MVP: QB Eli Manning(notes) A lob in the final minute to Plaxico Burress(notes) from Manning upset the unbeaten Patriots and gave the Giants their third Super Bowl win.
MVP: QB Peyton Manning At a soggy Miami field Manning had 246 yards, one TD and one INT, which combined with the Bears' six turnovers was enough for the Colts to win.
MVP: WR Hines Ward(notes) The clinching 43-yard TD was scored by Ward on a trick pass play from Antwaan Randle El(notes) as the Steelers became the third team to win five Super Bowls.
MVP: WR Deion Branch(notes) Branch had a Super Bowl record-tying 11 catches for 133 yards as the Patriots won their third Super Bowl in four seasons, matching the Cowboys' feat.
MVP: QB Tom Brady(notes) With the score tied, Brady led the Patriots down the field to set up Adam Vinatieri's(notes) 43-yard game-winning field goal in the final seconds.
MVP: FS Dexter Jackson The Bucs defense intercepted five passes (including two by Jackson), scored three touchdowns and recorded five sacks of Rich Gannon.
MVP: LB Ray Lewis(notes) The Ravens defense forced five turnovers and didn't allow an offensive TD, with the only Giants score coming on a Ron Dixon kickoff return.
MVP: QB Kurt Warner(notes) Warner passed for a Super Bowl-record 414 yards and two TDs, but the game was won on the final play after Mike Jones tackled Kevin Dyson on the 1-yard line.
MVP: RB Terrell Davis The Broncos broke the NFC's streak of 13 consecutive Super Bowl wins as Davis rushed for 157 yards and a Super Bowl-record three TDs.
MVP: KR-PR Desmond Howard A 99-yard kick return by Howard in the third quarter sealed the win as the Packers won the Super Bowl for the first time in 29 years.
MVP: QB Steve Young The 49ers became the first team to win five Super Bowls as Young passed for six TDs, breaking Joe Montana's record of five TDs in a Super Bowl.
MVP: RB Emmitt Smith In a rematch of XXVII, the Cowboys joined the 49ers and Steelers as winners of four Super Bowls, with the help of Smith's 132 rushing yards and two TDs.
MVP: QB Troy Aikman The Bills committed nine turnovers and QB Jim Kelly was injured in the second quarter as Aikman led the Cowboys with four TD passes.
MVP: RB Ottis Anderson Anderson helped the Giants control the clock, but the Bills had a chance to win before Scott Norwood's 47-yard field goal missed in the final seconds.
MVP: QB Joe Montana The 49ers broke the record for most points in a Super Bowl as Montana earned his third MVP, passing for 297 yards and five TDs, three to Jerry Rice(notes).
MVP: WR Jerry Rice Rice had a record 215 receiving yards, but the game was won on a 92-play drive ending in a Joe Montana TD pass to John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining.
MVP: QB Doug Williams The Redskins, down 10-0, scored a record 35 points in the second quarter, including four TD passes by Williams, who ended with 340 passing yards.
MVP: QB Joe Montana Montana passed for three TDs, including two to Roger Craig, and rushed for one score as the 49ers held the passing game of Dan Marino in check.
MVP: RB John Riggins Riggins put the Redskins ahead in the fourth quarter with a 43-yard TD run on a fourth-and-one play and ended with 166 total rushing yards.
MVP: QB Jim Plunkett The Raiders became the first wild-card team to win the Super Bowl with the help of three Plunkett TD passes, including an 80-yard strike to Kenny King(notes).
MVP: QB Terry Bradshaw Bradshaw passed for 318 yards and four TDs, but the Cowboys kept in the game until Rocky Bleier recovered the Cowboys' last onside kick.
MVPs: DT Randy White, DE Harvey Martin Tony Dorsett scored the first TD, and the Cowboys never relinquished the lead as their defense forced six Broncos turnovers.
MVP: WR Fred Biletnikoff The Raiders opened up a 16-0 halftime lead and never trailed in the game, with the help of four key receptions by Biletnikoff.
MVP: RB Franco Harris The Steelers led at halftime 2-0, but Harris scored the game's first TD in the third quarter en route to a 158-yard rushing performance.
MVP: RB Larry Csonka Csonka scored the game's first TD and rushed for a total of 145 yards, while the Dolphins defense held the Vikings scoreless until the fourth quarter.
MVP: S Jake Scott The Dolphins capped off their perfect regular season with a Super Bowl title, helped by Scott's two INTs, including one in the end zone.
MVP: LB Chuck Howley Howley had two INTs, becoming the only player from the losing team to win MVP honors. The Colts won on a Jim O'Brien field goal in the final seconds.
MVP: QB Bart Starr Starr had 202 yards and one TD, leading the Packers to a NFL championship repeat in Vince Lombardi's last game as the Packers' coach.