INSIDE Roddick, U.S. wave DAILYLINE 2C BASKETBALL 7C bye-bye in Australia SCOREBOARD 8C Sports GOLF 9C PAGE 3C SPORTS DESK •387-2912 LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL •MONDAY, JANUARY24, 2011 HHHa SECTION C PACKERS,STEELERS STILL STANDING Super duo silences rivals CHARLES KRUPA/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) leaps into the end zone for a2-yardtouchdown with several New York Jets in futile pursuit during the first half of the AFC Championship Game on Sunday at Pittsburgh. Linebacker Bryan Thomas (58) and tackle Sione Pouha (91) failed to stop Roethlisberger,and the Steelers went on to a24-19 victory at Heinz Field. GreenBay,No. 6seed, Title-tested Pittsburgh prevails again on road, putsfinal hard knock foils Bears to winNFC on Jets in AFCfinale By CHRIS JENKINS By BARRYWILNER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO — There was PITTSBURGH — Ben Roeth- one Monster of the Midway lisberger knelt on the turf in the NFC Championship GREEN BAY and buried his head in an PITTSBURGH Game and his name was AFC championship shirt. Aaron Rodgers. 21 “I’m going to enjoy this,” 24 Green Bay’squarterback he later said. wasn’teven at his best, but No one had to ask what he he was better than the first, meant. second and third quarter- Aseason that began with a CHARLES REX ARBOGAST/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS backs used in vain by the PackersquarterbackAaron Rodgers(12) crosses the pylon to scoreona four-game suspension is one CHICAGO N.Y.JETS Chicago Bears against their 1-yardrun in the first quarter,eluding Bears safety Danieal Manning. win away from giving him a bitter NFC North rivals. 14 third Super Bowl victory. 19 Rodgers ran for ascore His Pittsburgh Steelers and made atouchdown-sav- ■ KEY: Aaron SUPER BOWL XVL hung on Sunday and won ■ KEY: The ing tackle in leading the Rodgers scored on their third AFC champion- Steelers took a road-savvy Packers into the a1-yard keeper less ship in six years, 24-19 over 24-0 lead in the Super Bowl with abone-jar- than five minutes the New York Jets. second quarter, ring 21-14 victory over Chi- into the game,and Terrible Towels will wave then had to hold on cago on Sunday. the Packers stayed again at the Super Bowl, in the second half at least one score to win their third “It’sanincredible feeling,” ahead of the Bears GREEN BAYPACKERS where the Steelers will meet AFC championship Rodgers said. “I’m at aloss the rest of the way. vs. PITTSBURGH STEELERS Green Bay after silencing in six years. for words.” ■ WHEN: Feb. 6, 3:30 p.m. Rex Ryan’swild bunch. ■ WHERE: Cowboys Stadium,Arlington,Texas ▶ SEE NFC PAGE 4C ■ TV/RADIO: Fox(5), KWWN (1100 AM, 98.9 FM) ▶ SEE AFC PAGE 5C Packers earn third road playoff win ■ LINE: Packers -2½; total 45½ Mendenhall keys Steelers’ 24-0 lead Cutler’swimpy tap-outpuzzles books, bettors MONDAY mysterious knee injury and an Bears’ 21-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers. Blitz allegedly weak heart have left He walked with only alittle limp and stood Chicago Bears quarterback Jay on the sideline imitating awimp in the most ▶ TEAMMATES COME TO INJURED A Cutler tagged as aquitter.His important game of his career. CUTLER’S DEFENSE PAGE 4C reputation was not the best to begin with, but “Idon’tthink he was that hurt,” said ▶ LITKE: POOR QUARTERBACKPLAY there’snothing worse than this. Jimmy Vaccaro, director of operations for NORM FOR THE BEARS PAGE 4C The clearest danger in betting the Bears in Lucky’ssports books. “Ithink he was more DAHLBERG: TRASH TALK MISSING, the NFC Championship Game on Sunday was embarrassed than hurt.” ▶ AS IS JETS’ FIRST-HALF EFFORT PAGE 5C banking on Cutler,who has been much more Similar statements were posted via Twitter of awhiner than awinner during his turbulent by several players around the league, and ▶ STEELERS’ ROETHLISBERGER times in the NFL. REFUSES TO LOOK BACK PAGE 5C Matt Youmans Cutler played poorly and left prematurely, ▶ SEE YOUMANS PAGE 6C ▶ STEELERS AND PACKERS HAVE LOTS SPORTS BETTING exiting early in the third quarter of the Packers’ close cover works to wagerers’ advantage IN COMMON PAGE 6C.