From Super Bowl records that may never be broken to players who had the Sunday of their lives and were never heard from again, Super Bowl MVPs have come in all shapes, sizes, and positions (unless you're a punter or kicker, in which case you're still out of luck).
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Some interesting facts about NFL Super Bowl MVPs that you might not be aware of:
- The very first award was given to Bart Starr of the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl 1
- The only winner of the award to come from a losing team was Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl 5
- The only team to have co-MVP winners was the Cowboys when Harvey Martin and Randy White shared the award in Super Bowl 12
- The only players to win the award two years in a row are Bart Starr and Terry Bradshaw (Pittsburgh Steelers)
- Tom Brady's four MVP trophies for New England are tops in the league, followed by Joe Montana's three for San Francisco
- Desmond Howard (Green Bay, Super Bowl 31) is the only special teams player to win the award.
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Super Bowl MVPs: The Complete List
Check out each and every Super Bowl most valuable player going back to the league's first championship game in 1967.
| Super Bowl | Team | Player |
|---|---|---|
| SB 1 | Green Bay Packers | Bart Starr |
| SB 2 | Green Bay Packers | Bart Starr |
| SB 3 | New York Jets | Joe Namath |
| SB 4 | Kansas City Chiefs | Len Dawson |
| SB 5 | Dallas Cowboys | Chuck Hawley |
| SB 6 | Dallas Cowboys | Roger Staubach |
| SB 7 | Miami Dolphins | Jake Scott |
| SB 8 | Miami Dolphins | Larry Csonka |
| SB 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Franco Harris |
| SB 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Lynn Swann |
| SB 11 | Oakland Raiders | Fred Biletnikoff |
| SB 12 | Dallas Cowboys | Harvey Martin & Randy White |
| SB 13 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Bradshaw |
| SB 14 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Terry Bradshaw |
| SB 15 | Oakland Raiders | Jim Plunkett |
| SB 16 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Montana |
| SB 17 | Washington Redskins | John Riggins |
| SB 18 | Los Angeles Raiders | Marcus Allen |
| SB 19 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Montana |
| SB 20 | Chicago Bears | Richard Dent |
| SB 21 | New York Giants | Phil Simms |
| SB 22 | Washington Redskins | Doug Williams |
| SB 23 | San Francisco 49ers | Jerry Rice |
| SB 24 | San Francisco 49ers | Joe Montana |
| SB 25 | New York Giants | Ottis Anderson |
| SB 26 | Washington Redskins | Mark Rypien |
| SB 27 | Dallas Cowboys | Troy Aikman |
| SB 28 | Dallas Cowboys | Emmitt Smith |
| SB 29 | San Francisco 49ers | Steve Young |
| SB 30 | Dallas Cowboys | Larry Brown |
| SB 31 | Green Bay Packers | Desmond Howard |
| SB 32 | Denver Broncos | Terrell Davis |
| SB 33 | Denver Broncos | John Elway |
| SB 34 | St. Louis Rams | Kurt Warner |
| SB 35 | Baltimore Ravens | Ray Lewis |
| SB 36 | New England Patriots | Tom Brady |
| SB 37 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dexter Jackson |
| SB 38 | New England Patriots | Tom Brady |
| SB 39 | New England Patriots | Deion Branch |
| SB 40 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Hines Ward |
| SB 41 | Indianapolis Colts | Peyton Manning |
| SB 42 | New York Giants | Eli Manning |
| SB 43 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Santonio Holmes |
| SB 44 | New Orleans Saints | Drew Brees |
| SB 45 | Green Bay Packers | Aaron Rodgers |
| SB 46 | New York Giants | Eli Manning |
| SB 47 | Baltimore Ravens | Joe Flacco |
| SB 48 | Seattle Seahawks | Malcolm Smith |
| SB 49 | New England Patriots | Tom Brady |
| SB 50 | Denver Broncos | Von Miller |
| SB 51 | New England Patriots | Tom Brady |
| SB 52 | TBD | TBD |
