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50 DAYS TO 50

A DAY-BY-DAY, SUPER BOWL-BY-SUPER BOWL LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF BLACK COLLEGE PLAYERS ON SUPER BOWLS I THRU 49 AS WE COUNT DOWN THE 50 DAYS TO

DAY 45 - Wednesday, February 3

Super Bowl XLV Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25 February 6, 2011 - Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, TX

Three (3) Black College Players

Pittsburgh Steelers (1) Isaac Redman RB Bowie State

Green Bay Packers (2) DB Bethune-Cookman WR Alcorn State

ICONIC PHOTO: Green Bay holds the Trophy after the Pack- ers downed Pittsburgh 31-25 in Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas.

Storyline: Green Bay safety Nick Collins (Bethune-Cookman) returned an intercep- tion 37 yards for a to help the Packers lead 14-0 after one quarter on the way to a 31-25 win over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV in the new Cowboys’ Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Packers led 21-3 at one point, 21-10 at the half, and watched the Steelers pull within 28-25 midway thru the fourth quarter but turned away a late Pitts- burgh drive for the lead.

Pittsburgh Isaac Redman, RB (Bowie State) Two carries for 19 yards and one kickoff return for 12 yards in loss to Packers. - Runs up the middle for 3-yard gain early in third quarter. Two plays later runs over left end for 16 yards to the Green Bay 8-yard line. Mendenhall goes over on next play from the 8 for a touchdown (Green Bay 21, Pittsburgh 17, 10:25). - Returns fourth-quarter kickoff after Packers’ late for 12 yards.

Green Bay Donald Driver, WR (Alcorn State) Two receptions for 28 yards before injuring ankle in Packers win over Pittsburgh. - Catches 24-yard deep slant over the middle from quarterback Aaron Rodgers on Packers’ first drive and third play of the game. - Catches 4-yard pass on short left in second quarter. - Injures ankle taken for x-rays in second quarter. X-rays were neg- ative; return questionable. Decided in third quarter that he would not return to the game. Nick Collins, S (Bethune-Cookman) One returned 37 yards for a TD, three solo tackles in Green Bay win. - On first Pittsburgh play from scrimmage after Packers’ first touchdown in first quar- ter, intercepts pass from Pittsburgh quarterback intended for Mike Wallace returns it 37 yards for a touchdown. Collins penalized after touchdown for un- sportsmanline conduct. (3:34, Green Bay 14, Pittsburgh 0). - Tackles Wallace after 4-yard completion on short left early in second quarter. On next play, Pittsburgh is good on 33-yard field goal (Green Bay 14, Pittsbuugh 3, 11:08). - Stops wide after 1-yard short left completion late in hte sec- ond quarter. Two plays later, Roethlisberger hits Ward on 8-yard touchdown pass (Green Bay 14, Pittsburgh 7, :47). - Tackles Rashad Mendenhall after 17-yard gain early in third quarter.

MVP: Aaron Rodgers, QB, Green Bay - 24 of 39 for 309 yards, 3 TDs

KEY FACTS: Green Bay veteran Donald Driver (Alcorn State) was hurt in the first half but that didn’t stop quarterback Aaron Rodgers who threw two touch- down passes to and one to en route to 309 passing yards and the MVP award. Pittsburgh had three turnovers, two on of Roethlis- berger (25 of 40, 253 yards, 2 TDs) and one critical by Mendenhall.

PICK ONE: Green Bay safety Nick Collins (Bethune-Cookman) runs under a fluttering pass in- tended for Pittsburgh’s Mike Wallace (#17) with (#38) running in coverage. Collins hauled it in at the Pittsburgh 37 and headed toward the Steelers end zone.

COLLINS FIGHTS TO GET IN: Green Bay safety Nick Collins (#36, Bethune-Cookman) tries to get by Pittsburgh lineman Jonathan Scott (#72) to the end zone after picking off a first quarter pass from Steelers’ quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.

COLLINS CELEBRATES: Green Bay safety Nick Collins (#36, Bethune-Cookman) celebrates his first quarter touchdown after picking off and returning a pass from Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roeth- lisberger 37 yards to paydirt. The score put the Packers up 14-0 in the first quarter. Green Bay line- backer Clay Matthews (#52) joins in the celebration.

HBCU MEETING: Green Bay safety Nick Col- lins (#36, Bethune-Cookman) battles Pittsburgh running back Isaac Redman (#33, Bowie State) yards during Super Bowl XLV. (Getty Images)

DRIVER DRIVEN: Green Bay wide receiver Donald Driver (#80, Alcorn State) fist pumps after pulling in one of his two receptions in Super Bowl XLV as Pitts- burgh’s (#22) walks away.