Packers win Super Bowl

The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV, securing their fourth Vince Lombardi trophy in a dramatic showdown, writes John Riordan.

A consistently unpredictable NFL season experienced the perfect climax last night as the Green Bay Packers flirted with disaster before eventually staving off a brave Pittsburgh Steelers fightback to secure their fourth Super Bowl at Arlingon, Texas.

A scrappy decider culminated in a gripping fourth quarter in which the Steelers came desperately close to overturning what had been an 11-point deficit at half-time. But Green Bay held out for a 31-25 victory, their first in 14 years.