Something not mentioned by many is the hot streak the Super Bowl has been on lately, five of the last seven Super Bowl's have been really close and entertaining games and last night was no different for a game that at one time was only must see TV because of the commercials.
I wrote in my post before the Super Bowl how I thought Aaron Rodgers would get the most shine from last night's game, not the most surprising pick, but the smart one.Rodgers didn't play perfect, but he had many perfect passes that sliced up the vaunted Pittsburgh secondary which looked nothing like it's league's best ranking.
What was most impressive about Rodger's performance was that the drops and some of the miscues during the game didn't take him out of his comfort zone and also to coach Mike McCarthy's credit, there was no doubt who he thought was going to win this game for Green Bay.
It was Rodger's game from the jump and even though 21-3 ended up being a mirage, at that point many people realized just how complete this Packer team is.
People talk about this team being a six seed and not being the better team in the end, but remember that the Packers were a Super Bowl favorite from the start and I think people were blindsided with what happened with the injuries and the mid-season stumble and the Packers were largely forgotten.
The youth of this team and the stability of the front office makes this team basically the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFC and now they have the recent hardware to match. The question is now about just how high a ceiling can Aaron Rodgers and this team reach, but it seems like we ask that question every year and I'm sure Drew Brees will have something to say about Green Bay trying to repeat.
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