Green Bay battled through injuries all season long. Starting running back Ryan Grant broke his ankle in Week 1 and the Packers were without a solid ground game the entire season. Dangerous tight end Jermichael Finley and veteran linebacker Nick Barnett were also lost for the season, but the Packers made due with what they had. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers , who, along with all but two Packers, will be making his first Super Bowl appearance, had another fantastic season, and needed to if the Packers were going anywhere this year.
Defensive player of the year runner-up Clay Matthews led the Packers to the second best scoring defense in the NFL, the main reason why they have been able to get through the season without a running game. The Steelers have also had their fair share of injuries this season.
Somehow through all of this, running back Rashard Mendenhall produced his best season as a pro. His ability to keep plays alive may be the biggest reason why the Steelers are in the position they have put themselves in.
The Packers won to claim their fourth Super Bowl title and 13th league championship. Photos by AP Images. February 6, So I pick up a newspaper and see where full diplomatic relations were established between Bangladesh and Pakistan Meanwhile in the world of sports, the football world was converging on Miami for the tenth edition of the best of the best facing off for football supremacy. The excitement and hope of a repeat performance waned a bit immediately when the ball was kicked off.
Gerela saved the touchdown with a tackle inside Steeler territory that would haunt the Steelers the entire game after the kicker badly bruised his ribs on the play. Facing a strong wind, Vietnam Vet Roger Staubach went to the air to no avail. On the next play, L. Greenwood sacked the Cowboys quarterback thus forcing a fumble in which the Center, John Fitzgerald, recovered for Dallas. The NFC representative was forced to punt away. Maybe because the mobile Terry Bradshaw had a taped knee, the Steelers came out working their ground game with their first opportunity on offense.
They too could not muster a first down and Bobby Walden came on to boot it away. However, No. Walden, who was partly responsible for the Vikings only points a year before in Super Bowl IX, may be the most beleaguered player in Steeler SB history. Taking advantage of the mishap, Staubach immediately found Drew Pearson Yes Dallas led the game and it was mentioned by CBS broadcasters that the first offensive touchdown in all nine of the previous Super Bowls was scored by the winning team.
Bradshaw and Pittsburgh would answer on the next series though. On third-and-one on the Cowboys 7, the Steelers employed a two-tight end set that usually signals a run. The Cowboys would counter as well with a time-churning drive that extend into the second quarter. The possession featured mostly runs with Robert Newhouse getting 30 of the 51 yards on the ground on five carries. It was inconceivable to see the Steelers run-on in such a manner. Ahead of their Week 9 matchup, watch the Denver Broncos' greatest five plays against the Dallas Cowboys.
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