Monday, January 31, 2011

Packers, Steelers Players To Arrive For Super Bowl 45

(Arlington, TX) -- Players from the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers will arrive in Texas Monday as the run-up to Super Bowl 45 in Arlington continues. The Steelers were the Number Two seed in the AFC, defeating both the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets to advance. The Packers came in as the Number Six seed, defeating the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears to make it to the Super Bowl.

Pittsburgh last was NFL champion in 2008 after beating the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl 43. The Packers' last time in the championship game was in 1998, when they lost to the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 32. This year's game will be played at Cowboys Stadium, the first time the Super Bowl has been held in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.