KIDWCKED
01-24-2011, 01:20 AM
c/p from foxsports by the a/p
Updated Jan 23, 2011 7:23 PM ET
CHICAGO (AP)
There was one Monster of the Midway in the NFC championship game and his name was Aaron Rodgers.
He ran for a touchdown. He made a touchdown-saving tackle. And he was better than three Bears quarterbacks in leading the Green Bay Packers to the Super Bowl with an ugly-but-beautiful 21-14 victory Sunday over Chicago.
''It's a dream come true,'' Rodgers said. ''It's an incredible feeling. I'm at a loss for words.''
Rodgers kept the Bears' defense off balance all afternoon, Green Bay punter Tim Masthay kept Devin Hester under wraps and the Packers' superb defense took care of the rest in knocking the rival Bears out of the playoffs.
It was the 182nd meeting in the league's most historic rivalry, and the stakes had never been bigger.
Now the Packers (13-6) are headed to Dallas. And no matter what happens in the Super Bowl, the Packers and their fans hold ultimate bragging rights over their rivals to the South. The Packers will play the winner of Sunday night's AFC title game between the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Updated Jan 23, 2011 7:23 PM ET
CHICAGO (AP)
There was one Monster of the Midway in the NFC championship game and his name was Aaron Rodgers.
He ran for a touchdown. He made a touchdown-saving tackle. And he was better than three Bears quarterbacks in leading the Green Bay Packers to the Super Bowl with an ugly-but-beautiful 21-14 victory Sunday over Chicago.
''It's a dream come true,'' Rodgers said. ''It's an incredible feeling. I'm at a loss for words.''
Rodgers kept the Bears' defense off balance all afternoon, Green Bay punter Tim Masthay kept Devin Hester under wraps and the Packers' superb defense took care of the rest in knocking the rival Bears out of the playoffs.
It was the 182nd meeting in the league's most historic rivalry, and the stakes had never been bigger.
Now the Packers (13-6) are headed to Dallas. And no matter what happens in the Super Bowl, the Packers and their fans hold ultimate bragging rights over their rivals to the South. The Packers will play the winner of Sunday night's AFC title game between the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers.