 Aaron Rodgers has won as many titles as Brett Favre. Al Bello/Getty Images
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Rodney Harrison of NBC's Football Night in America joined the show to discuss last night's Super Bowl.
- Harrison wasn't suprised with last night's result since he felt Green Bay was the better team. Aaron Rodgers did a good job of staying poised despite some big drops from his receivers. Pittsburgh's pass rush came hard and Rodgers withstood it.
- Dan asked if Troy Polamalu looked injured, but Harrison felt it was more a matter of Polamalu making some bad decisions and taking bad routes to balls.
- He also though the Packers defense would blitz Ben Roethlisberger more instead of having Clay Matthews sit back and spy the Steelers' QB. But the Packers felt he was most dangerous when he scrambles and doesn't have to stay in the pocket, so that's what they forced him to do.
- Harrison still thinks Tom Brady should have won the MVP because of what he had to endure this season. He also thinks the Packers are in better shape for next year than Pittsburgh. Green Bay has players returning from injury and should be the favorite next season.
- Harrison always thought Rodgers was a top-tier quarterback and his performance last night wasn't a suprise.
- He also thinks Brett Favre did watch the game because he's a NFL fan and it was the Super Bowl. He probably wasn't rooting for the Packers.
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Aaron Rodgers has won as many titles as Brett Favre.
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Rodney Harrison of NBC's Football Night in America joined the show to discuss last night's Super Bowl.
- Harrison wasn't suprised with last night's result since he felt Green Bay was the better team. Aaron Rodgers did a good job of staying poised despite some big drops from his receivers. Pittsburgh's pass rush came hard and Rodgers withstood it.
- Dan asked if Troy Polamalu looked injured, but Harrison felt it was more a matter of Polamalu making some bad decisions and taking bad routes to balls.
- He also though the Packers defense would blitz Ben Roethlisberger more instead of having Clay Matthews sit back and spy the Steelers' QB. But the Packers felt he was most dangerous when he scrambles and doesn't have to stay in the pocket, so that's what they forced him to do.
- Harrison still thinks Tom Brady should have won the MVP because of what he had to endure this season. He also thinks the Packers are in better shape for next year than Pittsburgh. Green Bay has players returning from injury and should be the favorite next season.
- Harrison always thought Rodgers was a top-tier quarterback and his performance last night wasn't a suprise.
- He also thinks Brett Favre did watch the game because he's a NFL fan and it was the Super Bowl. He probably wasn't rooting for the Packers.
There's no doubt which QB Green Bay fans prefer.
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Green Bay Gazette writer Rob Demorvsky dropped by the show to give some local flavor to the Packers' Super Bowl victory.
- Demorvsky compared the game to the time the two teams played in 2009, but this time Green Bay was able to get the defensive stop.
- It's important to remember that the Packers had 15 players out with injuries and the team was forced to switch to the West Coast offense and start incorporating Greg Jennings into the gameplan more. Defensively, Dom Capers did a great job calling the Packers' defense.
- Demorvsky wrote two stories about the Super Bowl and Brett Favre's name wasn't mentioned in either one. The team is so far removed from all that drama that it's no longer a story. The team clearly made the correct decision in keeping Rodgers and making him the QB of their future.
James Harrison and Troy Polamalu were silent most of last night.
Westwood One NFL analyst James Lofton joined Dan to break down last night's game and give his Super Bowl thoughts.
- Lofton gave Aaron Rodgers a B+ for his performance and he would've been helped had some receivers not dropped passes. Ben Roethlisberger's play was subpar as he made and missed some plays.
-James Harrison and Troy Polamalu were barely mentioned in the game. The Steelers defense had one good stretch during the game.
- The big swing of the game was Pittsburgh's missed field goal, which reversed field position and gave the Packers a short field for a touchdown.
- The biggest play of the game was Rashard Mendenhall's fumble, which helped slow down Pittsburgh's momentum and gave the Packers control of the game again.
- Lofton says this is a new chapter for Green Bay football. It's a little weird that Aaron Rodgers now has as many Super Bowl titles as Brett Favre, but Favre still has more memorable moments.
- Lofton likes the Packers for next season. They will have injured players returning and Super Bowl experience to grow from.
Clay Matthews and Aaron Rodgers
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What a night! The Packers held off Ben Roethlisberger and the Steelers to win the Super Bowl. Dan will break down all the action and discuss the best commercials, the halftime show and the fans who came all the way to Dallas to discover they had nowhere to sit.
Here is the rundown of guests:
James Lofton: The Westwood One analyst and former Packer will break down the action on the field and Aaron Rodgers' MVP-winning performance.
Rob Demovsky: The Green Bay Gazette writer will have all the reaction from the Packers' locker room and the fan reaction in Wisconsin.
Rodney Harrison: Dan's Football Night in America partner will discuss the game and how Charles Woodson must feel. Like Harrison in Super Bowl XXXVIII, Woodson suffered a arm injury that knocked him out of yesterday's championship.
Josh Duhamel: The actor and husband of Fergie will discuss the Black-Eyed Peas halftime performance and his favorite moments from yesterday's game.