worst win percentage by a player to win nfl mvp

Barry Sanders has the worst winning percentage by an NFL MVP in a season, winning 56.3 percent of the time in 1997.

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	NAME	W%	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	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	.563	1	1997	DET	16	2,358		14	2,053	128.3	11	305	19.1	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	.625	1	2012	MIN	16	2,314		13	2,097	131.1	12	217	13.6	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	.643	1	2000	STL	14	2,207		26	1,359	97.1	18	830	59.3	8	18	1.3	0	0	0.0	0
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	.643	1	1977	CHI	14	2,216		16	1,852	132.3	14	269	19.2	2	95	6.8	0	0	0.0	0
5	O.J. Simpson	.643	1	1973	BUF	14	2,073		12	2,003	143.1	12	70	5.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Matt Ryan M. Ryan	.688	1	2016	ATL	16	114	7.1	0	117	7.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Rich Gannon R. Gannon	.688	1	2002	OAK	16	156		3	156	9.8	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
8	Brett Favre B. Favre	.688	1	1995	GB	16	181		3	181	11.3	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Brian Sipe B. Sipe	.688	1	1980	CLE	16	55		1	55	3.4	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	.688	1	1979	HOU	16	1,791		19	1,697	106.1	19	94	5.9	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	.706	1	2025	LAR	17	-29	-1.7	0	1	0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	John Elway J. Elway	.708	1	1987	DEN	12	304		4	304	25.3	4	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Steve McNair S. McNair	.714	1	2003	TEN	14	142		4	138	9.9	4	4	0.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	.750	1	2018	KC	16	268	16.8	2	272	17.0	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	Aaron Rodgers A. Rodgers	.750	1	2014	GB	16	269		2	269	16.8	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Peyton Manning P. Manning	.750	1	2008	IND	16	21		1	21	1.3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Peyton Manning P. Manning	.750	1	2004	IND	16	38		0	38	2.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
18	Peyton Manning P. Manning	.750	1	2003	IND	16	24		0	26	1.6	0	-2	-0.1	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Boomer Esiason B. Esiason	.750	1	1988	CIN	16	248		1	248	15.5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Marcus Allen M. Allen	.750	1	1985	RAI	16	2,314		14	1,759	109.9	11	555	34.7	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Ken Anderson K. Anderson	.750	1	1981	CIN	16	320		1	320	20.0	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	John Brodie J. Brodie	.750	1	1970	SF	14	29		2	29	2.1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	.750	1	1961	GB	12	742		10	597	49.8	8	145	12.1	2	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Johnny Unitas J. Unitas	.750	1	1959	BAL	12	145		2	145	12.1	2						0			0
25	Jim Brown J. Brown	.750	1	1958	CLE	12	1,665		18	1,527	127.3	17						0			0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

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2 - 2

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Goff

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Walker

494

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Rec Yards Leaders

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481

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119.6

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4.5

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16.0

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412.0

405.8

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Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

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162.3

153.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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300.8

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292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

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98.1

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

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Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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