Sunday, February 6, 2011

There was a lot of anticipation this past week leading up to Superbowl XLV, and for good reason.  The fact that the Pittsburgh Steelers had recently been to a Superbowl and won 2 years ago in Superbowl XLIII.  So, going into this game people were saying that their experience was enough for them to come away with a Victory, even though the Packers were favored to win. 
The first team to put points on the board was the Green Bay Packers with a 29 yard from Aaron Rodgers to Jordy Nelson for a touchdown.  Next was Nick Collins of the Packers with a 37 yard interception return for a Touchdown.  The first points for the Steelers came at the beginning of the 2nd quarter with a 33 yard field goal from Shaun Suisham.  Later on in the 2nd quarter, Greg Jenning caught a 21 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers for another Green Bay Touchdown.  Then with :47 seconds left in the 2nd quarter, Hines Ward caught an 8 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger for the Steelers first Touchdown of the game. 
The 3rd quarter opened with an 8 yard run from the Steelers' Rashard Mendenhall for another Pittsburgh Touchdown.  At the very begginning of the 4th quarter, Mendenhall gets hit hard by Clay Mathews of the Packers and fumbles the ball.  It's then immediately recovered by Green Bay's Desmond Bishop.  Not long after that, Rodgers throws an 8 yard pass to Greg Jennings for his 3rd Touchdown of the game.  A few  minutes later, Roethlisberger throws a 25 yard Touchdown pass to Mike Wallace with &:34 left on the game clock.  They also brilliantly succeeded in their 2 point Conversion attempt.  So at this point, the score is 28-25, the Packers are only up by a Field Goal.  With 2:07 left, the Packers had to settle for a 23 yard Field Goal by Mason Crosby to make it a 6 point game.  Down by a Touchdown, the Steelers attempted to march down field with only 2 minutes left in the game to try to score a game winning Touchdown.  Tragically, they came up short and couldn't convert on 4th and 5. 

The Green Bay Packers win Superbowl XLV !!!
The Most Valuable Player Award goes to none other than Aaron Rodgers, the Game-Winning Quarterback.

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