GREEN BAY PACKERS QB AARON RODGERS VOTED PETE ROZELLE TROPHY SUPER BOWL XLV MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - Ingles

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was voted the winner of the Pete Rozelle Trophy, awarded to the Super Bowl XLV Most Valuable Player. The award is chosen by a panel comprised of 16 members of the Pro Football Writers Association of America, selected members of the electronic broadcast media and interactively through the National Football League’s official website, NFL.com. Rodgers collected 17.5 votes of the possible 20 cast in the process, with Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson collecting two votes and Packers linebacker Clay Matthews garnering half a vote. More than 1.64 million fans voted for the award.

Rodgers, 25, completed 24-of-39 pass attempts for 304 yards for a passer rating of 111.5 in leading the Packers to their fourth Super Bowl title. The Packers also won Super Bowl titles in Super Bowl I, II and XXXI.

The 6-2, 225-pound product of the University of California opened the scoring late in the first quarter on a 29-yard touchdown pass to Nelson. Following kicker Mason Crosby’s extra point, Green Bay led 7-0 with 3:44 remaining in the first quarter. Later in the second quarter, Rodgers took advantage of an interception by Green Bay defensive back Jarrett Bush and promptly tossed his second touchdown pass of the game, a 21-yard strike to wide receiver Greg Jennings. Rodgers finished the first half of play with 11 completions on 16 pass attempts for 137 yards, two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 134.6 as the Packers took a 21-10 lead into halftime.

In the second half, Rodgers, a native of Chico, California, completed 13-of-23 passes for 151 yards and another key touchdown pass to Jennings. In a pivotal drive with the Packers holding a 28-25 lead, Rodgers marched the Packers 75 yards in 10 plays, completing four-of-five passes on the drive for 64 yards. The Packers took 5:27 in time of possession off the clock on their final scoring drive and widened their lead to 31-25 after Crosby’s 23-yard field goal, which proved to be the final margin.

Rodgers is the second consecutive quarterback to win the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player honor, as New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees was voted the recipient in Super Bowl XLIV. The announcement of Rodgers’ selection as Super Bowl XLV Most Valuable Player marked the 24th time that a quarterback has been named the winner of the award. He also became the first Packers’ quarterback to win the honor since Bart Starr accomplished the feat in Super Bowl II. Starr was the first player to capture the Super Bowl MVP and is just one of four players to have won the MVP multiple times, later joined by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw (Super Bowls XIII and XIV), San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana (Super Bowls XVI and XXIV), New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (Super Bowls XXXVI and XXXVIII). Rodgers became the 18th different quarterback to win the Pete Rozelle Trophy/Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award.

Rodgers also became the first Packer to win the Pete Rozelle/Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award since kick return/punt return specialist Desmond Howard (XXXI).

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