Rarely does a Super Bowl live up to the hype. Super Bowl XLV in Dallas between the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers was an exception. The outcome was not clear until there was less than a minute remaining on the clock, and when time had run out, the Packers were the champions with a 31-25 win.
The Super Bowl is the best (or worst) day of the year for gamblers. That’s because Vegas, in an attempt to squeeze every last dollar out of the big game, will let you bet on just about anything tangentially related to Super Bowl. We scoured the Internet to find ten prop bets that have little or nothing with the actual play on the field, but can keep you entertained all day Sunday and beyond.
When the Packers and Steelers kick-off this afternoon (at 4:30pm MT) in Dallas, many will be wondering if the offensive units can move the ball against the stingy Green Bay and Pittsburgh defenses. 'Offense wins games, defense wins championships.' And special teams just might be the difference maker in Super Bowl XLV.
Come Monday morning, there’s a chance a player like Aaron Rodgers or Clay Matthews or Ben Roethlisberger or Troy Polamalu will have etched their name on the Super Bowl MVP trophy with the kind of performance that will be remembered for years to come.
Or, perhaps, a more obscure player will rise to the occasion and leave an indelible mark on the most important sporting event of the year.
Here is our list of the five greatest individual performance in Super Bowl history, with apologies to Jerry Rice, who would have probably snagged the sixth and the seventh spot.
