The Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is presented annually to the most valuable player of the Super Bowl, the National Football League's (NFL) championship game. The winner is chosen by a panel of 16 football writers and broadcasters, and, since Super Bowl XXXV in 2001, fans voting electronically. The media panel's ballots count for 80 percent of the vote tally, while the viewers' ballots make up the other 20 percent. The game's viewing audience can vote on the Internet, or by using cell phones. Voters cannot select an entire unit.
The Super Bowl MVP has been awarded annually since the game's inception in 1967. Through 1989, the award was presented by Sport magazine. Bart Starr was the MVP of the first two Super Bowls. Since 1990, the award has been presented by the NFL. Ottis Anderson was the first to win the trophy. The most recent Super Bowl MVP, from Super Bowl LX, is Seattle Seahawks running back Kenneth Walker III.
Tom Brady is the only player to have won five Super Bowl MVP awards (four with the New England Patriots and one with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers); Joe Montana and Patrick Mahomes won three times and three other players—Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw and Eli Manning—have won the award twice. Starr, Bradshaw, and Mahomes are the only ones to have won it in back-to-back years. The MVP has come from the winning team every year except 1971, when Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley won the award, despite the Cowboys' loss in Super Bowl V to the Baltimore Colts. Harvey Martin and Randy White were named co-MVPs of Super Bowl XII, the only time co-MVPs have been chosen. Including the Super Bowl XII co-MVPs, seven Cowboys players have won Super Bowl MVP awards, the most of any NFL team. Quarterbacks have earned the honor 34 times in 59 games (and 60 awards).
From Super Bowl I to Super Bowl XLIX the Super Bowl MVP won a new car as a part of their MVP award. However, since Hyundai became the official vehicle partner of the NFL, from the 2015 NFL season onward no new car has been awarded to the Super Bowl MVP since Super Bowl 50.
Winners
upright|thumb|[[Bart Starr was the MVP of Super Bowls I and II while quarterback for the Green Bay Packers|alt=Bart Starr in a Green Bay Packers football uniform poses while underhand tossing a football toward the camera. He is wearing number "15".]]
upright|thumb|[[Joe Montana won three Super Bowl MVP awards as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers|alt=Joe Montana smiling and wearing a green and red patterned collared shirt.]]
upright|thumb|[[Jerry Rice, the MVP of Super Bowl XXIII, played wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers|alt=A bald Jerry Rice smiles. He is wearing a black suit.]]
upright|thumb|[[Desmond Howard, MVP of Super Bowl XXXI with the Green Bay Packers, is the only special teams player – a kick/punt returner – to win the award|alt=Desmond Howard wearing a grey striped suit while holding a water bottle outside. He has his XXXI Super Bowl ring on his right ring finger and his wedding ring on his left ring finger.]]
upright|thumb|[[Tom Brady, a quarterback, has the most MVP awards with five, winning in Super Bowls XXXVI, XXXVIII, XLIX, and LI while playing for the New England Patriots and Super Bowl LV playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers |alt=American football quarterback, Tom Brady, walks onto a football field while holding a gray helmet. He is wearing a white New England Patriots jersey with a blue number "12" and blue pants.]]
upright|thumb|[[Von Miller, MVP of Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos, is the most recent defensive player – a linebacker – to win the award|alt=Von Miller wearing a cap and AirPods smiles while holding a football. He is also wearing gloves and looks like he might soon throw the ball.]]
upright|thumb|[[Patrick Mahomes, a quarterback, won three MVP awards in Super Bowls LIV, LVII, and LVIII while playing for the Kansas City Chiefs|alt=Patrick Mahomes standing on a football field. He is wearing a white jersey with a red number "15" and red sleeves.]]
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