Green Bay Packers Wins Super Bowl XLV 31-25 | IXGAMES
Who needs Brett Favre? The Green Bay Packers certainly don’t, as they’ve officially turned the page on their franchise with the huge 31-25 Super Bowl win behind the arm of their young star quarterback. The Packers proved early they deserved to be 3-point favorites in the contest, jumping out to an early 14-0 with a passing touchdown by Aaron Rodgers and a pick six by corner Nick Collins. Rodgers was brilliant all night, he finished with 304 passing yards and three touchdowns, easily besting Ben Roethlisberger and wining the game’s MVP award. Big Ben finished with 263 and two touchdowns and two interceptions. Roethlisberger was playing catchup most of the night, as every time his Steelers got close, the Pack would pull away. The Steelers pulled within a field goal and had the ball with 2:07 remaining, but weren’t able to convert on fourth down to give Big Ben another miraculous comeback in his Super Bowl career. “Wow! It’s a great day to be great, baby,” Jennings said. The Packers have been resilient all season, overcoming injuries and the sixth seed in the NFC to grab their first Super Bowl since Favre was slinging it in ’97. We doubt anyone in Green Bay will fret over No. 4 leaving the storied franchise now. “We’ve been a team that’s overcome adversity all year,” Jennings said. “Our head captain [Charles Woodson] goes down, emotional in the locker room. Our No. 1 receiver [Donald Driver] goes down, more emotions are going, flying in the locker room. But we find a way to bottle it up and exert it all out here on the field.”