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For Washington's Taylor Heinicke, late father's love of Packers adds emotion to matchup

ASHBURN, Va. -- For the Super Bowl XLV festivities at their suburban Atlanta home 10 years ago, Brett Heinicke cooked the one meal everyone always raved about: bratwursts. It's what he would bring to the coaches of his son Taylor Heinicke's teams, from youth ball to college. Naturally, it's what he would make when his beloved Green Bay Packers were playing for a championship.

They downed the brats and cheese dip while they watched their favorite team, the Packers, win another title.

That day, Taylor, now the quarterback for the Washington Football Team, saw his dad run outside and scream, "We won the Super Bowl!