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 Seattle Seahawks 10 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 21 on February 5th, 2006 - Full team and player stats and box score Pittsburgh Steelers Schedule; Super Bowl XL Super Bowl XL: Seahawks vs. Steelers. Date: February 5, 2006. Result: Steelers win 21-10. Seattle fans will remember this game for the first-half officiating, with the referees calling back a Super Bowl XL was an American football game in the National Football League between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the Super Bowl champion for the 2005 season. It was played on February 5, 2006. 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 2007 free agents 2007 preseason schedule Super Bowl XLI Scouts Inc Jerome Bettis and even Janet Jackson are among the 15 reasons Gene Wojciechowski thinks the Steelers will win. Super Bowl XL The 75-yard run was the longest in Super Bowl history, surpassing L.A. Raider Marcus Allen's 74-yard run against Washington in Super Bowl XVIII. After a missed field goal by Brown on Seattle's first drive of the second half, the Steelers appeared on the verge of breaking the game open by driving to the Seahawks' seven-yard line on the ensuing 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 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) The Steelers won 21-10 to win Super Bowl XL, finishing their championship season with a record of 11-5-0 in the regular season, 4-0 in the playoffs. The Seahawks finished their season 13-3-0 in the regular season, 2-1 in the playoffs. Hines Ward was voted as the Super Bowl MVP, the first Super Bowl MVP of his career. Game action photos from Super Bowl XL between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Seattle Seahawks at Ford Field in Detroit, MI Pittsburgh Steelers: Super bowl XL Champions DVD ISO by Warner Home Video. Publication date 2006 Topics DVD ISO Item Size 7.8G Twitter: Email: allhighlights1987@gmail.comAll rights go to ABC & February 5, 2006. A date that will live in Seattle sports infamy until the end of time. The Seattle Seahawks lost Super Bowl XL to the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-10 at Ford Field in Detroit. To this day (until the Lions host a wild-card game this January), it is the only playoff game played at that venue. Commemorate the Pittsburgh Steelers on winning Super Bowl XL with this collectible display case. The golden classic logo mini helmet display case comes with a black acrylic base, gold risers and a mirrored back. It is made of 1/8" thick acrylic and features a clear acrylic removable lid with engraved championship team logo. On Feb. 5, 2006, the Steelers captured their fifth league title over the Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit, MI. Super Bowl XL was an American football game in the National Football League between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the Super Bowl champion for the 2005 season. It was played on February 5, 2006. 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 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 2007 free agents 2007 preseason schedule Super Bowl XLI Scouts Inc Jerome Bettis and even Janet Jackson are among the 15 reasons Gene Wojciechowski thinks the Steelers will win. Super Bowl XL
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