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PACKERS SUPER BOWLSCOMMUNITYADMIN. &COACHESVETERANSDRAFT &FREE AGENTS2012 REVIEWmemorable throws in the history of the Super Bowl. The Steelers rushedonly three, but even having eight players in coverage wasn’t enough tokeep Rodgers from connecting with Jennings down the seam for 31 yards,just beyond the fingertips of cornerback Ike Taylor, who had excellentcoverage on the play.The drive resulted in a 23-yard Mason Crosby field goal thatextended the lead to 31-25, but also gave Pittsburgh and the dangerousRoethlisberger a chance to drive for the winning score with just under twominutes remaining.The Packers’ defense stood up to the challenge, though, andRoethlisberger’s fourth-down pass to Wallace was broken up by cornerbackTramon Williams.After two kneel-downs by Rodgers, confetti showered the field andthe Packers were champions of pro football for a record 13th time. Leaguecommissioner Roger Goodell and guest presenter Roger Staubach handedthe Vince Lombardi Trophy to Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy,General Manager Ted Thompson and Head Coach Mike McCarthy on acelebratory platform at midfield.Rodgers was awarded game most valuable player honors after completing24 of 39 attempts for 304 yards and three touchdowns. He becamejust the fourth quarterback ever to throw for 300 yards and three TDs withno INTs in a Super Bowl.Steelers PackersTOTAL FIRST DOWNS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 15By Rushing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 4By Passing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 11By Penalty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 0THIRD-DOWN EFFICIENCY . . . . . . . .7-13-54% 6-13-46%FOURTH-DOWN EFFICIENCY . . . . . . . .0-1-0% 0-0-0%TOTAL NET YARDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387 338Total Offensive Plays . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 55Average gain per offensive play. . . . . . . . . . . . 6.0 6.1NET YARDS RUSHING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .126 50Total Rushing Plays. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 13Average gain per rushing play. . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 3.8NET YARDS PASSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .261 288Times thrown-yards lost att. to pass. . . . . . . . 1-2 3-16Gross yards passing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263 304PASS ATT-COMP-INT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40-25-2 39-24-0Average gain per pass play . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6.4 6.9PUNTS Number and Average . . . . . . . . .3-51.0 6-40.5TOTAL RETURN YARDS (not inc. kickoffs) . . .5 38No. and Yards Punt Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5 1-0No. and Yards Kickoff Returns . . . . . . . . . . 6-111 3-63No. and Yards Interception Returns . . . . . . . . 0-0 2-38PENALTIES Number and Yards . . . . . . . . 6-55 7-67FUMBLES Number and Lost . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 1-0EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . 3-3 4-4Kicking Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2 4-4Rushing Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 0-0FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts . . . . . . . . . . 1-2 1-1RED-ZONE EFFICIENCY . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3-67% 1-2-50%GOAL-TO-GO EFFICIENCY. . . . . . . . .2-2-100% 1-2-50%SAFETIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0 0FINAL SCORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25 31Pittsburgh Steelers Green Bay PackersRushing Att Yd Avg Lg TD Rushing Att Yd Avg Lg TDR.Mendenhall 14 63 4.5 17 1 J.Starks 11 52 4.7 14 0B.Roethlisberger 4 31 7.8 18 0 A.Rodgers 2 -2 -1.0 -1 0I.Redman 2 19 9.5 16 0M.Moore 3 13 4.3 7 0Total 23 126 5.5 18 1 Total 13 50 3.8 14 0Passing Att Cm Yds TD Lg In Passing Att Cm Yds TD Lg InB.Roeth. 40 25 263 2 37 2 A.Rodgers 39 24 304 3 38 0Total 40 25 263 2 37 2 Total 39 24 304 3 38 0Receiving No Yd Avg Lg TD Receiving No Yd Avg Lg TDM.Wallace 9 89 9.9 25t 1 J.Nelson 9 140 15.6 38 1H.Ward 7 78 11.1 17 1 J.Jones 5 50 10.0 21 0A.Randle El 2 50 25.0 37 0 G.Jennings 4 64 16.0 31 2E.Sanders 2 17 8.5 13 0 D.Driver 2 28 14.0 24 0H.Miller 2 12 6.0 15 0 B.Jackson 1 14 14.0 14 0M.Spaeth 1 9 9.0 9 0 A.Quarless 1 5 5.0 5 0R.Mendenhall 1 7 7.0 7 0 K.Hall 1 2 2.0 2 0A.Brown 1 1 1.0 1 0 T.Crabtree 1 1 1.0 1 0Total 25 263 10.5 37 2 Total 24 304 12.7 38 3Intercept. No Yd Avg Lg TD Intercept. No Yd Avg Lg TDN.Collins 1 37 37.0 37t 1J.Bush 1 1 1.0 1 0Total 2 38 19.0 37t 1P.Returns No Yd Avg FC Lg TD P.Returns No Yd Avg FC Lg TDA.Brown 4 5 1.3 0 2 0 T.Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 0A.Randle El 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 (downed) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0(t’back) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 (t’back) 1 0 0.0 0 0 0Returns 4 5 1.3 1 2 0 Returns 1 0 0.0 0 0 0K.Returns No Yd Avg Lg TDA.Brown 4 88 22.0 38 0I.Redman 1 12 12.0 12 0M.Moore 1 11 11.0 11 0Returns 6 111 18.5 38 0K.Returns No Yd Avg Lg TDP.Lee 2 44 22.0 28 0J.Nelson 1 19 19.0 19 0(t’back) 2 0 0.0 0 0Returns 3 63 21.0 28 0Sacks: Steelers: J.Harrison 1, E.Hood 1, L.Woodley 1. Packers:F.Zombo 1.SUPERBOWLSLAMBEAUFIELDMISC.Packers Tackle Leaders: C.Peprah 10 (9-1), D.Bishop 8 (6-2), T.Williams 6 (3-3), F.Zombo 5 (5-0), A.Hawk 5 (2-3), N.Collins 4(4-0), C.Matthews 3 (3-0), J.Bush 3 (2-1), C.Woodson 3 (2-1), S.Shields 2 (2-0), R.Pickett 2 (2-0), P.Lee 1 (1-0).INTERCEPTION RETURNS A WINNING FORMULA IN THE SUPER BOWLAfter Packers safety Nick Collins intercepted Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger at Pittsburgh’s 37-yard line in front of theSteelers’ bench late in the first quarter of Super Bowl XLV, he embarked on a return that would significantly turn the tide ofmomentum in Green Bay’s favor. Collins weaved his way through a host of Steelers on his way to the end zone, going aerial atthe 3-yard line and across the goal line to put the Packers ahead by a commanding 14-0 margin early in the game.Green Bay went on to defeat Pittsbugh, 31-25, for what was the fourth Super Bowl title in the illustrious history of thefranchise. Collins became the second Packer and 12th overall player in league history to return an interception for a touchdownin the Super Bowl, and, not surprisingly, teams who are the beneficiary of such critical plays are a perfect 11-0 in the big game.Interestingly, in what is a testament to the evolution of the passing game, there were only four interception touchdowns inthe first 20 Super Bowls, and after a 15-year drought, there have been nine in the last 11 world championship contests. A closerlook at the 13 interception returns for touchdowns and the results of those games:Player Team Opp SB Ret. Yds ResultHerb Adderley GB OAK II 60 W, 33-14Willie Brown OAK MIN XI 75 W, 32-14Jack Squirek LARd WAS XVIII 5 W, 38-9Reggie Phillips CHI NE XX 28 W, 46-10Duane Starks BalR NYG XXXV 49 W, 34-7Ty Law NE StLR XXXVI 47 W, 20-17Dwight Smith TB OAK XXXVII 44 W, 48-21468Player Team Opp SB Ret. Yds ResultDerrick Brooks TB OAK XXXVII 44 W, 48-21Dwight Smith TB OAK XXXVII 50 W, 48-21Kelvin Hayden IND CHI XLI 56 W, 29-17James Harrison PIT ARI XLII 100 W, 27-23Tracy Porter NO IND XLIV 74 W, 31-17Nick Collins GB PIT XLV 37 W, 31-25