Who Won the NFL MVP?
The National Football League’s Most Valuable Player award is one of the most prestigious honors in all of sports. So, who won the NFL MVP for the 2020 season?
Tom Brady
Tom Brady is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players to have won five Super Bowls (the other being Charles Haley), and he is the only player to have won them all with a single team.
New England Patriots quarterback
Tom Brady is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He is one of only two players to win five Super Bowls (the other being defensive end Charles Haley), and he is the only player to win them all playing for one team. Brady has also been selected for 11 Pro Bowls, and was named the NFL MVP in 2007 and 2010.
Won the award in 2010 and 2017
Tom Brady has won the National Football League’s Most Valuable Player Award (MVP) four times in his career, the most of any player in NFL history. He was awarded the MVP in 2010 and 2017 after leading the New England Patriots to victory in Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl LI, respectively. He also won the award in 2007 and 2014.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning, who won the National Football League’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) award for a record fifth time, is widely regarded as one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time. The 38-year-old Broncos quarterback broke the previous record of four MVPs, held by Brett Favre and Johnny Unitas.
Indianapolis Colts quarterback
Peyton Manning is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time due to his numerous career achievements, he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons.
Won the award in 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2009
Peyton Manning is a retired American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. He is a 14-time Pro Bowl selection, was the NFL Most Valuable Player five times, and won two Super Bowls, both with the Colts.
Manning holds many NFL records, including passing yards (71,940), touchdown passes (539), AP MVP awards (5), Pro Bowl appearances (14), and 4 regular season MVP awards. He is also the all-time leader in passing yards and touchdown passes in NFL history.
Drew Brees
Drew Brees was the favorite to win the NFL MVP award coming into the season. He did not disappoint as he lead the league in passing yards and touchdown passes. He also set a new NFL record for completion percentage.
New Orleans Saints quarterback
Drew Brees is an American football quarterback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He was born on January 15, 1979, in Austin, Texas. Brees played college football for Purdue University and was chosen by the San Diego Chargers with the first pick in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. After five seasons with the Chargers, Brees signed with the Saints as a free agent in 2006.
In 2009, he helped lead the Saints to their first Super Bowl victory, defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31–17 in Super Bowl XLIV. Brees was named Super Bowl MVP after passing for 288 yards and two touchdowns. He has led the Saints to nine playoff appearances, seven divisional championships, five NFC Championship Games, and two more Super Bowls—XLIV in 2010 (a 31–17 win over the Colts) and LII in 2018 (a 13–3 loss to the New England Patriots).
Brees has been selected to 14 Pro Bowls (2004–2018), tied for most all-time by a quarterback with Peyton Manning and Bruce Matthews. He is also one of only four quarterbacks to have defeated all 32 NFL franchises—joining Peyton Manning, Brett Favre, and Tom Brady—and one of only two quarterbacks to have defeated every team twice; Brady is merely undefeated against 30 teams (he has not faced his own Patriots or Marshawn Lynch’s Seahawks).
Won the award in 2006 and 2008
Drew Brees was born on January 15, 1979, in Austin, Texas. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He has been selected to 12 Pro Bowls and was named the Offensive Player of the Year in 2008 and 2011. In 2006 and 2008, he was named the NFL MVP. He led the Saints to a Super Bowl victory in 2010.
Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers was named the NFL MVP for the 2020 season. He is the first Packers player to win the award since Favre in 1997 and is the third Packers quarterback to win the award, joining Favre (three times) and Starr (twice). It is the fifth time in his career that Rodgers has been named the NFL MVP.
Green Bay Packers quarterback
In 2011, Rodgers led the Packers to a 15-1 record, giving him the best regular season record as a starting quarterback in NFL history. He threw for a career-high 4,643 yards, 45 touchdowns, and just six interceptions, while also rushing for 257 yards and two touchdowns. His 122.5 passer rating was not only an NFL record, but also the highest single-season rating in NFL history.
Rodgers was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Year and the Associated Press (AP) NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP). He was also named to the AP All-Pro first team for the second straight year. Rodgers became only the second player in NFL history (joining Hall of Famer Steve Young) to throw for over 4,500 yards with 45 or more touchdown passes and fewer than five interceptions in a season.
Won the award in 2011 and 2014
Aaron Rodgers is an American football quarterback who plays for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was selected in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Packers and became their starting quarterback in 2008. Rodgers led them to a victory in Super Bowl XLV over the Pittsburgh Steelers, for which he was named Super Bowl MVP. He was named Associated Press Athlete of the Year in 2011 and 2014. He won the award again in 2020.
