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Sunday's meeting was the 182nd between the bitter NFC rivals, but did you know it was only the second time the Packers and Bears had ever played a postseason game against each other? And it was the first time a berth in the Super Bowl was at stake. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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Super Snub? After guiding his Packers to the Super Bowl, would you believe star quarterback Aaron Rodgers wasn't even voted to the Pro Bowl? (AP Photo/Jim Prisching)
Gimme Five Green Bay cornerback Charles Woodson shows off the George Halas Trophy after Sunday's NFC Championship. With the win, the Packers advance to the Super Bowl for the fifth time in franchise history. (AP Photo/David J. Philip)
Overachievers Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy smiles after his team won the NFC Championship on Sunday. His Packers became only the second sixth-seeded team to reach the Super Bowl. (AP Photo/David J. Philip)
In The Record Bo... Green Bay's Sam Shields runs back his interception that sealed the Packers victory over Chicago in Sunday's NFC Championship Game. Shields became the first rookie and fifth player overall to record a sack and two interceptions in one postseason game. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Road Warriors The Packers became only the fourth team in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl by winning three playoff games on the road. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Packers Dozen The Packers are 3-1 in the Super Bowl and have won 12 world championships overall. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Storied History Sunday's meeting was the 182nd between the bitter NFC rivals, but did you know it was only the second time the Packers and Bears had ever played a postseason game against each other? And it was the first time a berth in the Super Bowl was at stake. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
A Starr Is Born Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr was the MVP of the first two Super Bowl games, both Green Bay wins. (AP File Photo)
All The World's ... Broadway producers targeting a male demographic late last year launched "Lombardi," a play about legendary Packers coach Vince Lombardi, regarded as one of the best coaches of all time in any sport. (AP File Photo)
Fantastic Before... Pittsburgh coach Mike Tomlin holds the AFC Championship trophy after his Steelers beat the New York Jets in Sunday's AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Tomlin is the first NFL coach to reach the Super Bowl twice before age 40. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
On The Mendenhal... Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall runs away from Jets safety Brodney Pool during Sunday's AFC Championship Game. Mendenhall's 121 yards rushing was the highest total against the Jets this season. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Rooneys Reign Pittsburgh Steelers president Art Rooney II, center, admires the Lamar Hunt trophy with his father, Dan Rooney, left, Steelers great Franco Harris, far right, and broadcaster Jim Nantz after the Steelers won the AFC Championship on Sunday. Pittsburgh will be making its eighth trip to the Super Bowl, tying Dallas for the most appearances in NFL history. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Surprising Stat Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates the Steelers' AFC Championship at Heinz Field on Sunday night. Roethlisberger had a passer rating of 35.5 against the Jets. Oddly, he's won all three of his worst postseason starts, in terms of passer rating, according to ESPN. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Sackmaster Pittsburgh linebacker LaMarr Woodley celebrates with fans after the Steelers won the AFC Championship Game Sunday night. Woodley recorded his 10th sack in only his sixth career postseason game, and NFL record. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Man Of Troy Pittsburgh's Troy Polamalu is normally a big-play leader for the Steelers stingy defense. But his mates up front kept things under control against the Jets, so he didn't have to do too much from his safety position. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)