NFL quiz
NFL Comeback Player of the Year winners
29 awards from 1998 to 2025. A player typed once fills every season he won. A surname is enough unless two winners share it.
- Format
- Type them all
- Items
- 29 answers
- Limit
- 5:00
- Level
- Hard
- Checked
- 2026.10.03
- Answers
- 29
- Time limit
- 5:00
- Order
- Any order
- Matching
- Case and accents ignored
- Type an answer; it files itself the moment it matches.
- One answer can fill several slots.
- Give up at any time to see what you missed.
- Pause whenever you like (Esc). The board hides while the clock is stopped.
Name every Comeback Player of the Year winner.
| Season | Position and team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | QB, Buffalo Bills | Not found yet |
| 1999 | DT, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 2000 | DE, New Orleans Saints | Not found yet |
| 2001 | RB, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
| 2002 | QB, Pittsburgh Steelers | Not found yet |
| 2003 | QB, Cincinnati Bengals | Not found yet |
| 2004 | QB, San Diego Chargers | Not found yet |
| 2005 | WR, Carolina Panthers | Not found yet |
| 2005 | LB, New England Patriots | Not found yet |
| 2006 | QB, New York Jets | Not found yet |
| 2007 | DE, Dallas Cowboys | Not found yet |
| 2008 | QB, Miami Dolphins | Not found yet |
| 2009 | QB, New England Patriots | Not found yet |
| 2010 | QB, Philadelphia Eagles | Not found yet |
| 2011 | QB, Detroit Lions | Not found yet |
| Season | Position and team | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | QB, Denver Broncos | Not found yet |
| 2013 | QB, San Diego Chargers | Not found yet |
| 2014 | TE, New England Patriots | Not found yet |
| 2015 | S, Kansas City Chiefs | Not found yet |
| 2016 | WR, Green Bay Packers | Not found yet |
| 2017 | WR, Los Angeles Chargers | Not found yet |
| 2018 | QB, Indianapolis Colts | Not found yet |
| 2019 | QB, Tennessee Titans | Not found yet |
| 2020 | QB, Washington Football Team | Not found yet |
| 2021 | QB, Cincinnati Bengals | Not found yet |
| 2022 | QB, Seattle Seahawks | Not found yet |
| 2023 | QB, Cleveland Browns | Not found yet |
| 2024 | QB, Cincinnati Bengals | Not found yet |
| 2025 | RB, San Francisco 49ers | Not found yet |
About this quiz
The AP Comeback Player of the Year award, with every winner the NFL's record book lists, from the 1998 season on. The award belongs to the season named, although it is announced early the next year.
- Chad Pennington and Joe Burrow have each won it twice, the most of anyone.
- 27 different winners fill the 29 rows.
- The 2025 winner was Christian McCaffrey of the San Francisco 49ers.
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