The NFL Most Valuable Players named by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide panel of the media:
2011 - Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay, QB
2010 - Tom Brady, New England, QB
2009 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB
2008 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB
2007 - Tom Brady, New England, QB
2006 - LaDainian Tomlinson, San Diego, RB
2005 - Shaun Alexander, Seattle, RB
2004 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, QB
2003 - Peyton Manning, Indianapolis, and Steve McNair, Tennessee, QBs
2002 - Rich Gannon, Oakland, QB
2001 - Kurt Warner, St. Louis, QB
2000 - Marshall Faulk, St. Louis, RB
1999 - Kurt Warner, St. Louis, QB
1998 - Terrell Davis, Denver, RB
1997 - Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB, and Barry Sanders, Detroit, RB
1996 - Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB
1995 - Brett Favre, Green Bay, QB
1994 - Steve Young, San Francisco, QB
1993 - Emmitt Smith, Dallas, RB
1992 - Steve Young, San Francisco, QB
1991 - Thurman Thomas, Buffalo, RB
1990 - Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1989 - Joe Montana, San Francisco, QB
1988 - Boomer Esiason, Cincinnati, QB
1987 - John Elway, Denver, QB
1986 - Lawrence Taylor, New York Giants, LB
1985 - Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, RB
1984 - Dan Marino, Miami, QB
1983 - Joe Theismann, Washington, QB
1982 - Mark Moseley, Washington, PK
1981 - Ken Anderson, Cincinnati, QB
1980 - Brian Sipe, Cleveland, QB
1979 - Earl Campbell, Houston, RB
1978 - Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh, QB
1977 - Walter Payton, Chicago, RB
1976 - Bert Jones, Baltimore, QB
1975 - Fran Tarkenton, Minnesota, QB
1974 - Ken Stabler, Oakland, QB
1973 - O.J. Simpson, Buffalo, RB
1972 - Larry Brown, Washington, RB
1971 - Alan Page, Minnesota, DT
1970 - John Brodie, San Francisco, QB
1969 - Roman Gabriel, Los Angeles Rams, QB
1968 - Earl Morrall, Baltimore, QB
1967 - John Unitas, Baltimore, QB
1966 - Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
1965 - Jim Brown, Cleveland, RB
1964 - John Unitas, Baltimore, QB
1963 - Y.A. Tittle, New York Giants, QB
1962 - Jim Taylor, Green Bay, RB
1961 - Paul Hornung, Green Bay, RB