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Green Bay Won Because of the MVP
Published: 2/7/2011 9:51 AM
Last Modified: 2/7/2011 1:36 PM

Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers had to be the Super Bowl most valuable player for his team to win.
Anything less and Pittsburgh would have won the game.
The Steelers, even with the three turnovers, were good enough to win the game because they may have the best collection of players in the NFL. They are good at just about every spot on the field.
However, Pittsburgh did not have anyone as great as Rodgers was in this game.
Green Bay had no running game and its receivers repeatedly dropped passes.
Still, the Packers won because Rodgers played at a higher level than any other player in the game. He would follow a dropped pass by another perfect pass that would be caught.
When the Packers needed to answer a Pittsburgh score, Rodgers would take Green Bay down the field for a score.
In this game, the Super Bowl MVP really was the MVP.



Reader Comments 1 Total
Ignatz (2 years ago)
Since they had to give the Chevy to a single individual I suppose giving it to the GB QB is okay. The real "star" of the game was the GB defense which forced the turnovers, harried Rothlesbergfeldowicz most of the game, and gave Rogers good field position. He didn't look anything like the great QB god the sportswriters have imagined him to be.
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