Winning a Super Bowl has a nice "ring" to it.

With this year’s NFL regular season winding down and the playoffs right around the corner, we thought this would be a great time to take a behind-the-scenes look at how the massive Super Bowl rings for the defending champion Green Bay Packers were actually made. 

Incidentally, this is the fourth time the Packers have collected their prized Super Bowl bling. The Super Bowl XLV ring will join the team’s impressive collection, which includes rings representing victories in Super Bowl I (1966 season), Super Bowl II (1967) and Super Bowl XXXI (1996). Minneapolis-based Jostens produced all four Packers’ rings.

The ring designs are teaming with symbolism. According to the manufacturer, the crest of the ring features the Green Bay “G” logo cast in 18-karat yellow gold placed on a Packers-green stone tablet. Thirteen diamonds are embedded in the logo, each one representing the team’s NFL-record 13 championships. The iconic logo is illuminated by round, brilliant-cut diamonds and four marquis-cut diamonds representing the Packers’ four Super Bowl triumphs. Surrounding the crest are 92 diamonds that recognize the 92-year history of Green Bay Packers football.

One ring shoulder has the player’s last name and team number. Each player’s number is circled, just like the numbers emblazoned on the jerseys of the first Packers championship team of 1929. The side of the ring includes an image of Lambeau Field to symbolize the team’s legendary home.

The opposite shoulder of each ring features an image of the Vince Lombardi Super Bowl XLV Championship trophy with “PACKERS” engraved above. The inside of each player’s ring bears inscriptions that further detail the season: the scores of the four postseason wins and “1” flanked by the words “Mind, Goal, Purpose, Heart” – the inspirational motto of the team.

Overall, the rings are made of platinum, with 18-karat yellow gold accents, and weigh 116 grams. The diamond total weight is 3.35 carats.