| 100% | ELI | 3 | Brother of 30-Across who was the 2008 and 2012 Super Bowl MVP as a Giants quarterback |
| 56% | ELI | 3 | Manning who was the 2008 and 2012 Super Bowl MVP |
| 44% | TOMBRADY | 8 | Patriots quarterback who was the 2002 and 2004 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 41% | PHILSIMMS | 9 | New York Giants quarterback who was MVP of Super Bowl XXI (2 wds.) |
| 40% | BART | 4 | Quarterback Starr who was MVP of Super Bowls I and II |
| 36% | NICKFOLES | 9 | Eagles backup QB who was the unexpected winner of the 2018 Super Bowl MVP Award: 2 wds. |
| 35% | JOEFLACCO | 9 | Ravens quarterback who was the 2013 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 35% | DREWBREES | 9 | Saints quarterback who was the 2010 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 35% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Colts quarterback who was the 2007 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 33% | ELWAY | 5 | Hall of Fame Broncos quarterback who won the 1998 and 1999 Super Bowls |
| 33% | PEYTONMANNING | 13 | Indianapolis Colts quarterback who was MVP of Super Bowl XLI (2 wds.) |
| 32% | BARTSTARR | 9 | Green Bay Packers quarterback who was MVP of Super Bowl I (2 wds.) |
| 32% | RAYLEWIS | 8 | Ravens linebacker who was the 2001 Super Bowl MVP: 2 wds. |
| 32% | ELIMANNING | 10 | Giant who was the Super Bowl XLVI M.V.P. |
| 31% | BARR | 4 | Comic who was the 2012 presidential nominee of the Peace and Freedom Party |
| 31% | TASSO | 5 | Italian poet who was the subject of a Goethe play and a Donizetti opera |
| 31% | BOB | 3 | "Full House" star Saget who was the honoree of a 2008 Comedy Central roast |
| 31% | ROSEANNEBARR | 12 | 1990s sitcom star who was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2012: 2 wds. |
| 31% | JAMESMARSDEN | 12 | "27 Dresses" actor who has acted as Marvel superhero in "X-Men" and was also a part of the DC movie "Superman Returns": 2 wds. |
| 30% | ALY | 3 | American gymnast ___ Raisman who was the captain of the artistic gymnastics team in 2012 and 2016 Olympics |
| 30% | JIMPLUNKETT | 11 | 1970 Heisman Trophy winner who was the Super Bowl MVP for the Oakland Raiders in 1981 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | ROGERSTAUBACH | 13 | 1963 Heisman Trophy winner who was the Super Bowl MVP for the Dallas Cowboys in 1972 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | BAIN | 4 | Donald who wrote a 1963 "memoir" seen in the first words of 17-, 30-, 46- and 60-Across |
| 30% | DESMONDHOWARD | 13 | Green Bay Packers return specialist who was MVP of Super Bowl XXXI (2 wds.) |
| 30% | EDITOR | 6 | Person who is in charge of and determines the final content of a text |
| 30% | DESMONDHOWARD | 13 | 1991 Heisman Trophy winner who was the Super Bowl MVP for the Green Bay Packers in 1997 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MARCUSALLEN | 11 | 1981 Heisman Trophy winner who was the Super Bowl MVP for the Los Angeles Raiders in 1984 (2 wds.) |
| 30% | MAGNETO | 7 | Marvel comics villain who is a powerful mutant and an adversary of the X-Men |
| 30% | OBAMA | 5 | Barack who was Time's Person of the Year in 2008 and 2012 |
| 29% | JESSEPINKMAN | 12 | Character played by Aaron Paul in "Breaking Bad", who was a crystal meth dealer and worked with the character played by 30-Across: 2 wds. |