1997 NFL MVP: Brett Favre vs. Barry Sanders. Both of these players had great seasons. Favre had just won his lone Super Bowl the season before and brought the Packers back to the big game in 1997 ...

The Lions and Vikings were two of the highest-scoring offenses in the NFL during the 1995 season. ... en route to a 2,000-yard season. Sanders would go on to win the 1997 NFL MVP award. ...