List of NFL MVPs

This is a plain text list of NFL MVPs according to the AP (Associated Press). Prior to 1961, the first few NFL MVP’s were disputed due to a lack of a formal body to announce the award. Thus this list starts with Paul Hornung in 1961 and ends with Lamar Jackson in 2019. Therefore remember that 2020 was the last time this list was updated.

Also note that the NFL MVP award has been split twice. In 1997 between Brett Favre and Barry Sanders. As well as in 2003 between Peyton Manning and Steve McNair.

Paul Hornung
Jim Taylor
Y. A. Tittle
Johnny Unitas
Jim Brown
Bart Starr
Johnny Unitas
Earl Morrall
Roman Gabriel
John Brodie
Alan Page
Larry Brown
O. J. Simpson
Ken Stabler
Fran Tarkenton
Bert Jones
Walter Payton
Terry Bradshaw
Earl Campbell
Brian Sipe
Ken Anderson
Mark Moseley
Joe Theismann
Dan Marino
Marcus Allen
Lawrence Taylor
John Elway
Boomer Esiason
Joe Montana
Joe Montana
Thurman Thomas
Steve Young
Emmitt Smith
Steve Young
Brett Favre
Brett Favre
Brett Favre/Barry Sanders
Terrell Davis
Kurt Warner
Marshall Faulk
Kurt Warner
Rich Gannon
Peyton Manning/Steve McNair
Peyton Manning
Shaun Alexander
LaDainian Tomlinson
Tom Brady
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Tom Brady
Aaron Rodgers
Adrian Peterson
Peyton Manning
Aaron Rodgers
Cam Newton
Matt Ryan
Tom Brady
Patrick Mahomes
Lamar Jackson

Plain Text List of NFL MVP’s With Years in Tabular Form

Below you’ll find a list of the NFL MVPs, again in chronological order, but including the years the award was won. Please let us know if you spot any errors. A final list of NFL MVP’s including team names can be found in the section below.

List of All NFL MVP’s With Years and Team Names in Tabular Form

Below is a list of MVP’s including the year the award was won and the team they were on when they won it. Note that the two times the award was split. Brett Favre was a member of the Packers and Barry Sanders the Lions (denoted by hyphen). Additionally Peyton Manning was a member of the Colts, while Steve McNair was a member of the Titans.