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The Packers had lost four consecutive playoff games against the Cowboys at Texas Stadium in the interim. The Pittsburgh Steelers finished the season with a 12—4 record. Roethlisberger finished the season with 3, yards and 17 touchdowns, with just five interceptions, giving him a 97 passer rating.

He also rushed for yards and two touchdowns. The team's top receiver was Mike Wallace who caught 60 passes for 1, yards and 10 touchdowns, giving him a 21 yards per catch average.

Other reliable options included year veteran Hines Ward 59 receptions for yards and 5 TDs , the Steelers all-time leading receiver, and tight end Heath Miller who caught 42 passes for yards. Halfback Rashard Mendenhall was the team's leading rusher, gaining 1, yards and 13 touchdowns while also catching 23 passes.

The line was led by rookie center Maurkice Pouncey , the Steelers only pro bowl selection on offense. The Steelers had one of the league's top defenses, leading the NFL in sacks 48 , and fewest points The line was anchored by pro bowl end Brett Keisel.

For the third consecutive year, Woodley and Harrison each recorded at least 10 sacks. Woodley also forced three fumbles and Harrison forced six.

Farrior had total tackles and six sacks. Timmons led the team with total tackles, while also recording three sacks and two interceptions. The secondary was led by pro bowl safety Troy Polamalu , who won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year Award , tying his career-best seven interceptions and returning them for yards and a touchdown.

Coach Mike Tomlin , already the youngest coach to ever win a Super Bowl, became the youngest coach ever to make it to the Super Bowl twice at age They are only the second 6 seeded team to reach the Super Bowl, with the only other 6 seed to accomplish this feat being the Pittsburgh Steelers , who won Super Bowl XL following the season.

Green Bay also joined the Steelers as the only teams ever to defeat the top three seeded teams on the road in the playoffs. The offense was led by quarterback Aaron Rodgers , who was in his third year as a starter after taking over for the team's all time leading passer Brett Favre. Rodgers finished the season completing He was also a good rusher, adding yards and 4 touchdowns on the ground. His top target was pro bowl receiver Greg Jennings , who caught 76 passes for 1, yards and 12 touchdowns, giving him a Other reliable targets included receivers James Jones 50 receptions, yards, 5 tds , Donald Driver 51 receptions, yards, 4 tds , and Jordy Nelson 45 receptions, yards, kick return yards.

The Packers lost star tight end Jermichael Finley 21 receptions yards, 1 td to injury in week five who was their leading receiver at the time. The Packers ground game was crippled by injures, especially the Week 1 loss of Ryan Grant , who had rushed for over 1, yards in each of the last two years.

In his absence, the team relied prominently on Brandon Jackson , who rushed for yards and caught 43 passes for , along with fullback John Kuhn , who added yards on the ground. The team's offensive line was anchored by pro bowl tackle Chad Clifton , an year veteran. The Packers defense ranked second in the league in fewest points allowed per game The line was led by Cullen Jenkins , who recorded seven sacks in just eleven games, and pound defensive tackle B.

Raji , who had 6. The linebackers were led by pro bowler Clay Matthews and A. Matthews ranked fourth in the NFL with Three of the Packers starters in the secondary had made the pro bowl.

Tramon Williams led the team with a career high 6 interceptions, while adding punt return yards. Other pro bowl selections included safety Nick Collins 4 interceptions and 70 combined tackles and hard hitting year veteran cornerback Charles Woodson , who recorded 92 total tackles and forced five fumbles, while also intercepting two passes.

The Packers entered the Super Bowl never having trailed by more than 7 points at any point during the season — a feat that had never been accomplished during a complete season in the Super Bowl era. The last team to complete a season with this distinction was the Detroit Lions in Pittsburgh advanced to the Super Bowl with two close wins in the playoffs.

After a first-round bye, the Steelers defeated their division rival, the 5 Baltimore Ravens 31—24, with Ben Roethlisberger 's yard completion to Antonio Brown on third down and 19 setting up Rashard Mendenhall 's game winning 2-yard touchdown run with left in the game.

Roethlisberger finished with passing yards and two touchdowns, while the defense forced three turnovers and sacked Baltimore QB Joe Flacco five times, three by James Harrison. Pittsburgh seemed to be in complete control at first, taking a 24—0 lead in the first half. New York quarterback Mark Sanchez rallied his team back, cutting the score to 24—10 going into the fourth quarter. The Jets then drove to the Steelers 2-yard line on a play drive, but the Pittsburgh defense made a key stand, keeping them out of the end zone on four consecutive plays near the goal-line to force a turnover.

New York subsequently forced a safety and scored a touchdown with just over three minutes left, but Roethlisberger's yard completions to Brown and Heath Miller allowed Pittsburgh to hang on to the ball until time expired. Mendenhall finished with rushing yards and a touchdown, along with 2 catches for 32 yards. Green Bay started off their postseason with a 21—16 win over the 3 Philadelphia Eagles after Tramon Williams intercepted a pass from Michael Vick in the end zone with less than a minute left to play.

Aaron Rodgers threw for yards and three touchdowns while James Starks , who only rushed for yards during the season, rushed for yards in the game.

The Packers then went to Georgia, where the top-seeded 13—3 Atlanta Falcons were waiting. Although the Falcons took advantage of an early turnover and a kick return touchdown to build a 14—7 lead, Green Bay quickly buried the Falcons with 35 straight points.

By the end of the first half, the Packers held a 28—14 lead, and went on to win comfortably, 48— Rodgers was nearly perfect, completing 31 of 36 passes for yards and three touchdowns, while adding another score on the ground. Jordy Nelson and James Jones both had touchdown catches, while John Kuhn added scores by air and ground and Tramon Williams returned one of his two interceptions 70 yards for a touchdown. Green Bay's special teams unit never had to punt the ball, while Mason Crosby contributed two field goals.

This time Rodgers had a rougher day than his previous two games, throwing no touchdown passes and being intercepted twice. But he still threw for yards and scored a 1-yard touchdown run, while Starks added 74 rushing yards, including a touchdown run in the second quarter. It is highly recommended that you use the latest versions of a supported browser in order to receive an optimal viewing experience.

The following browsers are supported: Chrome, Edge v80 and later , Firefox and Safari. Got it! Really, Dallas? Good luck getting another Super Bowl. The Texas Department of Transportation brought in extra crews to help clear the roads especially leading to Cowboys Stadium and Super Bowl events in the area. Plows were brought in from West Texas and sand and salt supplies were trucked in from Austin, San Antonio and Houston.

Six people -- NFL contract workers and a journalist -- went to a hospital after they were injured by snow and ice that slipped off the stadium.

Arlington firefighters tethered to the roof used 2x4s and pick axes to dislodge the remaining ice before it could fall in massive sheets. Approximately 15, temporary seats were added, but hours before kickoff, more than 1, seats were blocked off. Full Site Menu Return to Top. All-time Scores , Find a Score All Player Colleges , High Schools Lambeau Field , Superdome , Candlestick Park Glossary , Stat Minimums We're Social Nick Collins 37 yard interception return Mason Crosby kick.

Shaun Suisham 33 yard field goal. Rashard Mendenhall 8 yard rush Shaun Suisham kick.