“Definitely a little emotional, just to think about what we went through,” Rodgers said, referring to the pandemic season. “It got me emotional with the crowd today. I’m just very happy about everything that happened today.”
He has every right to be. The Packers beat and gave the ball with impressive efficiency against the best defense in the league.
They ran for 188 yards, threw for 296, did not dismiss or transfer it, and performed situationally like the entire season, and two-thirds of their third downturn (8-for-12) and three-quarters of their red-zone chances to the last knee-down near the LA 10-yard line after the two-minute warning made them officially 3-for-5.
It was then that Rodgers serenaded with the MVP songs, and he quietly soaked them in yet another piece of this strange, striking season.
“It’s hard to really put into words how special that feeling is,” Rodgers said. “But you can feel it. It’s so palpable. You can feel the energy in the stadium. It’s just different. It’s different than playing in front of a crowd. It is.”
There’s another one coming Sunday to see Rodgers play for a Super Bowl berth at Lambeau Field. He waits patiently for this opportunity.
“It will be exciting to enjoy it tonight, celebrate and then watch the game tomorrow,” he said, “and to know that whoever wins will come to our place.”