Rodgers looking Super after wild-card win

 The Green Bay Packers opened the NFC playoffs by blowing past the division-rival Minnesota Vikings 24-10 on Saturday night. They also wrote the first chapter of a book that is reading a lot like their Super Bowl story of two years ago. The scary thing for their remaining postseason opponents: The sequel might be even more thrilling.  The Packers were supposed to do this last year, when they had the Lambeau Field advantage because of an NFC-best 15-1 record. This year, at a more modest 11-5, they need to win three games to get to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans. With one win down, they're taking a most familiar path to their second ring in three seasons. NFL Nike Jerseys

 It all starts with quarterback Aaron Rodgers. He was, hands down, the NFL's best player and league MVP last season, but he showed that he could be cooled off in the playoffs. Thanks to a two-week layoff after not playing in Week 17 and the Packers having a first-round bye, Rodgers showed more rust than rhythm in a divisional-round home loss to the New York Giants. NFL Nike Jerseys

 This season, the Packers had to play at a high level through the regular-season's final month to win the NFC North, and Rodgers performed at his very best. Also, last year's playoff stumble left Rodgers determined to not let it happen again, as if he must prove anything more. NFL Nike Jerseys

 Even as he took heat from the Vikings' pass rush and had the deep ball taken away, Rodgers picked apart Minnesota's zone coverage, going 23-for-33 for 274 yards and a TD while completing passes to 10 different receivers. He didn't match the 365 yards and four TDs he compiled in Minnesota last week, but he didnt need to. Just like in the 2010 playoffs, defenses must pick their poison against the Packers, and Rodgers' surrounding cast is built to make those choices the wrong ones.  When Rodgers led the Packers past the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears and Pittsburgh Steelers as a sixth seed in the 2010 postseason, receivers Greg Jennings and Jordy Nelson were making most of the big plays. In this postseason, No. 3 receiver James Jones, who led the NFL with 14 receiving touchdowns, is playing at close to a starter's level.