With the 2012 Super Bowl just around the corner, Sunday Feb 5th, I bet many people are wondering who is the favorite for the Super Bowl MVP Award. Super Bowl MVP honors usually go to the quarterback of the winning team, but not always. Since 2000 there have been seven quarterbacks, three wide receivers, one linebacker and one safety. NFL oddsmakers have Patriots quarterback Tom Brady listed as 7/5 odds favorite to be named the 2012 Super Bowl MVP. Be sure to check the Super Bowl MVP odds and make your predictions early.
SUPER BOWL XLVI SPECIALS – Odds to win MVP
Tom Brady 7/5
Eli Manning 9/4
Victor Cruz 8/1
Hakeem Nicks 12/1
Rob Gronkowski 12/1
Wes Welker 12/1
Aaron Hernandez 16/1
Ahmad Bradshaw 20/1
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 25/1
Jason Pierre-Paul 25/1
Mario Manningham 35/1
Brandon Jacobs 40/1
Deion Branch 40/1
Chad Ochocinco 50/1
Danny Woodhead 50/1
Antrel Rolle 75/1
Justin Tuck 75/1
Osi Umenyiora 75/1
Vince Wilfork 75/1
Devin McCourty 100/1
Jake Ballard 100/1
Jerod Mayo 100/1
Kyle Arrington 100/1
Lawrence Tynes 100/1
Stephen Gostkowski 100/1
Field 25/1
Tom Brady has won two Super Bowl MVP awards (XXXVI and XXXVIII), and has a career postseason record is 16–5. Brady and Joe Montana are the only two players in NFL history to win the NFL Most Valuable Player and Super Bowl MVP awards multiple times (2 NFL MVPs, 2 Super Bowl MVPs). Brady and John Elway are the only two quarterbacks to lead their teams to five Super Bowls.
Eli Manning won the MVP award in Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008 after leading the Giants to a victory over the previously undefeated New England Patriots.
Victor Cruz, against San Francisco in the NFC title game, had 10 grabs for 142 yards—all in the first half—as the Giants edged the 49ers, 20-17, in overtime to advance to Super Bowl XLVI. His 1,536 receiving yards are a single season franchise record for the New York Giants.
Hakeem Nicks has played in two playoff games where he has 13 catches for 280 yards with four touchdowns. In 2011, Nicks had his second straight 1,000 + yard receiving season. He caught 76 passes for 1,192 yards (15.7 yards per catch average) and 7 touchdowns.
UNDERDOG ALERT!
Rob Gronkowski owns a number of NFL tight end scoring and receiving records, including the single-season records for tight ends for most receiving touchdowns (17), most total touchdowns (18), and most receiving yards (1,327), all set in 2011. In the Patriots’ first playoff game, against Denver, Gronkowski tied an NFL post-season record, catching three touchdown passes as part of a 10-catch, 145-yard effort. For the second playoff game, a win over Baltimore. Gronkowski had 5 catches for 87 yards, with his long reception of 23 yards.
2012 Super Bowl: New York Giants vs New England Patriots
When: Sunday, Feb 5th, 2011 6:30 PM EST
Pick: Patriots -3
Point-Spreads recommends you check the 2012 Super Bowl MVP Odds before the 2012 Super Bowl game kicks-off.
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