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Most Valuable Player (Awarded by the Pro Football Writers of America)
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| Year | Player | Team | Position | |
| 2011 | Aaron Rodgers | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | |
| 2010 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback | |
| 2009 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback | |
| 2008 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback | |
| 2007 | Tom Brady | New England Patriots | Quarterback | |
| 2006 | LaDainian Tomlinson | San Diego Chargers | Running Back | |
| 2005 | Shaun Alexander | Seattle Seahawks | Running Back | |
| 2004 | Peyton Manning | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback | |
| 2003* | Peyton Manning (tie) | Indianapolis Colts | Quarterback | |
| 2003* | Steve McNair (tie) | Tennessee Titans | Quarterback | |
| 2002 | Rich Gannon | Oakland Raiders | Quarterback | |
| 2001 | Marshall Faulk | St. Louis Rams | Running Back | |
| 2000 | Marshall Faulk | St. Louis Rams | Running Back | |
| 1999 | Kurt Warner | St. Louis Rams | Quarterback | |
| 1998 | Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | Running Back | |
| 1997 | Barry Sanders | Detroit Lions | Running Back | |
| 1996 | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | |
| 1995 | Brett Favre | Green Bay Packers | Quarterback | |
| 1994 | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | |
| 1993 | Emmitt Smith | Dallas Cowboys | Running Back | |
| 1992 | Steve Young | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | |
| 1991 | Thurman Thomas | Buffalo Bills | Running Back | |
| 1990 | Randall Cunningham | Philadelphia Eagles | Quarterback | |
| 1989 | Joe Montana | San Francisco 49ers | Quarterback | |
| 1988 | Boomer Esiason | Cincinnati Bengals | Quarterback | |
| 1987 | Jerry Rice | San Francisco 49ers | Wide Receiver | |
| 1986 | Lawrence Taylor | New York Giants | Linebacker | |
| 1985 | Marcus Allen | Los Angeles Raiders | Running Back | |
| 1984 | Dan Marino | Miami Dolphins | Quarterback | |
| 1983 | Joe Theismann | Washington Redskins | Quarterback | |
| 1982 | Dan Fouts | San Diego Chargers | Quarterback | |
| 1981 | Ken Anderson | Cincinnati Bengals | Quarterback | |
| 1980 | Brian Sipe | Cleveland Browns | Quarterback | |
| 1979 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | Running Back | |
| 1978 | Earl Campbell | Houston Oilers | Running Back | |
| 1977 | Walter Payton | Chicago Bears | Running Back | |
| 1976 | Bert Jones | Baltimore Colts | Quarterback | |
| 1975 | Fran Tarkenton | Minnesota Vikings | Quarterback | |