At this point, there is a wealth of evidence that the Green Bay Packers cannot make a Super Bowl run without steady support for quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Rodgers may be the highest-rated passer in NFL history, but for much of this decade he's been tasked with having to carry a team that has lacked offensive imagination, offensive weapons and offensive balance while dealing with a fair share of defensive problems as well.
Sure enough, the Packers haven't reached a Super Bowl in any of their last seven seasons.
But on Sunday, Rodgers didn't have to be the hero.