Lombardi’s Homecoming: Packers Bring Fourth Super Bowl Trophy Back To Green Bay

My team hasn’t won a Super Bowl in my lifetime but I imagine the post-Super Bowl parade is one of the best possible feelings for a fan. The Green Bay Packers, after beating the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, aren’t having a traditional parade.

Instead, they’ll be celebrating at Lambeau Field with their fans. The Packers, who returned home on Monday, are scheduled to host a victory celebration on Tuesday between 5:00-6:00 p.m. (ET) at Lambeau Field. Tickets for the event, which are five dollars apiece, went on sale Monday morning and can be bought through Ticketmaster outlets only.

Shortly after the Green Bay Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 2011 Super Bowl, I sat in Cowboys Stadium next to Brandon, our blogger from Acme Packing Company, discussing the chances of a repeat. Brandon noted that repeating happens rarely in the NFL but the Packers are built for continued success.

They have several important ingredients that make them ripe for a repeat.

More people watched the 2011 Super Bowl than any TV program in history. FOX, who televised the Green Bay Packers 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, just announced the TV ratings for Sunday’s game. As many of us figured, they set a new record:

The news doesn’t come as a surprise for a couple of reasons.

The Green Bay Packers won Super Bowl XLV Sunday night, taking home the Lombardi Trophy to Titletown, USA for the fourth time in the franchise’s history. Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers’ three touchdowns was obviously a big reason why the Packers are champions and the Pittsburgh Steelers are left wondering what could have been after mounting a second half rally. Another factor contributing to Green Bay’s success? Head coach Mike McCarthy’s pregame motivation.

In speaking at the traditional Monday morning Super Bowl press conference (featuring McCarthy, Rodgers and Commissioner Roger Goodell), the head coach talked about how he had his team measured for their championship rings Saturday night.

It was still the second largest total for a Super Bowl and second largest for an NFL game in Cowboys Stadium.

Attendance hopes were marred early on when it was announced that 400 ticket-bearing fans would not be able to stay inside and watch the game. 800 other fans were relocated when temporary seating wasn’t completed in time. Ultimately, it didn’t matter.

“Hard fought. Obviously we’re disappointed. For me, it’s even more disappointing because I felt like I left a lot of people down.”

Pittsburgh Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger was denied his third career world championship losing to the Green Bay Packers, 31-25, in Super Bowl XLV on Sunday night.

The Green Bay Packers are 2011 Super Bowl champions defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in Dallas, Texas. The feeling in the postgame media sessions was what you thought it would be -- pure joy. Several Packers noted how special this was for a guy like WR Donald Driver.

Driver, 36, celebrated a birthday on Wednesday and four days later celebrated a Super Bowl title.

Finally, the Packers had a chance to made some headway against the rugged Pittsburgh defense in the second half of Super Bowl XLV. But another third down stand forced another Green Bay punt.

The Packers had just crossed midfield when Aaron Rodgers was forced to throw on third down, and zipped a laser just past the outstretched hands of Brett Swain.

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And now it’s the Packers’ offense that can’t do anything right in Super Bowl XLV.

Dealing with a hampered Donald Driver and a Steelers defense that has found its footing — plus a crowd that sounds like it’s at least two-thirds Terrible Towel-wavers — the Packers couldn’t do anything on their second drive in the second half, going three and out.

Nick Collins’ interception return for a touchdown is definitely the biggest play of Super Bowl XLV so far. But might it have actually ensured his Packers will win Super Bowl rings?

Thanks to pressure up the middle by Howard Green, Ben Roethlisberger’s throw appears to get altered; the resulting throw is woefully short of the covered Steelers receiver Roethlisberger was likely aiming for, and Collins pulls it out of the air like a centerfielder with a pop fly.

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Uh-oh for the Pittsburgh Steelers. CB Bryant McFadden suffered a hip injury in the first quarter of the 2011 Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers and his return is officially questionable. CB William Gay will likely step into his role and the secondary will need to do some shifting.

The Packers have shown early on they like playing with multiple receiver sets -- they opened the game with five-wide -- so McFadden’s injury could potentially be a significant one. Pittsburgh’s secondary would take a hit if McFadden were to miss extended time.

Aaron Rodgers’ touchdown pass to Jordy Nelson wasn’t all that special, but it’s a thing of beauty in its execution.

Rodgers sets up the deep throw with a perfunctory play action to the running back, but then loads up and throws over cornerback William Gay to Nelson, who hauls in a leaping catch. It’s safe to say that Nelson atoned for his failure to bring down a pass that sailed through his hands on the first drive with this play.

Neither team was supposed to have a major special teams advantage, especially since they’re both depleted by injuries to one degree, but the Steelers at least have the kick returns thing going for them.

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And we have the first score in Super Bowl XLV. Aaron Rodgers found Jordy Nelson for a touchdown on a go route up the right sideline late in the first quarter, and Mason Crosby gave the Packers a 7-0 lead with his extra point.

The punt sailed into Green Bay’s end zone for the touchback.

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