Super Bowl XLIII was the second Super Bowl at this venue and the fourth overall in that city. [20] In February 2008, the Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled the Super Bowl XLIII logo, featuring an abstract representation of a football stadium, with blue and green colors representing the regional waterways and landscapes of Tampa Bay. Pro Bowl History; AP MVP; AP AFL Player of the Year; UPI MVP; UPI AFL Player of the Year; PFWA MVP; Newspaper Ent. Assoc. MVP; Sporting News Player of the Year; Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP) Bert Bell Award (Player of the Year) AAFC MVP; Super Bowl MVP; Walter Payton Man of the Year; NFLPA Alan Page Community Award; AP Offensive Player of the Year This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 5 February 2025. Award presented during the NFL's championship game "Pete Rozelle Trophy" redirects here. Not to be confused with Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award or National Football League Most Valuable Player Award. Super Bowl MVP Award The Pete Rozelle Trophy Awarded for Most valuable player of A quarterback has taken home MVP honors in 32 of the 58 Super Bowls. The position with the second-most Super Bowl MVPs is wide receiver, at eight. Here’s a full breakdown of Super Bowl MVP A panel made up of 16 media members working the Super Bowl selects the MVP. A fan vote is also used, but fan voting accounts for only 20% of the vote. That leaves 43% to the other positions. The NFL MVP award is presented annually to the league's top player, as decided by the Associated Press. The AP enlists a nationwide panel of 50 sportswriters and media members who regularly cover Super Bowl XLIII: Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23 MVP: Santonio Holmes | Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa | Date: Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLII: New York Giants 17, New England XLIII: Santonio Holmes: Pittsburgh Steelers : Wide receiver: 2010: XLIV: The list is about the players who have won Super Bowl MVPs more than once as of January 2025: Player: Position: Team In 2009, Holmes was named the most valuable player (MVP) of Super Bowl XLIII as the Steelers beat the Arizona Cardinals. In 2010, Holmes was traded to the New York Jets in exchange for the Jets' fifth round pick. Holmes also played a season for the Chicago Bears. Find out who won the MVP Award for every Super Bowl in NFL pro football history. NFL History - Super Bowl MVPs. Leaders; 43-of-62, 466 yards, 2 TDs: LII: Nick Foles, QB, Philadelphia : Super Bowl XLIII was played on February 1, 2009, at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, with the Pittsburgh Steelers facing the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals sought their first championship since 1947, before the NFL and AFL merged, the longest drought in NFL history. Pittsburgh sought a record-setting 6th NFL title. This game [] Patrick Mahomes is among a select group of multi-time Super Bowl MVP winners. Super Bowl 43: WR Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers. Super Bowl 44: QB Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints. Raymond James Stadium with Super Bowl XLIII decorations and colored lights viewed from nearby parking lot roof. Tampa was selected for the game site on May 25, 2005, beating out three other finalists: Atlanta, Houston, and Miami. Super Bowl XLIII was the second Super Bowl at this venue and the fourth overall in that city. [18] XLIII (43) Pittsburgh Steelers: 27: You are here: PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Full Site Menu. Return to Top; Players. AP NFL MVP, Pro Bowl Santonio Holmes had nine catches for 131 yards in Super Bowl XLIII, and he essentially clinched the MVP award thanks to what transpired during the drive that ensued after Larry Fitzgerald gave the Cardinals a 23-20 lead with less than three minutes to go in the fourth quarter with a majestic 64-yard TD. Cooper Kupp was crowned MVP at Super Bowl LVI for the Rams in 2022 with his two touchdowns and 99 all-purpose yards earning him the award over Matthew Stafford. Barkley is without a doubt the most likely non-quarterback to be named Super Bowl MVP and the running back is currently priced at +260 with most USA bookmakers to take home the award. Ben Roethlisberger finds Santonio Holmes for a spectacular grab in the corner of the end zone to give the Steelers the 27-23 Super Bowl XLIII win over the Cardinals. Game summary of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals NFL game, final score 27-23, from February 1, 2009 on ESPN. Super Bowl XLIII - Pittsburgh Steelers 27 Arizona Cardinals 23 - Santonio Holmes MVP - Big Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes Connect 4 times on the final drive for 73 yards and winning TD as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in one of the most thrilling Super Bowls ever. 3. Lynn Swann Super Bowl X Pittsburgh’s Lynn Swann runs past Cowboys’ Mark Washington for a 4th quarter touchdown and a Super Bowl X win. Lynn Swaan had one of the Best Super Bowl performances of all time and he was awarded with being the first wide receiver to ever win a Super Bowl MVP.
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