The Super Bowl MVP Award is an honor given out to the most valuable player in the Super Bowl, the biggest and the most prestigious championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The game has served as the conclusive game of every NFL season since 1966, displacing the NFL Championship Game. 2022 will be the first year the Super Bowl will be played on the 2nd Sunday in February. Previous Super Bowls were played on Sundays in early to mid-January from 1967 to 1978, late January from 1979 to 2003, and the first Sunday of February from 2004 to 2021.
Triumphing teams are rewarded the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named after the self-titled coach who won the first two Super Bowl games. Due to the NFL prohibiting the usage of its “Super Bowl” trademark, it is oftentimes referred to as the “big game” or other generic phrases by non-sponsoring companies. The day the game is played is often implied as Super Bowl Sunday or Super Sunday.
The Super Bowl MVP is selected by a fan vote during the game and by a committee of 16 American football writers and commentators who vote after the game. The media panel’s ballots count for 80% of the vote tally, while the viewers’ ballots make up the other 20 percent. Naturally, the prize goes to a player on the winning team. Nonetheless, there has been one circumstance where the losing team got the MVP Award.
Around 26,000 athletes have partaken in the National Football League. Only 47 out of these players can confidently profess to be Super Bowl MVP. Before 2021, there have been a total of 54 super bowl finales played. Only 5 players have won the prize more than once ( all quarterbacks), believe it or not. There has also been an instance where 2 players earned the award (Dallas’ Harvey Martin and Randy White). A lot of the players who have won Super Bowl MVP have done it only once, one career-defining time on the greatest stage in American sports.
Below, we’ve broken down the record of the Super Bowl MVP award, encompassing players that have won it more than any other (it’s not a surprising name).
Who Has The Record For The Most Super Bowl MVP Awards?
The G.O.A.T. who has attained the most Super Bowl MVP awards is Tom Brady. He has seven rings to his name, five of those titles he was also named Super Bowl MVP.
As of February 2021, the last 10 years’ excellence of Super Bowl MVP award winners is all active, giving them at least an outside shot of claiming a second and joining this even more exclusive club. Patrick Mahomes got his Super Bowl MVP award for the first time in just his following season as a starter and could have a decade or more to add to his particular total.
Super Bowl XLV (2011) – Aaron Rodgers
- Team: Green Bay Packers
- Position: Quarterback
- Career Accomplishments: Aaron Rodgers played 17 seasons for the Packers. He has thrown 55,360 yards and had 449 touchdowns. He was appointed to play in 8 Pro Bowls. He has won 3 MVP awards, 1 Super Bowl MVP award, and 1 championship..
Super Bowl XLVI (2012) – Eli Manning
- Team: New York Giants
- Position: Quarterback
- Career Accomplishments: Manning has been with the Giants for 16 seasons. He threw 57,023 yards and 366 touchdowns. Chosen to play in 4 Pro Bowls, and He won the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year award, Eli has 2 Super Bowl MVP awards and 2 championships under his belt.
Super Bowl XLVII(2013) – Joe Flacco
- Team: Baltimore Ravens
- Position: Quarterback
- Career Accomplishments: Joe Flacco has played 14 seasons for the Ravens, Jets, and Broncos. He has slung for 41,269 yards and 227 touchdowns. He has won one Super Bowl MVP award and the championship trophy.
Super Bowl XLVIII (2014) – Malcolm Smith
- Team: Seattle Seahawks
- Position: Linebacker
- Career Accomplishments: Malcolm Smith has played 10 seasons for 6 different teams, involving the Seahawks and Browns. With a stunning 376 solo tackles, 142 assists, 7.0 sacks, 2 fumble recoveries, and 7 interceptions. He has 1 Super Bowl MVP award and 1 championship to his name.
Super Bowl XLIX (2015) – Tom Brady
- Team: New England Patriots
- Position: Quarterback
- Career Accomplishments: Tom Brady has featured in 22 seasons for the Patriots and Buccaneers. Thrown 84,520 yards and made 624 touchdowns. He was picked to play in 14 Pro Bowls. He has won (1) Comeback Player of the Year award, (2) Offensive Player of the Year awards, (3)MVP awards, (5) Super Bowl MVP awards, and (7) championships.
Super Bowl 50 (2016) – Von Miller
- Team: Denver Broncos
- Position: Linebacker
- Career Accomplishments: Von Miller has played 10 seasons for both the Broncos and Rams. He has 413 solo tackles, 127 assists, 115.5 sacks, 9 fumble recoveries, and 2 interceptions. He has featured in 8 Pro Bowls. Winning the Defensive Rookie of the Year award, 1 Super Bowl MVP award, and 1 championship title.
Super Bowl LI (2017) – Tom Brady
- Team: New England Patriots
- Position: Quarterback
- Career Accomplishments: Known to be the greatest quarterback of all time, he spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots where he was a central contributor to the franchise’s reign from 2001 to 2019.
Super Bowl LII (2018) – Nick Foles
- Team: Philadelphia Eagles
- Position: Quarterback
- Career Accomplishments: Nick Foles has played 10 seasons for 5 teams, including the Eagles and Bears. He has thrown a total of 14,003 yards and had 82 touchdowns. He was selected to play in 1 Pro Bowl. He has won 1 Super Bowl MVP award and 1 championship.
Super Bowl LIII (2019) – Julian Edelman
- Team: New England Patriots
- Position: Wide Receiver
- Career Accomplishments: Julian Edelman played 11 seasons for the Patriots. He had 620 catches for 6,822 yards and scored 41 touchdowns, along with 177 punt retrievals for 1,986 yards. He won 1 Super Bowl MVP award and 3 championships.
Super Bowl LIV (2020) – Patrick Mahomes
- Team: Kansas City Chiefs
- Position: Quarterback
- Career Accomplishments: Patrick Mahomes has played 5 seasons for the Chiefs. He has thrown for 18,991 yards and 151 touchdowns. He was chosen to play in 2 Pro Bowls. He has won 1 Offensive Player of the Year award, 1 MVP award, 1 Super Bowl MVP award, and 1 championship.
Super Bowl LV (2021) – Tom Brady
- Team: Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Position: Quarterback
- Career Accomplishments: A veteran in the business, he is the latest MVP (at least till this year’s Super Bowl game is played.)
List Of The Last Ten NFL Players To Win The Super Bowl
- 2011 XLV Aaron Rodgers Packers QB
- 2012 XLVI Eli Manning (2) Giants QB
- 2013 XLVII Joe Flacco Ravens QB
- 2014 XLVIII Malcolm Smith Seahawks LB
- 2015 XLIX Tom Brady (3) Patriots QB
- 2016 50 Von Miller Broncos LB
- 2017 LI Tom Brady (4) Patriots QB
- 2018 LII Nick Foles Eagles QB
- 2019 LIII Julian Edelman Patriots WR
- 2020 LIV Patrick Mahomes Chiefs QB
- 2021 LV Tom Brady (5) Tampa Bay QB
