how many defensive players have won an mvp in the nfl

Jim Brown won the MVP award in the NFL in his rookie season in 1957.

Interpreted as:
How many defensive players have won an mvp in a regular season in the NFL?
NAME MVP SEASON TM GP YDS YDS/G TD RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD KR YDS KR YDS/G KR TD PR YDS PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1957
CLE CLE
12
1,133
94.4
10
942
78.5
9
55
4.6
1
136
11.3
0
0
0.0
0
2 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1958
CLE CLE
12
1,739
144.9
18
1,527
127.3
17
138
11.5
1
74
6.2
0
0
0.0
0
3 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
1
1959
BAL BAL
12
145
12.1
2
145
12.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4 Norm Van Brocklin
N. Van Brocklin
1
1960
PHI PHI
12
-13
-1.1
0
-13
-1.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
1
1961
GB GB
12
742
61.8
10
597
49.8
8
145
12.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1
1962
GB GB
14
1,580
112.9
19
1,474
105.3
19
106
7.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7 Y.A. Tittle
Y.A. Tittle
1
1963
NYG NYG
13
99
7.6
2
99
7.6
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
1
1964
BAL BAL
14
164
11.7
2
162
11.6
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1965
CLE CLE
14
1,872
133.7
21
1,544
110.3
17
328
23.4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Bart Starr
B. Starr
1
1966
GB GB
14
104
7.4
2
104
7.4
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Johnny Unitas
J. Unitas
1
1967
BAL BAL
14
89
6.4
0
89
6.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Earl Morrall
E. Morrall
1
1968
BAL BAL
14
18
1.3
1
18
1.3
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
1
1969
LA LA
14
152
10.9
5
156
11.1
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14 John Brodie
J. Brodie
1
1970
SF SF
14
20
1.4
2
29
2.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Alan Page
A. Page
1
1971
MIN MIN
14
8
0.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16 Larry Brown
L. Brown
1
1972
WAS WAS
12
1,689
140.8
12
1,216
101.3
8
473
39.4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,073
148.1
12
2,003
143.1
12
70
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Ken Stabler
K. Stabler
1
1974
OAK OAK
14
-13
-0.9
1
-2
-0.1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
1
1975
MIN MIN
14
105
7.5
2
108
7.7
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Bert Jones
B. Jones
1
1976
BAL BAL
14
214
15.3
2
214
15.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Walter Payton
W. Payton
1
1977
CHI CHI
14
2,216
158.3
16
1,852
132.3
14
269
19.2
2
95
6.8
0
0
0.0
0
22 Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
1
1978
PIT PIT
16
91
5.7
1
93
5.8
1
1
0.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1
1979
HOU HOU
16
1,790
111.9
19
1,697
106.1
19
94
5.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Brian Sipe
B. Sipe
1
1980
CLE CLE
16
51
3.2
1
55
3.4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
1
1981
CIN CIN
16
300
18.8
1
320
20.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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Team Rankings

PPG

17.8

29th

OPP PPG

25.8

26th

RUSH YDS/G

88.5

30th

PASS YDS/G

246.5

10th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
Bengals Bengals
5
8
0
.385
Browns Browns
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
KC KC
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

10 - 3 - 0

27

Final

14

CLE Browns

3 - 10 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM