who was the last defensive player to win nfl mvp

Josh Allen won the MVP award in the NFL in 2024.

Interpreted as:
Who was the last defensive player to win NFL mvp in a regular season?
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 Josh Allen
J. Allen
1
2024
BUF BUF
17
538
31.6
13
531
31.2
12
7
0.4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
1
2023
BAL BAL
16
814
50.9
5
821
51.3
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
1
2022
KC KC
17
361
21.2
4
358
21.1
4
6
0.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
1
2021
GB GB
16
93
5.8
3
101
6.3
3
-4
-0.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
1
2020
GB GB
16
130
8.1
3
149
9.3
3
-6
-0.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
1
2019
BAL BAL
15
1,203
80.2
7
1,206
80.4
7
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7 Patrick Mahomes
P. Mahomes
1
2018
KC KC
16
268
16.8
2
272
17.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
8 Tom Brady
T. Brady
1
2017
NE NE
16
4
0.3
0
28
1.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
9 Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
1
2016
ATL ATL
16
114
7.1
0
117
7.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Cam Newton
C. Newton
1
2015
CAR CAR
16
626
39.1
10
636
39.8
10
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
1
2014
GB GB
16
253
15.8
2
269
16.8
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
1
2013
DEN DEN
16
-35
-2.2
1
-31
-1.9
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1
2012
MIN MIN
16
2,314
144.6
13
2,097
131.1
12
217
13.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Aaron Rodgers
A. Rodgers
1
2011
GB GB
15
257
17.1
3
257
17.1
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Tom Brady
T. Brady
1
2010
NE NE
16
25
1.6
1
30
1.9
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
16 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
1
2009
IND IND
16
-17
-1.1
0
-13
-0.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
1
2008
IND IND
16
21
1.3
1
21
1.3
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Tom Brady
T. Brady
1
2007
NE NE
16
98
6.1
2
98
6.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1
2006
SD SD
16
2,323
145.2
31
1,815
113.4
28
508
31.8
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1
2005
SEA SEA
16
1,958
122.4
28
1,880
117.5
27
78
4.9
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
1
2004
IND IND
16
35
2.2
0
38
2.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Peyton Manning
P. Manning
1
2003
IND IND
16
15
0.9
0
26
1.6
0
-2
-0.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Steve McNair
S. McNair
1
2003
TEN TEN
14
137
9.8
4
138
9.9
4
4
0.3
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Rich Gannon
R. Gannon
1
2002
OAK OAK
16
151
9.4
3
156
9.8
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Kurt Warner
K. Warner
1
2001
STL STL
16
46
2.9
0
60
3.8
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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PPG

33.3

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OPP PPG

22.5

17th

RUSH YDS/G

163.5

1st

PASS YDS/G

249.0

7th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
Dolphins Dolphins
1
3
0
.250
Jets Jets
0
4
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/5
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
8:20 PM
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Last Game
BUF Bills

4 - 0 - 0

31

Final

19

NO Saints

0 - 4 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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Eagles Eagles
4
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
2
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
3
1
0
.750
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
1
0
.750
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
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49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
2
2
0
.500
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Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
2
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
1
0
.750
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
1
0
.750
Chiefs Chiefs
2
2
0
.500

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
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
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Sun
10/5
MIN MIN
@
CLE CLE
9:30 AM
Sun
10/5
HOU HOU
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM