Feb 6, 2011
Super Bowl XLV – Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
The Packers jumped out to a 21-3 lead on a pair of Aaron Rodgers touchdown passes and a Nick Collins interception return for a score.
After the Steelers closed to within 21-17 late in the third quarter, Rodgers threw his third touchdown pass of the game to boost the lead back to double digits on the way to a 304-yard performance that earned him the MVP award.
Two years after leading a game-winning drive in Super Bowl XLIII, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger hit a couple of quick passes with his team down six and less than two minutes to go. But the Green Bay defense forced three consecutive incompletions after that to seal the win.
FUN FACTS
Site: Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
Point Spread: Green Bay by 3
MVP: Aaron Rodgers
National Anthem: Christina Aguilera
Halftime Show: The Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash
Nielsen Ratings: 46.0 share (approximately 111 million viewers nationally; 162.9 million total)
Cost of 30-Second Commercial: $3 million
Misc.: With a crowd of 103,219 packing Cowboys Stadium, the attendance fell just shy of the Super Bowl record of 103,985 set in Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif.
Feb 6, 2005
Super Bowl XXXIX – New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21
Site: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville, Fla.
Point Spread: New England by 7
MVP: Deion Branch
National Anthem: The combined choirs of the U.S. Military Academy, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy and the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets
Halftime Show: Paul McCartney
Nielsen Ratings: 41.1 share (approximately 86 million viewers)
Cost of 30-Second Commercial: $2.4 million
Misc.: Former Presidents George H. Bush and Bill Clinton attended the game in support of a bipartisan effort to raise money for a relief fund following the Dec. 26, 2004 tsunami in southeast Asia.
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