt Warner——
2000Marshall FaulkMarshall FaulkMarshall FaulkMarshall Faulk——
2001Kurt Warner (2)Marshall Faulk (2)Marshall Faulk (2)Kurt Warner (2)——
2002Rich GannonRich GannonRich GannonRich Gannon——
2003Peyton Manning
Steve McNair		Jamal LewisPeyton ManningPeyton Manning——
2004Peyton Manning (2)Peyton ManningPeyton Manning (2)Peyton Manning (2)——
2005Shaun AlexanderShaun AlexanderShaun AlexanderShaun Alexander——
2006LaDainian TomlinsonLaDainian TomlinsonLaDainian TomlinsonLaDainian Tomlinson——
2007Tom BradyTom BradyTom BradyTom Brady——
2008Peyton Manning (3)Peyton Manning (2)—Kurt Warner (3)——
2009Peyton Manning (4)Peyton Manning (3)————
2010Tom Brady (2)Tom Brady (2)————
2011Aaron RodgersAaron Rodgers————
2012Adrian PetersonAdrian Peterson————
2013Peyton Manning (5)Peyton Manning (4)————
2014Aaron Rodgers (2)Aaron Rodgers (2)————
2015Cam NewtonCam Newton————
2016Matt RyanMatt Ryan————
2017Tom Brady (3)Tom Brady (3)————
2018Patrick MahomesPatrick Mahomes————
2019Lamar JacksonLamar Jackson————
2020Aaron Rodgers (3)Aaron Rodgers (3)————
2021Aaron Rodgers (4)Aaron Rodgers (4)————
2022Patrick Mahomes (2)Patrick Mahomes (2)————
YearAPPFWASporting NewsJim Thorpe TrophyJoe F. Carr TrophyUPI

See also

References
General
  • "Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP) Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  • "UPI NFL Most Valuable Player Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  • "Newspaper Ent. Assoc. NFL Most Valuable Player Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  • "AP NFL Most Valuable Player Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  • "PFWA NFL Most Valuable Player Winners". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
Footnotes
  1. Bieler, Des (January 20, 2016). "Pro Football Writers name Cam Newton their NFL MVP". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  2. "First-ever 'NFL Honors' show will be hosted by Baldwin in Indy". NFL.com. National Football League. January 3, 2012. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 21, 2016.
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