>Rodgers won three playoff games in his run to the SB and only
>played "elite ball" in one of them against a Falcons team that
>was basicallly wet toilet paper.

GB actually had a very good defensive team in 2010 so he didn't need to play lights out. He took care of the ball, kept the chain moving & scored points in the red zone.

>I dunno if you consider that GB defense to be elite or not. I
>dont.
They had the 2nd best ranked defense in the ENTIRE league. They weren't the 2000 Ravens but nor were the 1st ranked defense (the same Steelers team they beat in the SB).

>Okay. So the problem is Green Bay hasn't had a great defense
>much these past quarter century?
I can't tell you that off the top of my head but both the 96 & '10 squad were pretty legit on the defense side of the ball (they ranked 1st & 2nd in the regular season).

Basically, BOTH Favre/Rodgers have never won w/o a top ranked defense. As we all witnessed today, the Packers defense couldn't get stops in the 4th quarter to seal the deal & they ended up losing.