DALLAS -- There's no better excuse for a short night's sleep than winning a Super Bowl. A bleary-eyed Aaron Rodgers glanced at the Vince Lombardi Trophy on Monday morning and talked about collecting a few more. So did his coach, Mike McCarthy. Rodgers led the Green Bay Packers to a 31-25 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers for the storied franchise's fourth Super Bowl title and 13th NFL championship. Before accepting the game's MVP award and a car, Rodgers spoke of the next goals for him and the team. "I guess I ran out of motivations, huh?" Rodgers said with a chuckle. "I always look for challenges. The challenge goes to repeating. We've got one, so now what? Let's go get another one." Rodgers guided the Packers to three straight road victories in the playoffs before Sunday's win over Pittsburgh that made Green Bay the second No. 6 seed to win a Super Bowl. He threw for 304 yards and three touchdowns against the Steelers' second-ranked defense, and the Packers displayed a resilience that marked their season.
I'll say this about Aaron Rodgers. Dude throws darts. I mean absolute darts. There wasn't a pass last night that wasn't going exactly where he wanted it to go. He has the zip of Favre and the accuracy of a poor man's Brady. He backs down from nothing and I love that about him. All there's left to say can be heard in a song first written by Ben Franklin.
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