Football Season Reviews
Season | Champion | Highlights | Award Winners |
2023 | Kansas City | Once again led by Mahomes, KC wins an exciting game against the 49ers. |
MVP - Lamar Jackson DPY - Myles Garrett |
2022 | Kansas City | Mahomes wins a nail-biter against Philadelphia and Hurts. |
MVP - Patrick Mahomes DPY - Nick Bosa |
2021 | LA Rams | Stafford goes from last to first leading LA past Burrows and the Bengals. |
MVP - Aaron Rodgers DPY - T.J. Watt |
2020 | Tampa Bay | Tom Brady moves to a new team, doesn't miss a beat, and wins another ring. Covid-19. Yuck. |
MVP - Aaron Rodgers ROY - Justin Herbert |
2019 | Kansas City | Patrick Mahomes dominates the season, leading the Chiefs to their first championship since the 1969 season. |
MVP - Lamar Jackson ROY - Kyler Murray |
2018 | New England |
Tom Brady throws the perfect pass at the perfect time, and the Patriot defense holds the Rams offense in check, 13-3. |
MVP - Patrick Mahomes ROY - Saquon Barkley |
2017 | Philadelphia | Nick Foles fills in at QB to lead the Eagles to their first Super Bowl championship, defeating the Pats 41-33. |
MVP - Tom Brady ROY - Alvin Kamara |
2016 | New England | The Falcons manage to cough up a 28-3 lead half-way through the third quarter and the Patriots win in OT. | MVP - Matt Ryan ROY - Dak Prescott |
2015 | Denver | Peyton Manning wins his final game by helping Von Miller and his defense defeat Carolina, 24-10. | MVP - Cam Newton ROY - Todd Gurley |
2014 | New England | The Pats win in part because of an inexplicable play call at the goal line when Seattle looked to be going in for the game-winning score. | MVP - AaronRodgers ROY - Odell Beckham |
2013 | Seattle | The Seahawks dominated during the regular season, and destroyed the Broncos in the Super Bowl, 43-8. | MVP - Peyton Manning ROY - Eddie Lacy |
2012 | Baltimore | The Ravens beat the 49ers in the "Brother Bowl," with head coaches John and Jim Harbaugh calling the shot in an exciting 34-31 Baltimore win. | MVP - Adrian Peterson ROY - Robert Griffin |
2011 | New York Giants | The Giants got hot at just the right time, defeating New England as a 9-7 division winner. | MVP - Aaron Rodgers ROY - Cam Newton |
2010 | Green Bay | The Packers rode the hot hand of Aaron Rodgers and defeated Pittsburgh as a #6 seed. | MVP - Tom Brady ROY - Sam Bradford |
Season | Champion | Highlights | Award Winners |
2009 | New Orleans |
A year after Hurricane Katrina, the Saints, led by QB Drew Brees, defeated the Colts, 31-17. |
MVP - Peyton Manning ROY - Percy Harvin |
2008 | Pittsburgh | The Steelers won their 6th Super Bowl behind their stellar defense and Ben Roethlisberger, defeating the Cardinals, who made it to the championship game for the first time in their history. | MVP - Peyton Manning ROY - Matt Ryan |
2007 | New York Giants | The Gaints won it all as a sixth seed wild card team, beating the Pats in an exciting 17-14 showdown decided in the final minute. | MVP - Tom Brady ROY -Adrian Peterson |
2006 | Indianapolis | The Colts got by the Pats for the AFC title, then defeated the Bears, 29-17 to give Tony Dungy his first and only Super Bowl championship. | MVP - LaDanian Tomlinson ROY - Vince Young |
2005 | Pittsburgh | The Steelers won it all as a sixth seed wild card team, defeating the Seahawks 21-10 in a close contest that wasn't decided until Antwaan Randle El threw a long TD pass to Hines Ward to seal it. |
MVP - Shaun Alexander ROY - Cadillac Williams |
2004 | New England | Tom Brady and the Patriots defeated Donovan McNabb and the Eagles, 24-21. The Pats defense forced McNabb into throwing 3 interceptions during the game. | MVP - Peyton Manning ROY - Ben Roethlisberger |
2003 | New England | It looked like OT after Carolina tied the score at 29 with only 1:04 remaining in the game. But Tom Brady led a drive that allowed Adam Viniatieri to kick the game-winning fielding goal with 4 seconds left. | MVP - Steve McNair, Peyton Manning (tie) ROY - Anquan Boldin |
2002 | Tampa Bay | The Bucs won their first Super Bowl over the suprising Raiders, 48-21. Tampa Bay had 3 pick-sixes during the play, 2 by CB Dwight Smith. | MVP - Rich Gannon ROY - Clinton Portis |
2001 | New England | A few months after 9-11, the Patriots stymied the heavily-favored Rams by a score of 20-17 as Adam Viniatieri nailed a 48-yard FG as time expired. | MVP - Kurt Warner ROY - Anthony Thomas |
2000 | Baltimore | Possessing one of the greatest defenses of all time, destroyed the New York Giants 34-7, allowing only 152 total yards in the process. | MVP - Marshall Faulk ROY - Mike Anderson |
Season | Champion | Highlights | Award Winners |
1999 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1998 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1997 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1996 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1995 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1994 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1993 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1992 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1991 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1990 | MVP - ROY - |
Season | Champion | Highlights | Award Winners |
1989 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1988 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1987 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1986 | NY Giants | Simms and Taylor romp over Elway and the Broncos. | MVP - Lawrence Taylor ROY - Eric Dickerson |
1985 | Chicago | "Da Bears" dominant defense destroys the Pats from start to finish. | MVP - Marcus Allen ROY - Eddie Brown |
1984 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1983 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1982 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1981 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1980 | MVP - ROY - |
Season | Champion | Highlights | Award Winners |
1979 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1978 | Pittsburgh | In one of the best Super Bowls ever, Pittsburgh defeated Dallas 35-31 on the strength of Swann and Stalworth's amazing days. | MVP - Terry Bradshaw ROY - Earl Campbell |
1977 | Dallas | The Cowboys cruise past the Orange Crush defense of Denver, 27-10. | MVP - Walter Payton ROY - Tony Dorsett |
1976 | Oakland | The Raiders crush the Vikings 32-14. | MVP - Bert Jones ROY - Sammy White |
1975 | Pittsburgh | A classic matchup with Dallas, won by the Steelers 21-17. | MVP - Fran Tarkenton ROY - Mike Thomas |
1974 | Pittsburgh | The Steel Curtain defense emerges, stifling Minnesota 16-6 at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. | MVP - Ken Stabler ROY - Don Woods |
1973 | Miami | "Zonk" and the 'Phins run over (and over, and over, and...) the Vikings' defense on their way to the championship. | MVP - OJ Simpson ROY - Chuck Foreman |
1972 | Miami | Washington can't move the ball against the "No Name Defense" of the Dolphins | MVP - Larry Brown ROY - Franco Harris |
1971 | Dallas | Dallas defeats Miami 24-3 in the Super Bowl. | MVP - Alan Page ROY - John Brockington |
1970 | Baltimore | Jim O'Brien kicks a late FG in the Colt's comeback win over Dallas | MVP - John Brodie ROY - Dennis Shaw |
Season | Champion | Highlights | Award Winners |
1969 | Kansas City | The Chiefs upset the Vikings in the last year before the merger. | MVP - Roman Gabriel ROY - Calvin Hill, Joe Greene |
1968 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1967 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1966 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1965 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1964 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1963 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1962 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1961 | MVP - ROY - |
||
1960 | MVP - ROY - |