20. Aaron Rodgers – Green Bay Packers, Super Bowl XLV
He earned MVP honors with a three-touchdown, turnover-free performance in a victory over Pittsburgh in the 2010 Super Bowl.
19. Marcus Allen – Los Angeles Raiders, Super Bowl XVIII
Buoyed by an unforgettable 74-yard touchdown run to put the icing on the cake in a blowout, the MVP of the 1983 Super Bowl rushed for 191 yards on only 20 carries. Allen is one of just two players in Super Bowl history to record more than 200 yards from scrimmage in a single championship game.
18. Drew Brees – New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV
In a thrilling victory over the Colts, Brees completed 32 of 39 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns in a turnover-free, MVP performance. But what’s most amazing is what he did in crunch time. In the second half, Brees had only one incomplete pass on 17 attempts, posting a passer rating of 136.3.
17. Lynn Swann – Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV
The Hall of Fame receiver scored in all three Super Bowl games that he started, helping Pittsburgh win each of them. His 161-yard performance in 1975 stood as a Super Bowl record until 1987. In fact, until Ricky Sanders put up 193 yards for the Redskins in the ’87 Super Bowl, Swann had two of the three most prolific receiving performances in Super Bowl history.
16. Deion Branch – New England Patriots, Super Bowls XXXVIII, XXXIX and XLVI
The MVP of the 2004 Super Bowl caught 11 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown, but he was actually just as good one year prior. In the 2003 Super Bowl, Branch led the Patriots with 143 receiving yards and a touchdown. New England, of course, won both games.
15. L.C. Greenwood – Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV
The Steel Curtain defense had so many quality players that it was tough to stand out, but Greenwood did exactly that with a four-sack performance in a close Super Bowl X victory over Dallas.
14. Jack Lambert – Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV
He didn’t have Greenwood’s numbers as a linebacker, but Lambert was the heart-and-soul of Pittsburgh’s defense in all four of its 1970s Super Bowl victories.
13. Jim Plunkett – Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, Super Bowls XV and XVIII
Plunkett is the only retired quarterback with multiple Super Bowl victories who isn’t in the Hall of Fame, but his performances in those two Super Bowl wins were Hall of Fame worthy. The Super Bowl XV MVP had a four touchdowns, no picks and a 122.8 passer rating in those games as the Raiders beat the Redskins and Eagles by a combined 46 points.
12. Larry Csonka – Miami Dolphins, Super Bowls VI, VII and VIII
The Super Bowl VIII MVP carried the Dolphins with 145 rushing yards and two touchdowns in Miami’s 24-7 victory over the Redskins, and he followed that up with a 112-yard performance the next year. He’s one of three backs in NFL history to rush for 100 yards in two Super Bowls.
11. Terrell Davis – Denver Broncos, Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII
The Super Bowl XXXII MVP rushed for 157 yards and three touchdowns in a 31-24 victory over Green Bay, and he followed that up with 102 yards the next year against Atlanta.
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