Ranking the Super Bowl MVPs
 

Because I was really bored and I've always been interested in this, I decided to rank all of the Super Bowl MVPs. 37 players have won or shared the award. There are virtually no shlubs on this list. 16 Hall of Famers, 5 current/recently retired players who are locks. This doesn't count Richard Dent who I think should be in and probably will one day. There's no specific formula, I just kind of looked over all the guys stats, Pro Bowls, other awards, etc. I took into account the fact that the stats are so much more inflated nowadays. Here's the list:

1. Jerry Rice WR- SF
2. Joe Montana QB- SF
3. Peyton Manning QB- IND
4. Emmitt Smith RB- DAL
5. John Elway QB- DEN
6. Tom Brady QB- NE
7. Steve Young QB- SF
8. Roger Staubach QB- DAL
9. Randy White DT- DAL
10. Ray Lewis LB- BAL
11. Franco Harris RB- PIT
12. Troy Aikman QB- DAL
13. Terry Bradshaw QB- PIT
14. Len Dawson QB- KC
15. Bart Starr QB- GB
16. Marcus Allen RB- LA
17. Larry Csonka RB- MIA
18. Richard Dent DE- CHI
19. Joe Namath QB- NYJ
20. Chuck Howley LB- DAL
21. Fred Bilnetnikoff WR- OAK
22. John Riggins RB- WAS
23. Terrell Davis RB- DEN
24. Jake Scott S- MIA
25. Phil Simms QB- NYG
26. Hines Ward WR- PIT
27. Ottis Anderson RB- NYG
28. Lynn Swann WR- PIT
29. Kurt Warner QB- STL
30. Harvey Martin DE- DAL
31. Jim Plunkett QB- OAK
32. Deion Branch WR- NE
33. Mark Rypien QB- WAS
34. Doug Williams QB- WAS
35. Dexter Jackson S- TB
36. Desmond Howard KR- QB
37. Larry Brown CB- DAL

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1. Jerry Rice WR- SF
2. Joe Montana QB- SF
3. Peyton Manning QB- IND
4. Emmitt Smith RB- DAL
5. John Elway QB- DEN
6. Tom Brady QB- NE
7. Steve Young QB- SF
8. Roger Staubach QB- DAL

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I stopped reading at that point.

Re: Ranking the Super Bowl MVPs
 

So you just ranked them as players, not according to their respective Superbowl performances? I don't really see any way to compare players at different positions objectively.

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1. Jerry Rice WR- SF
2. Joe Montana QB- SF
3. Peyton Manning QB- IND
4. Emmitt Smith RB- DAL
5. John Elway QB- DEN
6. Tom Brady QB- NE
7. Steve Young QB- SF
8. Roger Staubach QB- DAL

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I stopped reading at that point.

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in terms of Superbowl performances Brady>Manning

well if you limit it to first superbowl Manning>Brady

in terms of career Manning >Brady

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ya i think he was just ranking careers of all the superbowl mvps... you should split up positions tho

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So, basically, you are ranking the best players of all time, minus a few.

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Explain how Phil is at #25. He only completed 22 out of 25 passes in the biggest game of his life on the biggest stage in the world.

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Explain how Phil is at #25. He only completed 22 out of 25 passes in the biggest game of his life on the biggest stage in the world.

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He looked at regular season career too.

Re: Ranking the Super Bowl MVPs
 

Yeah, I'm ranking it in terms of their entire career, not just their SB performance. I got the idea when they had all the MVPs come back during Super Bowl XL, and thinking Wow, a lot of great players won this award. Yeah it's tough to compare players from different positions but I tried.

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So, basically, you are ranking the best players of all time, minus a few.

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so much hostility... jus ignore the thread if you don't like it

i think its somewhat interesting