AP Offensive Player of the Year Year Recipient 1972 Washington Redskins Larry Brown 1973 Buffalo Bills O.J. Simpson 1974 Oakland Raiders Ken Stabler 1975 Minnesota Vikings Fran Tarkenton 1976 Baltimore Colts Bert Jones 1977 Chicago Bears Walter Payton 1978 Houston Oilers Earl Campbell 1979 Houston Oilers Earl Campbell 1980 Houston Oilers Earl Campbell 1981 Cincinnati Bengals Ken Anderson 1982 San Diego Chargers Dan Fouts 1983 Washington Redskins Joe Theismann 1984 Miami Dolphins Dan Marino 1985 Los Angeles Raiders Marcus Allen 1986 Los Angeles Rams Eric Dickerson 1987 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice 1988 San Francisco 49ers Roger Craig 1989 San Francisco 49ers Joe Montana 1990 Houston Oilers Warren Moon 1991 Buffalo Bills Thurman Thomas 1992 San Francisco 49ers Steve Young 1993 San Francisco 49ers Jerry Rice 1994 Detroit Lions Barry Sanders 1995 Green Bay Packers Brett Favre 1996 Denver Broncos Terrell Davis 1997 Detroit Lions Barry Sanders 1998 Denver Broncos Terrell Davis 1999 St. Louis Rams Marshall Faulk 2000 St. Louis Rams Marshall Faulk 2001 St. Louis Rams Marshall Faulk 2002 Kansas City Chiefs Priest Holmes 2003 Baltimore Ravens Jamal Lewis 2004 Indianapolis Colts Peyton Manning 2005 Seattle Seahawks Shaun Alexander 2006 San Diego Chargers LaDainian Tomlinson 2007 New England Patriots Tom Brady 2008 New Orleans Saints Drew Brees 2009 Tennessee Titans Chris Johnson 2010 New England Patriots Tom Brady 2011 New Orleans Saints Drew Brees 2012 Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson 2013 Denver Broncos Peyton Manning Peyton Manning set NFL records for both passing yards and passing touchdowns during the 2013 season. 2014 Dallas Cowboys DeMarco Murray 2015 Carolina Panthers Cam Newton 2016 Atlanta Falcons Matt Ryan 2017 Los Angeles Rams Todd Gurley 2018 Kansas City Chiefs Patrick Mahomes 2019 New Orleans Saints Michael Thomas 2020 Tennessee Titans Derrick Henry 2021 Los Angeles Rams Cooper Kupp 2022 Minnesota Vikings Justin Jefferson