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Green Bay Packers: Ranking all Five Super Bowl Appearances

By Brock Zimmermann

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (L) and Clay Matthews celebrate after the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (L) and Clay Matthews celebrate after the Packers defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 in the NFL Super Bowl XLV football game at Cowboys Stadium on February 6, 2011 in Arlington, Texas. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) /
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2) 1996 Season – Super Bowl XXXI (35-21 win over New England Patriots)

This was the first Super Bowl appearance for Green Bay since the departure of Vince Lombardi in 1967, and after three straight losses against Dallas in the playoffs, the Packers were finally back on top. This was a matchup between a Green Bay Packers team that completed its turnaround against a New England team that wasn’t quite ready to take it to the next level, although it wasn’t far off.

The Packers entered the Super Bowl with a league-best 13-3 record, and with Brett Favre, Reggie White, and Desmond Howard, they were at the top in nearly every team offensive, defensive, and special teams category. The combination of Favre’s MVP season, a dominant defense, and a very good return game proved to be too much for the up-and-coming Patriots team to handle.

Fittingly, the Packers set or tied three Super Bowl records in all three team categories at the time. Tying the record of four interceptions, completing the longest completion of 81-yards between Favre and Antonio Freeman, and Howard’s 99-yard kickoff return. Entering the game as two-touchdown favorites, the Packers did at one point trail in the game but managed to put the Patriots away on Howard’s 3rd quarter return touchdown, and he would go on to win Super Bowl MVP honors.

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