Who Has the Most NFL MVPs of All Time?
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The National Football League MVP award is given to the most outstanding player of the regular season. Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Brett Favre have won the most NFL MVP awards of all time.
NFL MVPs
The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual American football award given by various media outlets to the best performing player in the National Football League (NFL). The winner receives the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Peyton Manning has won the most NFL MVPs of all time with five awards.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning holds the NFL record for most MVPs awarded to one player in a career, as he was named MVP five times throughout his 18 seasons in the league. Manning is a quarterback who primarily played for the Indianapolis Colts and Denver Broncos throughout his NFL career. He was first named MVP in 2003, and then went on to win the award in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2013. In addition to his five MVPs, Manning was also named Super Bowl MVP twice.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady has been one of the most prolific quarterbacks in NFL history. He has led the New England Patriots to six Super Bowl victories, and he was named the Most Valuable Player of four of those games. Brady has also been named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player three times and the Offensive Player of the Year once.
Brett Favre
with three NFL MVP awards, Brett Favre is tied for the most MVPs of all time. He was the NFL MVP in 1995, 1996, and 1997, all while playing for the Green Bay Packers.
Super Bowl MVPs
The National Football League Most Valuable Player Award is an annual American football award given by various media outlets to the most valuable player of the regular season. The winner is usually announced at the end of the NFL’s regular season, but the award has been announced in February since 1970. The most recent winner of the award is Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens. With that said, let’s take a look at the NFL players with the most MVP awards in history.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is a retired American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League, primarily with the Indianapolis Colts. He is one of only two quarterbacks to win the Super Bowl MVP Award five times (the other being Bart Starr), and he was the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLI, defeating the Chicago Bears 29–17. Manning was also named to 14 Pro Bowls, tied for second all-time as of 2019. He led teams to eight division championships, two AFC championships, and one Super Bowl appearance during his 18 NFL seasons.
Manning holds NFL records for career passing yards (71,940), career touchdown passes (539), AP MVP awards (5), Pro Bowl appearances (14), and 4,000-yard passing seasons (14). He is also the all-time leader in passing touchdowns and passing yards for a single season.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady has five Super Bowl rings, four Super Bowl MVPs, and three league MVPs. He is widely considered the best quarterback of all time and has set numerous records over his twenty-year career. Brady began his career with the New England Patriots in 2000 and has played for them his entire career, winning six Super Bowls with the team. He has also been selected to fourteen Pro Bowls and was named First-Team All-Pro nine times.
Drew Brees
Drew Brees currently holds the record for the most Super Bowl MVPs with 3. He is followed by Tom Brady, who has won the award 2 times.
Other than Brady and Brees, 11 other quarterbacks have won the Super Bowl MVP award. Those QBs are: Bart Starr, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Troy Aikman, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Aaron Rodgers, Kurt Warner, and Joe Flacco.
Regular Season MVPs
In the history of the NFL, there have been 57 players who have been awarded the Most Valuable Player award. Of those 57 players, there are 9 who have won the award more than once. Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Brett Favre lead the pack with 5 MVPs each.
Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning is a retired professional American football player who played 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He is a two-time Super Bowl winner and was named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player (MVP) a record five times. Manning holds many NFL records, including career passing yards (71,940), touchdown passes (539), and AP MVP awards (5). He is also the older brother of Eli Manning, who also plays quarterback in the NFL.
Tom Brady
Tom Brady has been named the NFL MVP five times in his career, the most of any player in NFL history. Brady has won the award three times in the last four years, and he is the only player to have won it four times overall. He is also the only player to have won it in back-to-back seasons.
Aaron Rodgers
As of the 2019 NFL season, Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers has won the most NFL MVP awards of any player in history, with three. He was named MVP in 2011 and again in 2014, and he shared the award with Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott in 2016. Rodgers is a six-time Pro Bowl selection and was named first-team All-Pro four times. He has led the Packers to four NFC Championship games and one Super Bowl appearance, winning Super Bowl XLV in 2010.
