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| SEASON | MVP | TEAM | POSITION |
| 2023 | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravans | QB |
| 2022 | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | QB |
| 2021 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 2020 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 2019 | Lamar Jackson | Baltimore Ravens | QB |
| 2018 | Patrick Mahomes | Kansas City Chiefs | QB |
| 2017 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | QB |
| 2016 | Matt Ryan | Atlanta Falcons | QB |
| 2015 | Cam Newton | Carolina Panthers | QB |
| 2014 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 2013 | Peyton Manning | Denver Broncos | QB |
| 2012 | Adrian Peterson | Minnesota Vikings | RB |
| 2011 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 2010 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | QB |
| 2009 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | QB |
| 2008 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | QB |
| 2007 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | QB |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers | RB |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks | RB |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | QB |
| 2003 | Peyton Manning Steve McNair |
Indianapolis Colts Tennessee Titans |
QB QB |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon | Oakland Raiders | QB |
| 2001 | Kurt Warner | St Louis Rams | QB |
| 2000 | Marshall Faulk | St Louis Rams | RB |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | St Louis Rams | QB |
| 1998 | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | RB |
| 1997 | Brett Favre Barry Sanders |
Green Bay Packers Detroit Lions |
QB RB |
| 1996 | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1995 | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1994 | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | RB |
| 1992 | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
| 1991 | Thurman Thomas | Buffalo Bills | RB |
| 1990 | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
| 1989 | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason | Cincinnati Bengals | QB |
| 1987 | John Elway | Denver Broncos | QB |
| 1986 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants | LB |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | RB |
| 1984 | Dan Marino | Miami Dolphins | QB |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann | Washington Redskins | QB |
| 1982 | Mark Moseley | Washington Redskins | K |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson | Cincinnati Bengals | QB |
| 1980 | Brian Sipe | Cleveland Browns | QB |
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | RB |
| 1978 | Terry Bradshaw | Pittsburgh Steelers | QB |
| 1977 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | RB |
| 1976 | Bert Jones | Baltimore Colts | QB |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton | Minnesota Vikings | QB |
| 1974 | Ken Stabler | Oakland Raiders | QB |
| 1973 | O.J. Simpson | Buffalo Bills | RB |
| 1972 | Larry Brown | Washington Redskins | RB |
| 1971 | Alan Page | Minnesota Vikings | DT |
| 1970 | John Brodie | San Francisco 49ers | QB |
| 1969 | Roman Gabriel | Los Angeles Rams | QB |
| 1968 | Earl Morrall | Baltimore Colts | QB |
| 1967 | John Unitas | Baltimore Colts | QB |
| 1966 | Bart Starr | Green Bay Packers | QB |
| 1965 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | RB |
| 1964 | John Unitas | Baltimore Colts | QB |
| 1963 | Y.A. Tittle | New York Giants | QB |
| 1962 | Jim Taylor | Green Bay Packers | RB |
| 1961 | Paul Hornung | Green Bay Packers | HB |
| 1960 | Joe Schmidt Norm Van Brocklin |
Detroit Lions Philadelphia Eagles |
LB QB |
| 1959 | Charley Conerly | New York Giants | QB |
| 1958 | Gino Marchetti | Baltimore Colts | DE |
| 1957 | Jim Brown | Cleveland Browns | RB |