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Road to the Super Bowl MVP

  • Eli keeps MVP award in family

    Move over, Peyton. Make room in the Manning family trophy case, Archie. Baby boy Eli is coming home with hardware all his own -- a Super Bowl ring and an MVP trophy to place alongside the ones his big brother brought back only a year ago.

  • MVP Watch: Super Bowl XLII

    There have been several standout performances thus far in the 2007 postseason. But keep in mind the Pete Rozelle Trophy that goes to the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (not to mention a 2009 Cadillac Escalade Hybrid) is not a cumulative award.

  • Defensive Super Bowl MVPs

    History would dictate that the Super Bowl MVP is an award reserved for offensive players, especially quarterbacks (21 times). But these eight defenders would argue otherwise, as they are the only guys on their side of the ball to win a Super Bowl MVP.

  • Five unlikely Super Bowl MVPs

    For anyone expecting Tom Brady to run away with his third Super Bowl MVP, here are five previous winners that few could have forecasted.

  • Conference Title MVP Watch

    With the exception of Tom Brady, there are no players among the four remaining playoff teams that have the experience of hoisting the Pete Rozelle Trophy that is given annually to the Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl.

  • "Dirt Road" Leads to Gold

    In the buildup to Super Bowl XXXVII between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Oakland Raiders, it's hard to believe that many people looked at Bucs free safety Dexter Jackson as a serious candidate for MVP.

  • No Sophomore Slump

    After winning rookie of the year honors with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1982, the Heisman Trophy winner from USC capped his second season by earning MVP of Super Bowl XVIII.

  • Right Place, Right Time

    After being cut by the Green Bay Packers in 1994, former Rams QB Kurt Warner had no reason to expect he would someday enjoy a productive career as an NFL quarterback. Then he capped a magical season as Super Bowl XXXIV MVP.

  • Who's Next: Wild-Card Players to Watch

    There are some big-time players on the eight teams that will play in the first round of the NFL's postseason. Can any of them step up and carry their team all the way to Super Bowl XLII? Here are some prime MVP candidates.

How does one become MVP?

Your vote counts!

Cadillac's sponsorship of the MVP Award put fans in the "driver's seat" by allowing them to vote online for the player they feel deserves the award and receive a new Cadillac. Beginning in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl, fans are able to cast their ballots on the Superbowl.com MVP Ballot presented by Cadillac. The fan vote counts for roughly 20 percent, with on-site media members representing the other 80 percent.


You can text your vote using your Sprint service or any other wireless provider. Just text the player's name to 997777. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Past Super Bowl MVPs

Super Bowl I
Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay
Super Bowl II
Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay
Super Bowl III
Joe Namath, QB, N.Y. Jets
Super Bowl IV
Len Dawson, QB, Kansas City
Super Bowl V
Chuck Howley, LB, Dallas
Super Bowl VI
Roger Staubach, QB, Dallas
Super Bowl VII
Jake Scott, S, Miami
Super Bowl VIII
Larry Csonka, RB, Miami
Super Bowl IX
Franco Harris, RB, Pittsburgh
Super Bowl X
Lynn Swann, WR, Pittsburgh
Super Bowl XI
Fred Biletnikoff, WR, Oakland
Super Bowl XII
R. White, DT; H. Martin, DE, Dallas

Super Bowl XIII
Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh
Super Bowl XIV
Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh
Super Bowl XV
Jim Plunkett, QB, Qakland
Super Bowl XVI
Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco
Super Bowl XVII
John Riggins, RB, Washington
Super Bowl XVIII
Marcus Allen, RB, L.A. Raiders
Super Bowl XIX
Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco
Super Bowl XX
Richard Dent, DE, Chicago
Super Bowl XXI
Phil Simms, QB, N.Y. Giants
Super Bowl XXII
Doug Williams, QB, Washington
Super Bowl XXIII
Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco
Super Bowl XXIV
Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco
Super Bowl XXV
Ottis Anderson, RB, N.Y. Giants
Super Bowl XXVI
Mark Rypien, QB, Washington
Super Bowl XXVII
Troy Aikman, QB, Dallas
Super Bowl XXVIII
Emmitt Smith, RB, Dallas
Super Bowl XXIX
Steve Young, QB, San Francisco
Super Bowl XXX
Larry Brown, CB, Dallas
Super Bowl XXXI
Desmond Howard, KR, Green Bay
Super Bowl XXXII
Terrell Davis, RB, Denver
Super Bowl XXXIII
John Elway, QB, Denver
Super Bowl XXXIV
Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis
Super Bowl XXXV
Ray Lewis, LB, Baltimore
Super Bowl XXXVI
Tom Brady, QB, New England
Super Bowl XXXVII
Dexter Jackson, S, Tampa Bay
Super Bowl XXXVIII
Tom Brady, QB, New England
Super Bowl XXXIX
Deion Branch, WR, New England
Super Bowl XL
Hines Ward, WR, Pittsburgh
Super Bowl XLI
Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis
Super Bowl XLII
Eli Manning, QB, N.Y. Giants

Super Bowl XLII Event Info

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, one of America's greatest rock and roll bands, will perform in the Bridgestone Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show on FOX at University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona on Sunday, Feb. 3.


Super Bowl week will also be highlighted by great live music performances as part of the Pepsi Smash concert series. Mary J. Blige and Maroon 5 headline the concert series on Thursday, Jan. 31, from the Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Ariz. RBD, Camila and Belinda will also perform on Friday, Feb. 1.

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