I just had a few thoughts from the big game yesterday.

  1. Aaron Rodgers is my favorite quarterback in the NFL. He might be the best, too. I loved the way he handled the Favre chaos in 2008, and he has played great ever since. He has the highest regular season passer rating in NFL history. One more ring and 5 more years of dominance, and his career is probably better than Favre’s. Who would of said that three years ago?
  2. The Super Bowl is by far the biggest event in sports. I know this seems obvious, but this year I was really reminded how big of an event the Super Bowl is. The NFL has done a great job to market it in a way that draws in non-NFL fans. It can be annoying to die-hards, but it draws in a ridiculous amount of people.
  3. Much like the last seven Super Bowls, the game was very compelling. The last game that didn’t come down to the wire was the Bucs-Raiders in 2003. The NFC is 4-6 in the last 10 Super Bowls if you were wondering. You probably weren’t, but I was. The biggest play of the game, in my opinion, was Mendenhall’s fumble on the first play of the fourth. It was a 2nd-and-2 at the Green Bay 33, with the Steelers down 21-17. The Packers scored a touchdown less than 3 minutes later, and the momentum of the game was completely reversed. If Mendenhall hangs on to the ball, I think the Steelers win. Tough break for the former Illini great.
  4. The future looks very bright for the Packers. The Packers won the Super Bowl with the 2nd youngest team in the NFL and a plethora of key injuries. You add in the fact that their best offensive player is a 27-year old quarterback and their best defensive player is a 24-year old linebacker, and you have a recipe for a very bright future. I think the NFL has too much parity for a dynasty to emerge, but I do think the Packers win two more titles with Rodgers.
  5. The Super Bowl commercials were pretty average this year. I came away with three clear favorites.

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