SUPER BOWL XLV RECAP

The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV, Sunday in Dallas, 31 to 25 over the Pittsburg Steelers. The Packers have now won four Super Bowls and thirteen total NFL Titles, more than any other team. The Lombardi Trophy has come back to Title Town, USA. Let's look at the game.

FIRST QUARTER

The Packers jumped ahead 14 to 0 on a 29-yard TD pass from Aaron Rodgers to Jordy Nelson and an interception return of 37-yards for a TD from Nick Collins. Packers dominate the 1st quarter and lead 14 to 0 after the first 15 minutes.

SECOND QUARTER

With 11:08 left in the 2nd quarter Pittsburg finally got on the scoreboard with a 33-yard field goal to cut the Green Bay lead to 14 to 3. Later in the quarter, the Packers would force their second turnover of the game, with another interception, which they turned into another Rodgers TD pass, this one a 21-yard toss to Greg Jennings. The Green Bay lead was 21 to 3 with 2:24 left in the 1st half. The Steelers then got the ball and drove down and scored a momentum changing TD on an 8-yard pass from Ben Roetlisberger to Hines Ward with 39 seconds left in the half. The Steelers not only cut the Packers lead to 21 to 10, but they had all of the momentum going into the 3rd quarter. The score at halftime of Super Bowl XLV was Green Bay 21 Pittsburg 10.

THIRD QUARTER

The Pittsburg defense came out in the 3rd quarter fired up. They held the Green Bay offense to a three and out. The Steelers got the football and marched right down the field, all on the ground, and scored a TD on an 8-yard run from Mendenhall, to cut the Packers' lead to 21 to 17. The Steelers dominated the 3rd quarter, but could only score the one TD. The score after the 3rd quarter was 21 to 17 in favor of Green Bay.

FORTH QUARTER

The quarter started with Pittsburg driving into Green Bay territory looking like they were going to take the lead and control of the game. The Packers' defense came up big, as they forced turnover number three, a fumble caused by Clay Matthews. The Green Bay offense would drive the ball down the field and score on the third TD pass of the game by Aaron Rodgers. He found Greg Jennings from 8-yards for his second TD catch of the game. The Packers seemed in control of the game again at 28 to 17 with 11:57 left in the game. Big Ben and the Steelers were not dead yet, as they drove the ball down the field and scored on a 25-yard pass from Roetlisberger to Mike Wallace. The Steelers also got a 2-point conversion to cut the Packers' lead to 28 to 25 with 7:34 left in the game. The Packers then came up with a huge drive of their own, as they ate up 5:27 off of the clock, but could only score a field goal to increase their lead to 31 to 25. The door was left open for Big Ben to do his late game magic. After the kickoff, the Steelers got the ball on their 13-yard line. They were 87-yards away from victory, but they only had one timeout left. They completed a couple of passes, but it came down to a forth down to keep the drive and dream alive. The pass was broken up by the Packers and the NFL Championship was going back to Title Town, USA. Final score of Super Bowl XLV Green Bay Packers 31 Pittsburg Steelers 25.

Did You Know? Aaron Rodgers was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLV. His stats for the game was 24 of 39 for 304 yards and 3 TD passes and 0 INT's.

*****The ArmChair Coach Game Ball Of The Week also goes to Packers QB Aaron Rodgers*****

We have come to the end of another football season. For the season The ArmChair Coach went 145 and 52 in football picks for a percentage of .736. It has been another fun and exciting football season. The ArmChair Coach will still be around, as I will be blogging about all kinds of topics in the sports world.

Until Next Time.