1. Super Bowl XLV vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
24-of-39, 304 passing yards, three touchdowns, 111.5 passer rating, Super Bowl MVP
How could this not be No. 1 on our list? In Rodgers’ lone Super Bowl appearance (and victory), he posted over 300 yards and three touchdowns in an MVP performance. The Packers defeated the Steelers by a final score of 31-25.
The Packers struck first with 3:51 remaining in the first quarter, as Rodgers threw a beautiful over-the-shoulder ball into a tight window down the right sideline over Steelers cornerback William Gay, falling into the hands of Jordy Nelson for a 29-yard touchdown. That was hardly his best throw of the night, though.
Rodgers’ second touchdown pass, a 21-yard strike to Greg Jennings, split two Steelers’ defensive backs as Jennings waltzed into the endzone. Later in the game, Rodgers hit Jennings on a beautiful 31-yard pass on third-and-10 with less than six minutes remaining to extend a drive which ended in a field goal. Rodgers’ accuracy was on full display that night.
The Packers finished the 2010 season as the first NFC team to compete in the Super Bowl as a No. 6 seed and became just the second six-seed ever to win the Super Bowl. Super Bowl 45 was truly Rodgers’ greatest performance.