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January 25, 2011, Tuesday
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THE Green Bay Packers will face the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl after both held off hard-finishing opponents to win their respective NFL conference championship games on Sunday.
Green Bay led 14-0 and hung on for a 21-14 win over the Chicago Bears in the NFC decider while Pittsburgh had a 21-7 advantage but was forced into a late goal-line stand before clinching a 24-19 win over the New York Jets in the AFC title game.
In Dallas on February 6, the Packers will be making their first Super Bowl since back-to-back appearances in 1997 and 1998.
The Steelers, who have won a record six Super Bowls, are back for their third in six years, having won both the previous in 2006 and 2009.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers ran for a touchdown and made a saving tackle, B.J. Raji returned an interception for a score and Sam Shields had two interceptions in the Packers win.
Chicago almost staged an unlikely comeback thanks to third-string quarterback Caleb Hanie after starter Jay Cutler was injured and No. 2 Todd Collins was pulled after an ineffective showing.
Rodgers threw passes of 22 and 26 yards to Tim Jennings to open an 84-yard drive on the opening series of the game. He later hit Jordy Nelson with a 22-yarder at the Bears 2-yard line, then ran in after withstanding a hard hit from Chicago safety Danieal Manning. And just like that, the Packers were ahead 7-0 inside four minutes.
The Packers moved in again early in the second. Rodgers got off a pass under pressure to Brandon Jackson and the running back made a fake to go past Urlacher and gain 16 yards.
James Starks then broke off a 12-yard run before Rodgers found Nelson for a 15-yard gain to the 4.
The rookie Starks carried right and weaved his way over the goal line, putting the Packers ahead 14-0 with 11:13 left in the half.
The Packers hung on for victory in this 182nd meeting of the NFL's most played rivalry and will be playing for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for their former coach, in their fifth Super Bowl.
In the later game, Pittsburgh had to withstand an even more determined comeback bid, leaving the Jets still looking for their first Super Bowl appearance since 1969.
Pittsburgh set the early tone with a 66-yard march that took up the first nine minutes, with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger displaying his scrambling skills on several plays, including a key 12-yard run on third-and-12.
Rashard Mendenhall reached the ball over the goal line from the 1, the final of a 15-play drive. But Pittsburgh also lost rookie center Maurkice Pouncey with an ankle injury, leaving it with just one backup offensive lineman.
It was the Jets who were struggling to block, though. And catch, with the usually sure-handed Jerricho Cotchery making a key third-down drop.
Green Bay led 14-0 and hung on for a 21-14 win over the Chicago Bears in the NFC decider while Pittsburgh had a 21-7 advantage but was forced into a late goal-line stand before clinching a 24-19 win over the New York Jets in the AFC title game.
In Dallas on February 6, the Packers will be making their first Super Bowl since back-to-back appearances in 1997 and 1998.
The Steelers, who have won a record six Super Bowls, are back for their third in six years, having won both the previous in 2006 and 2009.
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers ran for a touchdown and made a saving tackle, B.J. Raji returned an interception for a score and Sam Shields had two interceptions in the Packers win.
Chicago almost staged an unlikely comeback thanks to third-string quarterback Caleb Hanie after starter Jay Cutler was injured and No. 2 Todd Collins was pulled after an ineffective showing.
Rodgers threw passes of 22 and 26 yards to Tim Jennings to open an 84-yard drive on the opening series of the game. He later hit Jordy Nelson with a 22-yarder at the Bears 2-yard line, then ran in after withstanding a hard hit from Chicago safety Danieal Manning. And just like that, the Packers were ahead 7-0 inside four minutes.
The Packers moved in again early in the second. Rodgers got off a pass under pressure to Brandon Jackson and the running back made a fake to go past Urlacher and gain 16 yards.
James Starks then broke off a 12-yard run before Rodgers found Nelson for a 15-yard gain to the 4.
The rookie Starks carried right and weaved his way over the goal line, putting the Packers ahead 14-0 with 11:13 left in the half.
The Packers hung on for victory in this 182nd meeting of the NFL's most played rivalry and will be playing for the Vince Lombardi Trophy, named for their former coach, in their fifth Super Bowl.
In the later game, Pittsburgh had to withstand an even more determined comeback bid, leaving the Jets still looking for their first Super Bowl appearance since 1969.
Pittsburgh set the early tone with a 66-yard march that took up the first nine minutes, with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger displaying his scrambling skills on several plays, including a key 12-yard run on third-and-12.
Rashard Mendenhall reached the ball over the goal line from the 1, the final of a 15-play drive. But Pittsburgh also lost rookie center Maurkice Pouncey with an ankle injury, leaving it with just one backup offensive lineman.
It was the Jets who were struggling to block, though. And catch, with the usually sure-handed Jerricho Cotchery making a key third-down drop.
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