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WINNING 45 ______4

TITLETOWN, USA ______8

THEN TO NOW ______14

PACKERS TIMELINE ______18

TEAM SUPERSTARS ______20

FANS AND TEAM CULTURE ______24

MORE ABOUT THE PACKERS ______28

GLOSSARY______30

TO LEARN MORE ______31

INDEX ______32 WINNING SUPER BOWL 45

Quarterback has the ball. He drops back to pass. He slings the ball to Greg Jennings. Jennings catches the pass at the end zone. !

STAR OF THE GAME Aaron Rodgers was voted Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl 45. 4 Greg Jennings GREE

TheThe Green Green Bay Bay Packers Packers nownow lead the 21 to 3 in Super Bowl 45. But the gamethe game is far is fromfar from over. over. 5 The Steelers come roaring back. Late in the game, the score is close. The Packers’ lead is only 28 to 25. But the ball is in Rodgers’ hands again. He throws a long pass to Jennings. The catch keeps the offense alive. Soon the Packers kick a field goal. They go on to win 31 to 25! 6 END ZONE the area at each end of a football field; a team scores by entering the opponent’s end zone with the football.

EXTRA POINT a score that occurs when a kicker kicks the ball between the opponent’s goal posts after a touchdown is scored; 1 point.

FIELD GOAL a score that occurs when a kicker kicks the ball between the opponent’s goal posts; 3 points.

SAFETY a score that occurs when a player on offense is tackled behind his own goal line; 2 points for defense. TOUCHDOWN a score that occurs when a team crosses into its opponent’s end zone with the football; 6 points.

TWO-POINT CONVERSION a score that occurs when a team crosses into its opponent’s end zone with the football after scoring a touchdown; 2 points.

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