not sure but the raiders were the first wid card team to win the Super Bowl and chuck howley was the only player to win MVP on a losing team and was the first defensive MVP
Chuck Howley
Linebacker Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl V.
Chuck Howley was the first non quearterback to win the Super Bowl MVP Award in 1971 Super Bowl V.
Larry Brown and Chuck Howley
Yes Linebacker Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys is the only player from a losing team to be named MVP of the Super Bowl.
That was linebacker Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys who was named MVP of Super Bowl V. The Cowboys lost that game to the Baltimore Colts 16-13. No other player has won the MVP while playing for the losing team.
Linebacker Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys was the MVP of Super Bowl V and the only player to be named MVP from a losing team.
Although the Dallas Cowboys lost Super Bowl V to the Baltimore Colts, Dallas linebacker Chuck Howley was named the game's MVP.
once, Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys during SB V
Yes, in 1978 Harvey Martin (Defensive End) and Randy White (Defensive Tackle) of the Dallas Cowboys were named Super Bowl XII Co-MVP's.
In 1971 Chuck Howley of the Dallas Cowboys won the Super Bowl MVP for Super Bowl V, intercepting two passes and recovering a fumble in the Cowboys 16-13 loss to the Baltimore Colts. It was the first time that a defensive player received the honor and the first and so far only time a player from the losing team won the award.
(see related link for all Super Bowl MVP winners)