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Howard totaled a Super Bowl record 90 punt return yards and 154 kickoff return yards with one touchdown; his 244 all-purpose yards also tied a Super Bowl record. His performance won him the Super Bowl MVP award, making Howard the only player to ever win the award based solely on a special teams performance. His kickoff return touchdown in the Howard cemented his Super Bowl MVP award after the Patriots cut the Packers' lead to 27-21 in the third quarter. On the ensuing kickoff, Howard went a then-S Bart Starr was the MVP of Super Bowls I and II while quarterback for the Green Bay Packers Joe Montana won three Super Bowl MVP awards as quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice, the MVP of Super Bowl XXIII, played wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers Desmond Howard, MVP of Super Bowl XXXI with the Green Bay Packers, is the only special teams player – a kick/punt returner On this day in 1997, Desmond Howard did the robot after taking a kickoff 99 yards to the house in Super Bowl XXXI 烙 His 244 total return yards earned.. Desmond Howard was the MVP of Super Bowl XXXI on Jan. 27, 1997. The Cleveland native talks about the game and more in DMan's World. at least as far as the kickoff-return game was concerned Three weeks later, Howard wrote his name in NFL history books with a record-setting performance in Super Bowl XXXI, totaling 244 return yards and clinching Green Bay's first title in 29 years with a 99-yard third-quarter kickoff return for a touchdown. He became the first special-teams player to be named most valuable player of a Super Bowl. 26 years ago, Desmond Howard cemented himself as a Green Bay Packers great, helping lead the team to a 35-21 Super Bowl XXXI victory over the New England Patriots. Not only did Howard help contribute, but he was named Super Bowl MVP after returning a kickoff 99 yards for a score during the third quarter of the game. The former Heisman Trophy winner from the University of Michigan went from nearly being out of the league to winning a Super Bowl and being named MVP of the game. Along the way, he led the NFL in punt return yards with 875, average with 15.1 yards per runback and scored three touchdowns to lead the league in that category as well. By GARRY BROWN gbrown@repub.com Quick now - name the only kick returner to win the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player Award. If you're a true-blue fan of the New England Patriots, you know the Super Bowl XXXI - Green Bay Packers 35 New England Patriots 21 - MVP Packers KR-PR Desmond Howard - Desmond Howard picked the grandest of stages to carve out his niche in NFL history, totaling more than 250 combined yards on his kickoff and punt returns in a 35-21 win over New England. The key play to his selection as MVP was a 99-yard kickoff return touchdown that dashed hopes of a comeback His kick return numbers slightly dropped from the previous season, but the Super Bowl XXXI MVP still broke the 1000 yards mark, gaining 1040 yards from 49 attempts. The Oakland Raiders elected to cut Howard before the 1999 season, deciding to use his roster spot and the extra salary cap room to sign other players that could offer more versatility. He set five Super Bowl records as a kickoff returner and punt returner. Brett Favre threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns in the win, and Green Bay’s defense had four interceptions against New Super Bowl Tips: Eagles soar to see off Chiefs in our 11/1 Bet Builder; NFL Tips: Our pick of the #WhatOddsPaddy Super Bowl LIX punts; Super Bowl Props: PaddyPower.com has more Super Bowl lines than you can shake a miniature American flag at; PP News is your home of the best NFL Tips every week; The latest American Football odds are on Kick returner Desmond Howard won Super Bowl MVP in 1997. No other special teamers won the award. Dallas Cowboys linebacker Chuck Howley (in Super Bowl V) is the only player to win Super Bowl MVP The National Football League’s Super Bowl Most Valuable Player (MVP) award is significant for several reasons: Recognition of Outstanding Performance: The Super Bowl is the most-watched sporting event in the World, and the MVP award is a way to recognize and honor an individual player who made the most significant impact on the game’s outcome on sport’s biggest stage. Now that you bring it up, he's had two kick return touchdowns on him in the Super Bowl. This one and Devin Hester in Super Bowl 41. I wonder if any other kicker can claim that. I suppose when you play in 6 Super Bowls shit like that is going to happen. Howard became the first special teams player ever to be named Super Bowl MVP. He gained a total of 154 kickoff return yards, and also recorded a then-Super Bowl record 90 punt return yards, thus tying the then-Super Bowl records of total return yards (244) and combined net yards gained (244). This was the first Super Bowl broadcast by Fox under But there’s only been one kick returner to take home MVP honors: Desmond Howard, who racked up a record-tying 244 total return yards for the Green Bay Packers in Super Bowl XXXI, including a Desmond Howard was Super Bowl XXXI MVP as a kick returner. Five WRs have won the award since 2005. Two linebackers also lifted the MVP trophy since 2014 (Malcom Smith, Von Miller). Only one defensive player has won NFL regular-season MVP, but ten defensive players have won Super Bowl MVP. Super Bowl MVP Pick: Patrick Mahomes (+110) Here is The List Of Super Bowl MVPs By Position From the NFL History on Sportskeeda, as of January 2025. Kick returner/Punt returner: 1: Furthermore, the offensive players also lead the
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