They pick the NFL MVP right after the regular season ends, but the winner isn’t revealed until NFL Honors during Super Bowl week.

When the MVP is chosen

  • MVP voting is done by a 50-member Associated Press panel right after the regular season, before any playoff games are played.
  • That means the “real” decision is made in early January, once Week 18 is over, even though nobody knows the result yet.

When the MVP is announced

  • The league publicly announces the AP NFL MVP at the NFL Honors awards show, held in the Super Bowl host city during Super Bowl week.
  • Recent schedules have it on the Thursday of Super Bowl week in the evening (for the current season it’s listed as February 5, 2026, at the NFL Honors in San Francisco).

So in plain terms: voters pick the MVP right after the regular season, but fans find out who it is during the NFL Honors show a few days before the Super Bowl.

TL;DR: They vote for MVP right after the regular season ends, but the league doesn’t announce the winner until the NFL Honors ceremony in Super Bowl week.

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