Green Bay Packers Are 2011 Super Bowl Champions

The Lombardi Trophy is returning to Green Bay as the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV. It’s the Packers fourth Super Bowl victory and 13th overall championship.

Welcome Aaron Rodgers to the class of NFL’s elite quarterbacks because his 304 yards and three touchdowns couldn’t have been on a bigger stage or against a better defense. For his historic performance, Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP.

As expected, the battle between the league’s two most historic and storied franchises was a thriller to the end. Fitting that the Packers came out on top after persevering through some costly injuries and mental miscues, much like they� did during the regular season.

By: Nick Grays

The first half was all Packers as they entered the locker room with a 21-10 lead. But it was a trio of injuries which was of main concern entering the second half.

First, it was veteran receiver Donald Driver limping off the field with an apparent ankle injury and next Sam Shields who injured his shoulder. In the very next play, the Packers took a big blow when All-Pro Charles Woodson fell hard on his collarbone.

Momentum shifted with the first drive of the second half when Packers wide-out James Jones dropped a catch which would have most likely went for a touchdown. Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers offense took advantage of the miscues and a banged up Packers secondary to [More …]

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