nfl running backs who won mvp

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

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NFL running backs who won mvp in a regular season
NAMEMVPSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1957
CLE CLE
12
942
202
4.7
78.5
9
55
16
3.4
4.6
1
2Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1958
CLE CLE
12
1,527
257
5.9
127.3
17
138
16
8.6
11.5
1
3Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
1
1961
GB GB
12
597
127
4.7
49.8
8
145
15
9.7
12.1
2
4Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1
1962
GB GB
14
1,474
272
5.4
105.3
19
106
22
4.8
7.6
0
5Jim Brown
J. Brown
1
1965
CLE CLE
14
1,544
289
5.3
110.3
17
328
34
9.6
23.4
4
6Larry Brown
L. Brown
1
1972
WAS WAS
12
1,216
285
4.3
101.3
8
473
32
14.8
39.4
4
7O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1
1973
BUF BUF
14
2,003
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
1
1977
CHI CHI
14
1,852
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
9Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1
1979
HOU HOU
16
1,697
368
4.6
106.1
19
94
16
5.9
5.9
0
10Marcus Allen
M. Allen
1
1985
RAI RAI
16
1,759
380
4.6
109.9
11
555
67
8.3
34.7
3
11Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
1
1991
BUF BUF
15
1,407
288
4.9
93.8
7
631
62
10.2
42.1
5
12Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1
1993
DAL DAL
14
1,486
283
5.3
106.1
9
414
57
7.3
29.6
1
13Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1
1997
DET DET
16
2,053
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
14Terrell Davis
T. Davis
1
1998
DEN DEN
16
2,008
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
15Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1
2000
STL STL
14
1,359
253
5.4
97.1
18
830
81
113
10.2
59.3
8
16Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1
2005
SEA SEA
16
1,880
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
17LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1
2006
SD SD
16
1,815
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
18Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,097
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1

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Team Rankings

PPG

16.2

29th

OPP PPG

23.4

18th

RUSH YDS/G

98.0

26th

PASS YDS/G

179.9

31st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
4
0
.600
Ravens Ravens
5
5
0
.500
Bengals Bengals
3
7
0
.300
Browns Browns
2
8
0
.200
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/23
CLE CLE
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Sun
11/30
SF SF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/7
TEN TEN
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

5 - 5

23

Final

16

CLE Browns

2 - 8

Sun 16 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
9
2
0
.818
Bills Bills
7
3
0
.700
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
4
0
.600
Ravens Ravens
5
5
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
2
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
6
4
0
.600
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Cowboys Cowboys
4
5
1
.450
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
7
3
0
.700
Packers Packers
6
3
1
.650
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
4
0
.600
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
8
2
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
7
3
0
.700

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
11/20
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
8:15 PM
Sun
11/23
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM