Ranking the Super Bowls, #12: Super Bowl XLV

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On Feb. 6, 2011 two of the NFL's most decorated teams faced off for a chance to add another Lombardi trophy to their trophy case.  From the AFC came the Pittsburgh Steelers, with their six Super Bowl titles, looking to add a seventh. On the NFC side was the Green Bay Packers with three Super Bowl titles, looking to get their fourth. They also featured two explosive offensives lead by two of the top tier quarterbacks in the league.  The Green Bay Packers were lead by Aaron Rodgers at quarterback who was dealing with replacing Brett Favre, a legend in himself.  The Pittsburgh Steelers were lead by Ben Roethlisberger. Roethlisberger was looking to get his third Super Bowl Championship under his belt after winning two already.

Green Bay came out quick, jumping to a 21-3 lead. But the Steelers scored a touchdown right before halftime to close the gap a little bit at 21-10.  They would keep getting closer and eventually close the gap to a 28-25 score in the fourth quarter.  The Packers kicker, Mason Crosby, kicked a field goal right before the two minute warning to put the team from Wisconsin up 31-25 on the team from Pittsburgh.  The Steelers were unable to score after that and the Packers won the game with the score 31-25.

Aaron Rodgers finally got the monkey off of his back as he now tied up Brett Favre's Super Bowl wins amount at one.  Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP. He passed for 304 yards and three touchdowns.  The Packers grabbed their fourth Super Bowl victory.  Roethlisberger played pretty well, as well, throwing for 263 yards as well and two touchdowns but he also threw two interceptions.  Jordy Nelson was Rodgers favorite target throughout the game as he recorded nine receptions for 140 yards and a touchdown.

Stay tuned for the Super Bowl rankings, as the top 10 are about to be revealed.