highest ppg average in a playoff run for a finals mvp

Paul Hornung has scored the most points per game by an MVP with >0 carries in a playoff season, with 19.0 per game in the 1961 NFL championship game against the Giants on December 31, 1961.

Interpreted as:
highest ppg average in a playoff run for a finals mvp in a season by a player
NAMEPPGATTMVPSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
19.0
20
1
1961
1
89
4.5
89.0
1
47
3
15.7
47.0
0
2LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
12.0
23
1
2006
1
123
5.3
123.0
2
64
2
4
32.0
64.0
0
3Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
8.0
14
1
2000
1
24
1.7
24.0
0
99
7
8
14.1
99.0
1
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
8.0
66
1
1993
3
280
4.2
93.3
3
138
13
10.6
46.0
1
5Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
6.0
19
1
2023
2
154
8.1
77.0
2
13
1
1
13.0
6.5
0
6Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
6.0
4
1
2020
1
-3
-0.8
-3.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
7Terrell Davis
T. Davis
6.0
78
1
1998
3
468
6.0
156.0
3
69
4
17.3
23.0
0
8Marcus Allen
M. Allen
6.0
22
1
1985
1
121
5.5
121.0
1
8
3
2.7
8.0
0
9John Brodie
J. Brodie
6.0
2
1
1970
1
4
2.0
4.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
10Daryle Lamonica
D. Lamonica
6.0
5
1
1967
1
22
4.4
22.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
11Tobin Rote
T. Rote
6.0
4
1
1963
1
15
3.8
15.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
12Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
6.0
31
1
1962
1
85
2.7
85.0
1
20
3
6.7
20.0
0
13Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
6.0
2
1
1959
1
6
3.0
6.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
14Jim Brown
J. Brown
6.0
20
1
1957
1
69
3.5
69.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
15Josh Allen
J. Allen
4.0
29
1
2024
3
105
3.6
35.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
16Cam Newton
C. Newton
4.0
27
1
2015
3
95
3.5
31.7
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
17Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
4.0
60
1
2005
3
236
3.9
78.7
2
2
3
6
0.7
0.7
0
18Steve Young
S. Young
4.0
20
1
1994
3
128
6.4
42.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
19George Blanda
G. Blanda
4.0
2
1
1961
1
-4
-2.0
-4.0
0
0
0
0.0
0
20Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
3.0
5
1
2018
2
19
3.8
9.5
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
21Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
3.0
6
1
2016
2
20
3.3
10.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
22Peyton Manning
P. Manning
3.0
2
1
2004
2
8
4.0
4.0
1
0
0
0
0.0
0
23Steve Young
S. Young
3.0
16
1
1992
2
106
6.6
53.0
1
0
0
0.0
0
24Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
3.0
33
1
1979
2
65
2.0
32.5
1
18
2
9.0
9.0
0
25Rich Gannon
R. Gannon
2.0
13
1
2002
3
41
3.2
13.7
1
0
0
0
0.0
0

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