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Three Packers players have won the award: Starr twice in the first two Super Bowls (I and II), Desmond Howard in Super Bowl XXXI and Rodgers in Super Bowl XLV. [131] Starting in 2001, the awardee is selected near the end of the game by electronic fan voting, which makes up 20% of the vote tally, while the remaining 80% is chosen by a panel of ...
The Vince Lombardi Trophy, also known simply as the Lombardi Trophy or just the Lombardi, is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl. The trophy is named in honor of NFL coach Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games. [1]
The following day on February 6, 2011, they defeated the AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers 31–25, becoming the first No. 6 seed from the NFC to win a Super Bowl. It was the first time the Packers had won the Lombardi Trophy since 1996. [126] Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP. [127] [128]
The 49ers and the Bengals, who faced off in Super Bowl XVI (pictured), would play each other again in Super Bowl XXIII. The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Super Bowl: [n 2] 3 times – Pittsburgh Steelers (X and XIII) vs. Dallas Cowboys see also Cowboys–Steelers rivalry
In 1968, Lombardi starred in a half-hour motivational film titled Second Effort, which has been called "The best-selling training film of all time". [168] [169] On December 14, 1973, ABC aired Legend in Granite starring Ernest Borgnine as Vince. The biographical TV drama focused mostly on his first two seasons as Packers head coach (1959–1960 ...
The seven-time Super Bowl winner detailed hugging ... victory over the Green Bay Packers in the 2021 NFC Championship game on Jan. 24, 2021. The win punched Brady's ticket to his tenth and final ...
Won Super Bowl I (10) (vs. Chiefs) 35–10 Bart Starr (MVP Tooltip NFL Most Valuable Player Award, SB MVP Tooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award) [24] [27] First season the AFL–NFL World Championship Game (later renamed the Super Bowl) is played. The Packers are recognized as both NFL Champions and AFL–NFL World Champions. [28] 1967: ...
The game matched the league's conference champions, Philadelphia Eagles (10–2) of the East and Green Bay Packers (8–4) of the West. The Eagles were making their first appearance in a championship game since 1949, and the Packers their first since 1944. [9] Two years earlier, both teams had finished last in their respective conferences.