Chance to Defy All Odds

Going into week six of the National Football League season, the Green Bay Packers had lost three straight games to fall to a record of 3-3, a record that likely would not keep them on pace to make the post-season. However after battling through many injuries, in which superstars Nick Barnett and Ryan Grant sustained season-ending injuries, the Packers have won five straight games, two carrying over from the regular season, in order to make it to the Superbowl versus an experienced Pittsburgh Steelers team.

The Packers made it into the playoffs narrowly as the last team to qualify, by beating the Chicago Bears in the final game of the regular season, thanks to a game-ending interception by pro-bowl safety Nick Collins. The Packers then went on to beat the third ranked Philadelphia Eagles, the top ranked Atlanta Falcons and to add insult to injury for Chicago, Green Bay beat them again. This is an impressive feat considering the Packers played at all of these teams’ home stadiums, and for the Falcons, Green Bay embarressed them 48-21.

If Green Bay defeats the Steelers in the Superbowl, they will become the only team in NFL history to win a championship as the sixth ranked team in their conference, and win their 4th Superbowl in their team history, which would be their first since 1997. What is also uncommon is that Green Bay is currently deemed the favourite to win the game by oddsmakers, even though the Steelers were the second ranked team in their conference.

There is no doubt that this will be a highly contested battle between two championship hungry teams, but if Green Bay can pull off another win, they will be able to do something only the 2005 Steelers were ever able to do: win the Superbowl.

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