SUPER BOWL XXX / Cowboys 27, Steelers 17 : Most Valuable Players

Bowl: I

Winner: Bart Starr

Team: Green Bay

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Completed touchdown passes of 37 and 13 yards to Max McGee and finished with 250 yards passing.

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Bowl: II

Winner: Bart Starr

Team: Green Bay

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Managed only one scoring pass, but it went 62 yards to Boyd Dowler and upped the Packer lead to 13-0.

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Bowl: III

Winner: Joe Namath

Team: N.Y. Jets

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Guaranteed victory and then came through with 17-for-28 passing for 206 yards.

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Bowl: IV

Winner: Len Dawson

Team: Kansas City

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Completed 12 of 17 passes, including a 46-yard scoring play to Otis Taylor.

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Bowl: V

Winner: Chuck Howley

Team: Dallas

Pos.: LB

Credentials: Only player from losing team selected.

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Bowl: VI

Winner: Roger Staubach

Team: Dallas

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Completed only 12 passes for 119 yards but two went for touchdowns.

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Bowl: VII

Winner: Jake Scott

Team: Miami

Pos.: S

Credentials: Intercepted two passes, including one in the end zone.

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Bowl: VIII

Winner: Larry Csonka

Team: Miami

Pos.: RB

Credentials: Rushed 33 times for a then-record 145 yards and two touchdowns.

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Bowl: IX

Winner: Franco Harris

Team: Pittsburgh

Pos.: RB

Credentials: Broke the record from the year before with 158 yards on 34 tries.

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Bowl: X

Winner: Lynn Swann

Team: Pittsburgh

Pos.: WR

Credentials: His leaping 64-yard touchdown grab proved the difference.

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Bowl: XI

Winner: Fred Biletnikoff

Team: Oakland

Pos.: WR

Credentials: No touchdown catches, but made four key receptions to keep Raider drives alive.

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Bowl: XII

Winner: Harvey Martin, Randy White

Team: Dallas

Pos.: DL

Credentials: Led defense that recovered four fumbles and intercepted four passes.

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Bowl: XIII

Winner: Terry Bradshaw

Team: Pittsburgh

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Threw for a then-record four touchdowns and 318 yards.

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Bowl: XIV

Winner: Terry Bradshaw

Team: Pittsburgh

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Countered three interceptions with two touchdown passes and 309 yards.

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Bowl: XV

Winner: Jim Plunkett

Team: Oakland

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Of his three touchdown passes, 80-yarder to Kenny King was longest play in Super Bowl history.

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Bowl: XVI

Winner: Joe Montana

Team: San Francisco

Pos.: QB

Credentials: First of three for Golden Joe, who did not throw a touchdown pass but ran for a score.

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Bowl: XVII

Winner: John Riggins

Team: Washington

Pos.: RB

Credentials: Rushed 38 times for 166 yards, including a 43-yard touchdown.

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Bowl: XVIII

Winner: Marcus Allen

Team: L.A. Raiders

Pos.: RB

Credentials: Had touchdown runs of five and 74 yards and 191 yards on the day.

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Bowl: XIX

Winner: Joe Montana

Team: San Francisco

Pos.: QB

Credentials: No. 2 for Montana came after he completed 24 of 35 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns.

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Bowl: XX

Winner: Richard Dent

Team: Chicago

Pos.: DE

Credentials: Led a defense that yielded only a field goal in the first three quarters.

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Bowl: XXI

Winner: Phil Simms

Team: N.Y. Giants

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Completed 88% of his passes (22 of 25) and three touchdowns.

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Bowl: XXII

Winner: Doug Williams

Team: Washington

Pos.: QB

Credentials: In his one game of wonder, Williams connected on 18 of 29 passes for 340 yards and four scores.

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Bowl: XXIII

Winner: Jerry Rice

Team: San Francisco

Pos.: WR

Credentials: Had only one touchdown catch, but finished with 215 yards on 11 receptions.

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Bowl: XXIV

Winner: Joe Montana

Team: San Francisco

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Threw five touchdown passes, three to Jerry Rice, to earn an MVP hat trick.

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Bowl: XXV

Winner: Ottis Anderson

Team: N.Y. Giants

Pos.: RB

Credentials: Carried 21 times for 102 yards and one touchdown.

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Bowl: XXVI

Winner: Mark Rypien

Team: Washington

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Completed touchdown passes of 10 and 30 yards, finishing with 292 yards.

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Bowl: XXVII

Winner: Troy Aikman

Team: Dallas

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Threw 19- and 18-yard touchdown passes 15 seconds apart.

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Bowl: XXVIII

Winner: Emmitt Smith

Team: Dallas

Pos.: RB

Credentials: Scored two second-half touchdowns and compiled 132 yards rushing.

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Bowl: XXIX

Winner: Steve Young

Team: San Francisco

Pos.: QB

Credentials: Escaped the shadow of Joe Montana with a record six touchdown passes.

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Bowl: XXX

Winner: Larry Brown

Team: Dallas

Pos.: CB

Credentials: His second interception of the game ended a late Pittsburgh rally.