National Football League MVPs

Sat, Feb 6, 2021
By The Associated Press

The NFL Most Valuable Players named by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media (x-unanimous):

2020 - Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB

2019 - x-Lamar Jackson, Baltimore, QB

2018 - Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City, QB

2017 - Tom Brady, New England, QB

2016 - Matt Ryan, Atlanta, QB

2015 - Cam Newton, Carolina, QB

2014 - Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB

2013 - Peyton Manning, Denver, QB

2012 - Adrian Peterson, Minnesota, RB

2011 - Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB

2010 - x-Tom Brady, New England, QB

2009 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB

2008 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB

2007 - Tom Brady, New England, QB

2006 - LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego, RB

2005 - Shaun Alexander, Seattle, RB

2004 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB

2003 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, and Steve McNair, Tennessee, QBs

2002 - Rich Gannon, Oakland, QB

2001 - Kurt Warner, St. Louis, QB

2000 - Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, RB

1999 - Kurt Warner, St. Louis, QB

1998 - Terrell Davis, Denver, RB

1997 - Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB, and Barry Sanders, Detroit, RB

1996 - Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB

1995 - Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB

1994 - Steve Young, San Francisco, QB

1993 - Emmitt Smith, Dallas, RB

1992 - Steve Young, San Francisco, QB

1991 - Thurman Thomas, Buffalo, RB

1990 - Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB

1989 - Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB

1988 - Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati, QB

1987 - John Elway, Denver, QB

1986 - Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants, LB

1985 - Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, RB

1984 - Dan Marino, Miami, QB

1983 - Joe Theismann, Washington, QB

1982 - Mark Moseley, Washington, PK

1981 - Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, QB

1980 - Brian Sipe, Cleveland, QB

1979 - Earl Campbell, Houston, RB

1978 - Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB

1977 - Walter Payton, Chicago, RB

1976 - Bert Jones, Baltimore, QB

1975 - Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, QB

1974 - Ken Stabler, Oakland, QB

1973 - O.J. Simpson, Buffalo, RB

1972 - Larry Brown, Washington, RB

1971 - Alan Page, Minnesota, DT

1970 - John Brodie, San Francisco, QB

1969 - Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams, QB

1968 - Earl Morrall, Baltimore, QB

1967 - John Unitas, Baltimore, QB

1966 - Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB

1965 - Jim Brown, Cleveland, RB

1964 - John Unitas, Baltimore, QB

1963 - Y.A. Tittle, New York Giants, QB

1962 - Jim Taylor, Green Bay, RB

1961 - Paul Hornung, Green Bay, RB