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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 28 January 2025. 2006 National Football League championship game "2006 Super Bowl" redirects here. For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 2006 season, see Super Bowl XLI. Super Bowl XL Seattle Seahawks (1) (NFC) (13–3) Pittsburgh Steelers (6) (AFC) (11–5) 10 21 Head coach: Mike This day in sports history: Pittsburgh Steelers win 'one for the thumb' at Super Bowl XL. Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10 (Feb. 5, 2006; Ford Field, Detroit) Super Bowl XL was held in Detroit on Feb. 5, 2006 at Ford Field where the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10. Photo by: (Associated Press) Super Bowl XL was held in Detroit on Feb The 40th Super Bowl was played on February 5, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. The Pittsburgh Steelers sought to win the franchise’s 5th Super Bowl. This was the first Super Bowl to be presented in HD. Super Bowl XL was one of the most controversial Super Bowl games due to some questionable play-calling during the game. The Lead-Up Super Bowl XL was an American football game played at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan on February 5, 2006 between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2005 season. In controversial fashion, the Steelers defeated the Seahawks 21–10 Super Bowl XL fans enter Ford Field on Feb. 5, 2006. Ankur Dholakia, The Detroit News Steelers fans Dan and Josh Dalla of Hagerstown, Md. are happy to be at Ford Field for Super Bowl XL. The stadium was the site of Super Bowl XL in 2006 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks. It was the second time the Super Bowl has been played in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. The first, Super Bowl XVI, in 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome between San Francisco and Cincinnati. Super Bowl XL banners are displayed outside of Ford Field site of Super Bowl XL on February 1, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm) Scott Boehm Today we have Super Bowl XL, which was held on February 5, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, between the six-time AFC champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the first-time NFC champion Seattle Seahawks. Host selection process Looking toward the stadium on the night of the Super Bowl. Ford Field was selected to host Super Bowl XL on November 1, 2000, at the owners meetings held in Atlanta, two years before the stadium opened in 2002; [7] the only previous Super Bowl held in the Detroit area, Super Bowl XVI, had been played at the Pontiac Silverdome in 1982 (also between teams from the AFC Well according to the NFL Official rules: <<The Playing Field Rule 1 The playing field will be rimmed by a solid white border six feet wide along the end lines and sidelines. There will be an additional broken yellow line nine feet farther outside this border along each sideline in the non-bench areas, and such broken line will be continued at an angle from each 30- yard line and pass behind Links to each post: Actual Super Bowl Fields I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII XIII XIV XV XVI XVII XVIII XIX XX XXI XXII XXIII XXIV XXV XXVI XXVII XXVIII XXIX XXX XXXI XXXII XXXIII XXXIV XXXV XXXVI XXXVII XXXVIII XXXIX XL XLI XLII XLIII XLIV XLV XLVI XLVII XLVIII XLIX 50 LI LII LIII LIV LV L The football world was in a state of chaos. The Steelers had just stolen Super Bowl XL from the Seahawks with the help of some shockingly one-sided officiating. Fans and sportswriters alike howled O Super Bowl XL, disputado no Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, no dia 5 de fevereiro de 2006, foi disputado entre o campeão da AFC, Pittsburgh Steelers, e o campeão da NFC, Seattle Seahawks. [1] A vitória por 21 a 10 fez do Steelers campeão da temporada de 2005 da NFL e levou a Pittsburgh a quinta conquista de Super Bowl (a equipe Super Bowl XL was an American football game pitting the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2005 season. Played on February 5, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit, the Steelers defeated the Seahawks, 21–10, to join the San Francisco Following the game No. 36 RB Jerome Bettis retired from the NFL after a 13-year career and 13,662 career rushing yards. Bettis announced his retirement while standing on the Super Bowl XL podium at Ford Field in his hometown of Detroit. Mich. with the Lombardi Trophy in his hands. READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL: Fans arrive at Ford Field in Detroit two hours before Super Bowl XL kickoff. (Timothy A. Clary / Getty Images) Sept. 15, 2014 11:35 PM PT Embed from Getty Images Seahawks vs. Steelers February 5, 2006 Ford Field • Detroit, Mich. Yrs 2005 crew College Prev. Playoff Prev. SB R 127 Bill Leavy 11 San Jose State WC CAR-NYG XXXIV U 53 Garth DeFelice 8 Morelli San Diego State DIV PIT-IND HL 28 Mark Hittner 9 Hochuli Pittsburg State SB only Detroit shone in the spotlight on Feb. 5, 2006 as the city played host to Super Bowl XL at Ford Field. Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward was walking on air after his 43-yard touchdown catch Lions. Record between Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl LV: 89-150-1 (.373). Playoff berths: 3.Championships: 0.. In 2006: The Lions were coming off a 5-11 season that had gotten coach Steve Mariucci
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