February 9th, 2011, Wednesday
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Aaron Rodgers Leads the Packers
Aaron Rodgers Leads the Packers
Green & Yellow
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers completed the improbable on Sunday February 6th defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in what could only be described as one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever played. It was a matchup for the ages and played out to the very end without disappointment. With a packed house on hand to witness, not only did this matchup live up to the enormous hype that preceded it, but it was also the most watched ever.
On the biggest stage, the biggest and brightest stars of the game shinned in the spotlight making plays and keep the football world on the edge of their seats throughout. Rodgers and the Packers started fast jumping out early with a couple of scores which included an interception return by safety Nick Collins that threatened to turn this game one sided.
Down 21-3 the Steelers demonstrated the grittiness of a champion and battled their way back. Led by Big Ben (Roethlisberger) and running back Rashard Mendenhall the Steelers battled back to close the gap at 21-17. Right on queue with the momentum of the game having swung in favor of the terrible towel, the Packers defense led by lineback Clay Matthews Jr. answered the call.
Matthews forced a critical fumble when he drilled Mendenhall in the backfield jarring the ball loose; it was quickly scooped up by linebacker Desmond Bishop. This was the turning point of the game and quickly game the Packers the lift they needed to close out their victory.
For the Packers, this was not just a journey that started when camped opened this past summer, this journey that had begun back in 2008 when Brett Favre had brought the Packers within one play of the Super Bowl back. Favre’s interception that ended the Packers dream of a championship opened the door to a new Era with Aaron Rodgers taking the helm.
With Rodgers now the man in Lambeau, the journey to return to prominence would take the long road and one that some skeptics may have wondered would ever end here; atop the football world holding the Lombardi Trophy.
Rodgers proved to be the right move for the Packers future and quickly secured his first championship in his third season as the team’s starter. Barely 27 years of age Rodgers and the Packers have a chance to bring back Lombardi a few more times.
For Title-town and the fans of Green Bay tomorrow is filled with great promise, but I believe if they had to they could settle for today on top of the world.
By David Ortega
Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers completed the improbable on Sunday February 6th defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers in what could only be described as one of the most exciting Super Bowls ever played. It was a matchup for the ages and played out to the very end without disappointment. With a packed house on hand to witness, not only did this matchup live up to the enormous hype that preceded it, but it was also the most watched ever.
On the biggest stage, the biggest and brightest stars of the game shinned in the spotlight making plays and keep the football world on the edge of their seats throughout. Rodgers and the Packers started fast jumping out early with a couple of scores which included an interception return by safety Nick Collins that threatened to turn this game one sided.
Down 21-3 the Steelers demonstrated the grittiness of a champion and battled their way back. Led by Big Ben (Roethlisberger) and running back Rashard Mendenhall the Steelers battled back to close the gap at 21-17. Right on queue with the momentum of the game having swung in favor of the terrible towel, the Packers defense led by lineback Clay Matthews Jr. answered the call.
Matthews forced a critical fumble when he drilled Mendenhall in the backfield jarring the ball loose; it was quickly scooped up by linebacker Desmond Bishop. This was the turning point of the game and quickly game the Packers the lift they needed to close out their victory.
For the Packers, this was not just a journey that started when camped opened this past summer, this journey that had begun back in 2008 when Brett Favre had brought the Packers within one play of the Super Bowl back. Favre’s interception that ended the Packers dream of a championship opened the door to a new Era with Aaron Rodgers taking the helm.
With Rodgers now the man in Lambeau, the journey to return to prominence would take the long road and one that some skeptics may have wondered would ever end here; atop the football world holding the Lombardi Trophy.
Rodgers proved to be the right move for the Packers future and quickly secured his first championship in his third season as the team’s starter. Barely 27 years of age Rodgers and the Packers have a chance to bring back Lombardi a few more times.
For Title-town and the fans of Green Bay tomorrow is filled with great promise, but I believe if they had to they could settle for today on top of the world.
By David Ortega
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