35. Timmy Smith – Washington Redskins, Super Bowl XXII
Doug Williams was so good that night in a blowout victory over Denver that Smith wasn’t MVP despite the fact he ran for a Super Bowl-record 204 yards while scoring two touchdowns. Sure, a lot of his yards came in garbage time, but Smith also had three runs of 19 yards or more in a huge second quarter.
34. Hines Ward – Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls XL, XLIII and XLV
Ward had 166 receiving yards and a touchdown in Pittsburgh’s two victories last decade, and he added 78 yards and a touchdown in a 2010 Super Bowl loss to Green Bay.
33. Michael Irvin – Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII, XXX
The Hall of Famer had 256 yards and a pair of touchdowns in Dallas’ three Super Bowl victories in the early-1990s.
32. John Stallworth – Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV
There have been 10 70-yard receptions in Super Bowl history, and Stallworth caught two of them. He didn’t play a large role in Pittsburgh’s first two Super Bowl victories, but he went over 100 yards in each of the next two, scoring three touchdowns.
31. Santonio Holmes – Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl XLIII
His incredible game-winning catch earned him MVP of the 2008 Super Bowl, a game in which Holmes caught nine passes for 131 yards.
30. Antonio Freeman – Green Bay Packers, Super Bowls XXXI and XXXII
Freeman caught an 81-yard touchdown pass in Green Bay’s 1996 Super Bowl victory over New England and finished with nine catches, 126 yards and two touchdowns in a losing effort the next year. He’s one of five receivers with multiple 100-yard Super Bowl performances.
29. Roger Craig – San Francisco 49ers, Super Bowls XIX, XXIII, XXIV
The running back went over 100 yards from scrimmage in all three Super Bowls he played in, scoring four touchdowns in three victories.
28. Ray Lewis – Baltimore Ravens, Super Bowls XXXV and XLVII
Lewis didn’t make much of an impact when Baltimore beat San Francisco to win the Super Bowl in his last professional game, but he was an absolute force as the MVP of the 2000 game.
27. Isaac Bruce – St. Louis Rams, Super Bowls XXXIV and XXXVI
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The Rams probably don’t win the 1999 Super Bowl if Bruce doesn’t make a 73-yard touchdown catch late in the fourth quarter. He had 162 yards that night and added 56 in a close 2001 loss to the Patriots.
26. Brett Favre – Green Bay Packers, Super Bowls XXXI and XXXII
Favre had five touchdowns and only one interception in his two Super Bowls, but he won only one and the rest of his numbers weren’t great.
25. Reggie White – Green Bay Packers, Super Bowls XXXI and XXXII
The legendary defensive end had three sacks — all in the second half — in Green Bay’s 1996 Super Bowl victory over New England.
24. John Riggins – Washington Redskins, Super Bowls XVII and XVIII
The Super Bowl XVII MVP defined workhorse with a 166-yard performance on a ridiculous 38 rushing attempts in a 27-17 victory that night over the Dolphins. And he gets a few extra points for a 64-yard performance in a losing effort the next year, and for averaging 6.5 yards per carry in the fourth quarters of those games.
23. Franco Harris – Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV
The Super Bowl IX MVP carried the Steelers with 158 yards on 34 carries in a 16-6 victory that night, enabling Pittsburgh to win despite completing only nine passes. He’d rush for at least 65 yards in two more Super Bowls and has a record 354 total rushing yards in his four championship victories.
22. Kurt Warner – St. Louis Rams and Arizona Cardinals, Super Bowls XXXIV, XXXVI and XLIII
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Here are the three most prolific passing performances in the history of the Super Bowl:
1. Kurt Warner, 414 (1999)
2. Kurt Warner, 377 (2008)
3. Kurt Warner, 365 (2001)
The problem is that passing yards are overrated and Warner won just one of those three games. He’s only the 17th highest-rated passer in Super Bowl history, but he does have an MVP award and has put up some monster numbers.
21. Roger Staubach – Dallas Cowboys, Super Bowls VI, X, XII, XIII
The Hall of Fame quarterback had a passer rating of 108.3 in his two Super Bowl victories, earning MVP honors in 1972.
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