When the Green Bay Packers and Pittsburgh Steelers square off at Dallas Cowboys Stadium this Sunday, the resulting Super Bowl will be one for the ages, a battle of top franchises with rich histories and big name quarterbacks fighting for the right to add yet one more Lombardi Trophy to their already impressive lists of achievements.

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In order to fully appreciate the magnitude of the matchup, it’s important to appreciate just which franchises will be stepping up to the challenge. It’s a rare moment these days when two clubs riddled with such tradition are pitted against each on the greatest stage the sport has to offer.

Although the favored Green Bay Packers have won just three Super Bowls, their stranglehold as one of the game’s greatest franchises dates far earlier than the official introduction of the Super Bowl back in 1966. Although their nine NFL championships between 1929 and 1965 won’t help them squeeze past Pittsburgh’s rush defense on Sunday, they’re one of the reasons the franchise is one of the most recognizable in the sport.

Now, with franchise icon Brett Favre, who served the club for so long, out of the picture, they turn to one of the biggest stars in the NFL today; Aaron Rodgers. Will Rodgers’ reign continue against one of the top defenses in the NFL?

If the question is “What have you done for me lately?”, then the Steelers have the more acceptable answer by today’s standards. With two Super Bowl championships in the past five years (and an impressive six in total), the Steelers are a modern day NFL dynasty.

All season long they, and specifically quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, have sought redemption after missing the postseason in 2009 and in the case of Roethlisberger, fighting a defaming legal battle.

Will they manage to put the finishing touches on their return to the spotlight with a victory in Super Bowl XLV?