The NFL MVP Award is most likely the most prestigious individual award in an American football player’s career. It is always given to the best player of the season, who has given his ultimate best for the team. It all began in 1957, when the MVP Award was introduced and Jim Brown won it. Since then, MVP Awards are given to the best player in the league every season. So here is the NFL MVP Award winners list.
NFL MVP Award Winners List
From 1957 to 1970
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
| 1957 | Jim Brown | Running back | Cleveland Browns |
| 1958 | Jim Brown | Running back | Cleveland Browns |
| 1959 | Johnny Unitas | Quarterback | Baltimore Colts |
| 1960 | Norm Van Brocklin | Quarterback | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 1961 | Paul Hornung | Running back | Green Bay Packers |
| 1962 | Jim Taylor | Running back | Green Bay Packers |
| 1963 | Y. A. Tittle | Quarterback | New York Giants |
| 1964 | Johnny Unitas | Quarterback | Baltimore Colts |
| 1965 | Jim Brown | Running back | Cleveland Browns |
| 1966 | Bart Starr | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 1967 | Johnny Unitas | Quarterback | Baltimore Colts |
| 1968 | Earl Morrall | Quarterback | Baltimore Colts |
| 1969 | Roman Gabriel | Quarterback | Los Angeles Rams |
| 1970 | John Brodie | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
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From 1971 to 1980
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
| 1971 | Alan Page | Defensive tackle | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1972 | Larry Brown | Running back | Washington Redskins |
| 1973 | O. J. Simpson | Running back | Buffalo Bills |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler | Quarterback | Oakland Raiders |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton | Quarterback | Minnesota Vikings |
| 1976 | Bert Jones | Quarterback | Baltimore Colts |
| 1977 | Walter Payton | Running back | Chicago Bears |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw | Quarterback | Pittsburgh Steelers |
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | Running back | Houston Oilers |
| 1980 | Brian Sipe | Quarterback | Cleveland Browns |
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From 1981 to 1990
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson | Quarterback | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1982 | Mark Moseley | Placekicker | Washington Redskins |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann | Quarterback | Washington Redskins |
| 1984 | Dan Marino | Quarterback | Miami Dolphins |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen | Running back | Los Angeles Raiders |
| 1986 | Lawrence Taylor | Linebacker | New York Giants |
| 1987 | John Elway | Quarterback | Denver Broncos |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason | Quarterback | Cincinnati Bengals |
| 1989 | Joe Montana | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1990 | Joe Montana | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
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From 1991 to 2000
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
| 1991 | Thurman Thomas | Running back | Buffalo Bills |
| 1992 | Steve Young | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith | Running back | Dallas Cowboys |
| 1994 | Steve Young | Quarterback | San Francisco 49ers |
| 1995 | Brett Favre | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 1996 | Brett Favre | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 1997 | Brett Favre | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| Barry Sanders | Running back | Detroit Lions | |
| 1998 | Terrell Davis | Running back | Denver Broncos |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams |
| 2000 | Marshall Faulk | Running back | St. Louis Rams |
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From 2001 to 2010
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner | Quarterback | St. Louis Rams |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon | Quarterback | Oakland Raiders |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning and Steve McNair | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | Running back | Seattle Seahawks |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | Running back | San Diego Chargers |
| 2007 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |
| 2008 | Peyton Manning | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2009 | Peyton Manning | Quarterback | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2010 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |
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From 2011 to present
| Season | Player | Position | Team |
| 2011 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 2012 | Adrian Peterson | Running back | Minnesota Vikings |
| 2013 | Peyton Manning | Quarterback | Denver Broncos |
| 2014 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 2015 | Cam Newton | Quarterback | Carolina Panthers |
| 2016 | Matt Ryan | Quarterback | Atlanta Falcons |
| 2017 | Tom Brady | Quarterback | New England Patriots |
| 2018 | Patrick Mahomes | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2019 | Lamar Jackson | Quarterback | Baltimore Ravens |
| 2020 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 2021 | Aaron Rodgers | Quarterback | Green Bay Packers |
| 2022 | Patrick Mahomes | Quarterback | Kansas City Chiefs |
| 2023 | ? | ? | ? |
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Multiple MVP Award Winners
| Number of Awards | Player | Team Represented | Years |
| 5 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos | 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2024 |
| 4 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | 2011, 2014, 2020, 2021 |
| 3 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | 1957, 1958, 1965 |
| 3 | Johnny Unitas | Baltimore Colts | 1959, 1964, 1967 |
| 3 | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | 1995, 1996, 1997 |
| 3 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | 2007, 2010, 2017 |
| 2 | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | 1989, 1990 |
| 2 | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | 1992, 1994 |
| 2 | Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams | 1999, 2001 |
| 2 | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | 2018, 2022 |
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