Aaron Rodgers named MVP
DALLAS, TX (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers were trying to play defense without cornerback Charles Woodson. Their wide receivers couldn't seem to hold onto the ball with veteran receiver Donald Driver also sidelined by an injury. Somehow, they found a way to win. Of course they did.
The Packers have kept on winning through injuries and adversity all season. They beat the Steelers 31-25 in the Super Bowl on Sunday despite their flaws. It's a fitting end to the season for a team that found a way to get there despite having 16 players, including six starters, on injured reserve.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the MVP of the Super Bowl, an honor his Packers predecessor, Brett Favre, never earned.
With precise passes and cool under pressure, Rodgers completed 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions Sunday night to lead the Packers to a 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers for Green Bay's first NFL title since Favre's in the 1997 Super Bowl. Rodgers is 27 years old, just as Favre was then.
And after biding his time as a backup until the Packers split with Favre, Rodgers has quickly taken over.
This was his third full season as a starting QB, and he was particularly good throughout the playoffs, leading the No. 6 seed Packers to a championship. Rogers threw two TD passes Sunday to Greg Jennings; another to Jordy Nelson.
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