Yep, there was one Monster of the Midway in the NFC championship game alright, and his name was Aaron Rodgers.

Aaron Rodgers was simply insane in the NFC championship game, leading his Packers to Super Bowl XLV with a career-defining performance. I guess nobody’s going to ask for Favre to come back in Green Bay now.

Rodgers was better than all three of the Bears quarterbacks as he led the Green Bay Packers to a 21-14 victory over the Bears, who were hobbled by injuries to their QBs all game long.

“It’s a dream come true,” Aaron Rodgers said after the win. “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.

Now the Packers are headed to Dallas. 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 Pittsburgh Steelers for all the marbles on February 6.

All Jay Cutler could do was watch, having left the game with a knee injury early in the third quarter. And with Cutler sitting, little-known backup Caleb Hanie actually made it a game.

Chicago’s third-string quarterback rallied the Bears for a touchdown drive to cut the lead to 14-7 after Chester Taylor’s 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Hanie and the Bears had a chance to tie the game after the Bears’ defense finally got a few stops, but Hanie threw a ball straight to Packers defensive lineman B.J. Raji, who lumbered 18 yards into the end zone for a touchdown to give the Packers a 21-7 lead.

But Hanie wasn’t finished, throwing a 35-yard touchdown pass to Earl Bennett to again cut the lead to seven points with 4:43 left. The Bears forced a punt and got the ball back with under 3 minutes left. Hanie drove the Bears to the Green Bay 29-yard line, then threw a fourth-down interception to Sam Shields — the rookie’s second interception of the game.

Now all those Pro Bowl voters who didn’t think Rodgers was worthy can relax. They’re off the hook.
Rodgers will be busy getting ready for the Super Bowl instead.

Can the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to win Super Bowl XLV? SBG Global has the odds.

Pittsburgh Steelers +2.5

Green Bay Packers -2.5

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