The Super Bowl MVP, or Super Bowl Most Valuable Player, is an award given at the conclusion of the Super Bowl, the National Football League's championship game, to the player deemed to have made the most significant positive impact on the outcome of the game. Currently, the winner is chosen by a panel of members of the media, and the fans. The media panel's ballots count for 80 percent of the votes while the fans' ballots count for 20 percent. The fans may vote online at the official web site SuperBowl.com during the game. Prior to Super Bowl XXXV, only the media panel selected the MVP.

Unsurprisingly, the MVP has traditionally come from the winning team. Chuck Howley (Super Bowl V) is the only MVP from the losing team. Most MVPs are on offense, which is seen as more glamorous, playing at positions that score touchdowns: quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers. Of the 40 Super Bowls, only 8 defensive players (2 of them co-MVPs) have won the recognition. Only once has a special teams player (kick returner Desmond Howard) won the honor. Joe Montana holds the record for earning this honor the most times, three.

Since Super Bowl XXV, the Super Bowl MVP is awarded the Pete Rozelle Trophy, named after the former commissioner of the NFL who served from 1960 to 1989.

• 20 times a quarterback was named Super Bowl MVP.
• 7 times a running back was named Super Bowl MVP.
• 5 times a wide receiver was named Super Bowl MVP.
• 2 times a defensive end was named Super Bowl MVP.
• 2 times a linebacker was named Super Bowl MVP
• 2 times a safety was named Super Bowl MVP.
• 1 time a cornerback was named Super Bowl MVP.
• 1 time a defensive tackle was named Super Bowl MVP.
• 1 time a kick returner/punt returner was named Super Bowl MVP.
• 1 time a player from the losing team was named MVP.

A list of all past Super Bowl MVPs is shown below.

External links

• http://www.superbowl.com/mvp

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