Top 10 Super Bowl MVPs

SI Staff | Jan 29, 2007

Top 10 Super Bowl MVPs /

Top 10 Super Bowl MVPs

John Riggins

Riggins ran for a then-Super Bowl record 166 yards on 38 carries, including a 43-yard fourth-quarter touchdown run that gave the Redskins their first lead en route to a 27-17 win over the Dolphins.

Kurt Warner

Warner completed 24 of 45 passes for a Super Bowl record 414 yards for two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Rams' narrow 23-16 win over Tennessee.

Doug Williams

Williams, the first African-American quarterback to play in a Super Bowl, completed 18 of 29 passes for a then-Super Bowl record 340 yards and four touchdowns. Williams won the MVP over running back Timmy Smith, who ran for 204 yards.

Joe Namath

Namath's numbers weren't staggering -- 17-of-28 for 206 -- but he was steady against a very good defense and his confidence was the inspiration for the AFL Jets' historic victory over the NFL Colts.

Phil Simms

Simms set a Super Bowl record with 10 straight completions and finished the game 22-for-25 for 268 yards and three touchdowns in the Giants' 39-20 victory over the Broncos.

Joe Montana

It's not easy to choose which Montana Super Bowl to include, because he won the MVP award three times and was brilliant in each game. But in Super Bowl XXIV he was absolutely unstoppable, hitting 22 of 29 passes for 297 yards and five touchdowns in a 55-10 rout of the Broncos.

Lynn Swann

The acrobatic Swann caught just four passes, but they were for a total of 161 yards. His 64-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter sealed the 21-17 win over the Cowboys.

Marcus Allen

Allen ran for a then-Super Bowl record 191 yards on 20 carries, including a brilliant 74-yard run in which he reversed the field on the Redskins and left 11 defenders in the dust.

Jerry Rice

Rice had 11 catches, a Super Bowl record 215 yards, and caught the game-winning touchdown in the 49ers' 20-16 win over the Bengals.

Steve Young

Young threw a Super Bowl-record six touchdowns to help the 49ers beat the Chargers 49-26 and earn their fifth Super Bowl ring.

Published Jan 29, 2007

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