Rodgers Sheds Favre Shadow With Super Bowl MVP Performance | The Cowboys Central

The NFL’s most historic franchise brought yet another championship home on Sunday. The Green Bay Packers shed the shadow of former quarterback Brett Favre by defeating the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-25 in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium. Favre’s replacement, Aaron Rodgers, delivered one of the greatest performances by a quarterback in Super Bowl history, earning him MVP honors; something Favre never did. Rodgers passed for 304 yards and three touchdowns; also something Favre never did. It took Favre five years as a starter in Green Bay to win a Super Bowl. In only took Rodgers three. 837 days