The NFL Most Valuable Players named by The Associated Press in balloting by a nationwide media panel:
2008:Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts
2007:Tom Brady, QB, New England Patriots
2006: LaDainian Tomlinson, RB, San Diego Chargers
2005: Shaun Alexander, RB, Seattle Seahawks
2004:Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts
2003:Peyton Manning, QB, Indianapolis Colts, and Steve McNair, QB, Tennessee Titans
2002: Rich Gannon, QB, Oakland Raiders
2001: Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis Rams
2000: Marshall Faulk, QB, St. Louis Rams
1999: Kurt Warner, QB, St. Louis Rams
1998: Terrell Davis, RB, Denver Broncos
1997: Brett Favre, QB, Green Bay Packers, and Barry Sanders, RB, Detroit Lions
1996: Brett Favre, QB, Green Bay Packers
1995: Brett Favre, QB, Green Bay Packers
1994: Steve Young, QB, San Francisco 49ers
1993: Emmitt Smith, RB, Dallas Cowboys
1992: Steve Young, QB, San Francisco 49ers
1991: Thurman Thomas, RB, Buffalo Bills
1990: Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 49ers
1989: Joe Montana, QB, San Francisco 49ers
1988: Boomer Esiason, QB, Cincinnati Bengals
1987: John Elway, QB, Denver Broncos
1986: Lawrence Taylor, LB, New York Giants
1985: Marcus Allen, Los Angeles Raiders, RB
1984: Dan Marino, QB, Miami Dolphins
1983: Joe Theismann, QB, Washington Redskins
1982: Mark Moseley, K, Washington Redskins
1981: Ken Anderson, QB, Cincinnati Bengals
1980: Brian Sipe, QB, Cleveland Browns
1979: Earl Campbell, RB, Houston Oilers
1978: Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
1977: Walter Payton, RB, Chicago Bears
1976: Bert Jones, QB, Baltimore Colts
1975: Fran Tarkenton, QB, Minnesota Vikings
1974: Ken Stabler, QB, Oakland Raiders
1973: O.J. Simpson, RB, Buffalo Bills
1972: Larry Brown, RB, Washington Redskins
1971: Alan Page, DT, Minnesota Vikings
1970: John Brodie, QB, San Francisco 49ers
1969: Roman Gabriel, QB, Los Angeles Rams
1968: Earl Morrall, QB, Baltimore Colts
1967: John Unitas, QB, Baltimore Colts
1966: Bart Starr, QB, Green Bay Packers
1965: Jim Brown, RB, Cleveland Browns
1964: John Unitas, QB, Baltimore Colts
1963: Y.A. Tittle, QB, New York Giants
1962: Jim Taylor, RB, Green Bay Packers
1961: Paul Hornung, RB, Green Bay Packers