Super Bowl XVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Miami Dolphins and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the strike-shortened 1982 season. Check out the list of all Super Bowl Most Valuable Player winners and find out who won the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player in which year. Wide receivers have won eight Super Bowl MVP awards, while running backs have won seven. Defensive players account for 10. Super Bowl XVII. 1983. John Riggins. RB. Washington. Super Bowl XVIII Riggins barreled over a Dolphins linebacker and ran all the way into end zone for a 43-yard score. After the Redskins scored again to clinch the Super Bowl, 27-17, Riggins was named MVP. Uncover the story that stats can tell with Stathead. Search through thousands of plays from pro football history using our Event Finder tool. Glossary, Stat Minimums Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football Put your football knowledge to the test with our daily football trivia game. Can you complete the grid? Although he earned only one Pro Bowl appearance in his career, Riggins had his greatest success in the postseason and was named MVP of Super Bowl XVII where he scored one touchdown and rushed for 166 yards in a 27–17 win for the Redskins over the Miami Dolphins. Riggins was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1992. Find out who won the MVP Award for every Super Bowl in NFL pro football history. 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 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 XXXVIII: New England Patriots 32, Carolina Panthers 29. Super Bowl XXXVII: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 48, Oakland Raiders 21. Super Bowl XXXVI: New England Patriots 20, St. Louis Redskins running back John Riggins didn’t just close out Super Bowl XVII with the honor of MVP. MVP Interestingly, this veteran player voluntarily sat out of the 1980 season due to failed contract negotiations, returning the following season to help the Redskins clinch a Super Bowl title. With their high-powered offense and stingy defense, the 13-3 Cowboys swept through the 1992 NFL playoffs, scoring a combined total of 116 points in three games including a 52-17 victory over the Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVII. Aikman's 22 of 30 for 273 yards passing and four touchdowns earned him Super Bowl MVP honors. Super Bowl XVII: Washington Redskins 27 Miami Dolphins 17 - MVP Redskins RB John Riggins - In front of a 100,000-plus crowd at the Rose Bowl in the Redskins 27-17 win over the Dolphins, Riggins turned in one of the most memorable rushing performances in NFL championship history. Highlighted by a bruising 43-yard touchdown run on a fourth and one situation, Riggins carried the ball a Super Bowl The Buffalo Bills solidified their spot in Super Bowl XXVII with two goals in mind: Win their first title, and avoid becoming the first team in history to lose three straight Super Bowls. Meanwhile, the Dallas Cowboys were resurrecting the dynasty that once qualified for 18 of 20 playoffs between the 60s and 80s. Troy [] Buffalo Bills 17 vs. Dallas Cowboys 52 on January 31st, 1993 - Full team and player stats and box score -Dolphins S Lyle Blackwood, on Super Bowl XVII MVP John Riggins: Super Bowl XVII January 30, 1983 - Rose Bowl - Pasadena, CA. Miami Dolphins (10-2) Washington Redskins 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. Today we have Super Bowl XVII, which was held on January 30, 1983, at the Rose Bowl, between the AFC champion Miami Dolphins and the NFC champion Washington Redskins. If you’re looking for the full story of this 1982 season, pick up my Great Eighties book and you’ll learn more than you ever wanted to know about that year and the rest of the O Super Bowl XVII foi a partida que decidiu a temporada de 1982 da NFL, realizada no Rose Bowl, em Pasadena, Califórnia, no dia 30 de janeiro de 1983. [1] Na decisão, o Washington Redskins , representante da NFC , bateu o Miami Dolphins , representante da AFC , por 27 a 17, garantindo o primeiro Super Bowl na história da franquia. [ 1 ] Super Bowl XXVII - Dallas Cowboys 52 Buffalo Bills 17 - MVP Cowboys QB Troy Aikman - The Cowboys 52-17 win over Buffalo marked the resurgence of Dallas' Super Bowl dominance, and turned out to be the first of three Cowboys Super Bowl wins to come in the next four years. Aikman hooked up with wide receiver Michael Irvin twice for scores, with wide receiver Alvin Harper and tight end Jay Novacek
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