After 13 years the chance to bring the Lombardi trophy back home where it belongs is finally here. All Packer fans remember January 25, 1998 when a heavily favored Packer team lost it in San Deigo to the Denver Broncos is an entertaining but heartbreaking Superbowl. Most of us thought at the time that our Packers would be back many more times. As it turned out, over the next couple of years players and coaches went to other teams and some retired. Green Bay suddenly had less talent and lost the team concept.
The 2003 Packers had a great chance with a great Offensive Line and my favorite Packer of the 20th Century, running back, Ahman Green. From coaching mistakes to 4th and 26th to our Quarterback throwing that playoff game in Philadelphia away with an overtime INT, our chance was gone. The 2007 Packers made it to the NFC Championship but were upset by the Giants when the Quarterback again, threw away the season with an overtime INT.
Finally, the Packers were able to start fresh with a young Quarterback in 2008. A lot of roster turnover made the Green bay team the youngest in the league for 3 years and with that came a lot of mistakes. The 6-10 season was rough but the two years that followed were better and now these 2010 Packers were able to fight through many injuries and get hot at the right time. A five game winning streak has landed them in Dallas to play the Pittsburgh Steelers in Superbowl XLV. That young quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, is about to become a legend.
The Steelers consistently have a great team but I do think our Packers are up to this task and will prevail. With seemingly about 90% of the so called "experts" agreeing with me, I can't help but be a little worried now, 17 hours before kickoff. It reminds me of Superbowl XXXII when it seemed so obvious that the Packers would win but they disappointed us all so much.
Still, as I go off to sleep now, I feel really good about this team. I think it is going to be a great game and a Packer victory. No matter what the outcome however, it looks to me like GM Ted Thompson has put together such a great young roster in Green Bay that the Packers will contend every year for this entire decade. It is very possible that we will have more Packer Superbowls coming up. Fact is though that you never know when it will happen again so this team need to seize the moment and I predict that they will.
Here are my Superbowl predictions: (guesses really because in the NFL anything can happen)
FINAL SCORE: Packers 34 Steelers 24
MVP: Aaron Rodgers throws for 350 yards and 3 TD's.
EXCITING PLAY: Fake field goal first down pass by Matt Flynn
BIGGEST PLAY: With so much attention being paid to Greg Jennings, the Steelers give up a 92 yard touchdown pass from Rodgers to Jordy Nelson
KEY MOMENT: Down 14-13 in the 3rd quarter Aaron Rodgers escapes the furious Steeler pass rush that has been knocking him around all game long and finds Donald Driver to convert on a huge 3rd and 14th. The drive finishes later on the first play of the 4th quarter with a TD catch by James Jones. Green Bay winds up outscoring Pittsburgh 21-10 in a wild final quarter.
DAGGER: Clay Matthews nearly gets his third sack late in the game but BigBen Rothlesburger is able to get the pass off only to have it turn into a pick 6 by Charles Woodson.
Okay, that was a little crazy. Just predicting a score is hard enough but the part I really think we will see is a fake field goal by the Packers so be watching for that. Above all, enjoy the game. The Packers can win the Superbowl for the first time in 14 years. ENJOY IT!!!
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