Lucky Number Thirteen

With Green Bay's victory in Super Bowl XLV, they collected their fourth Super Bowl and their thirteenth overall NFL championship. In, my opinion they are clearly the best overall organization in the NFL. No disrespect to the Steelers, but the Packers have been winning championships since before the Steelers even had a winning season.

Some may say that world championships don't count,like Super Bowls, but i think that is an absurd statement. You can't blame the Packers for being the best team before the championship game was called the Super Bowl. Yes, the Super Bowl is bigger than the world championship games were, but a win in either game put you on top of the football world.

Now I ask myself, where does this years Green Bay team rank among the past champions. I don't think that the 2010 Packers are even close to the Lombardi era Packers. The number of championships says it all. I do think that within the next decade you will be able to more evenly compare the two. The Packers are still a young team and have a very bright future.

When I compare this years team with the 1996 team, it is a much tougher decision. I honestly think that this years team is better, not by much, but still a better team. You might think I am saying this because of Brett Favre, I am not. The 2010 Packers had to overcome a whole lot more on the field than the 1996 team did. This years edition of the Packers had to deal with injuries throughout the year and including the Super Bowl. The team in 1996 had a very good year and were huge favorites in the Super Bowl. With 16 players on injured reserve, this years team came together and fought their hardest for every victory. They lost two veteran leaders, Donald Driver and Charles Woodson, in the Super Bowl. Once again, the team pulled together and came out with yet another win. I also think this years team is better simply because i got to witness it and I just had feeling about this team. No disrespect to Brett Favre and the rest of the '96 champions but I think that Aaron Rodgers and the 2010 champions are a better team.

Aaron Rodgers has fully stepped out of the shadow of a legend and is building his own legacy in Green Bay. Clay Matthews has finally won a Super Bowl for his family name. The 2010 Green Bay Packers will always be remembered as Super Bowl XLV Champions.

It was a great year and hopefully the Packers will have another outstanding year next year, if there even is a next year.