The club became an unexpected winner during the regular season, compiling a 9–7 record, and earning a spot in the playoffs with the aid of head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers' offensive coordinator in Super Bowl XL, and the re-emergence of quarterback Kurt Warner, who was the Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl XXXIV with his former team Pittsburgh Steelers 27 vs. Arizona Cardinals 23 on February 1st, 2009 - Full team and player stats and box score Super Bowl XLIII - Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dawson was 1–0 in an AFL Championship game played before the NFL and AFL first met in the Super Bowl. Three pairs of quarterbacks faced off twice in the Super Bowl: Staubach and Bradshaw, Aikman and Kelly, and Brady and Eli Manning. In each case the same quarterback (Bradshaw, Aikman, and Manning) won both games. Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger holds the Vince Lombardi trophy after defeating the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on 7. Aaron Rodgers vs. Ben Roethlisberger, Super Bowl XLV . Feb. 6, 2011: Packers 31, Steelers 25 Rodgers and the Packers denied Big Ben the chance at becoming the fifth quarterback to win three In one of the greatest Super Bowl finishes ever, a valiant comeback by the Cardinals fell tantalizingly short as the Steelers escaped with a 27-23 win in Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium. Arizona trailed 20-7 entering the fourth quarter but reeled off 16 straight points, including two touchdown passes from Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald. Super Bowl XLIII between the Steelers and Cardinals, played in Tampa on February 1, 2009, featured one of the most exciting defensive plays in football history and some wild fourth quarter comebacks. The Steelers beat Baltimore for the third time, this time 23-14 thanks to a Troy Polamalu pick-six. They were on to their seventh Super Bowl. The Steelers were led by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who threw for over 3,300 yards and 17 touchdowns. It took last second heroics in both halves of Super Bowl XLIII for the Steelers to make history and become the first NFL franchise to win six Super Bowl championships. The Steelers were holding on to a 10-7 lead near the end of the first half when the Cardinals Karlos Dansby intercepted a tipped Ben Roethlisberger pass at the Steelers 33-yard line. Feb. 1, 2009 — Ben Roethlisberger and the Pittsburgh offense end a Super Bowl of incredible swings with a final-minute touchdown for a historic victory, 27-23 over the Arizona Cardinals.Santonio • The matchup in Super Bowl XLIII between the Steelers and Cardinals will the first Super Bowl meeting between two of the NFL's oldest franchises. • The Steelers are 2-3 against the Cardinals since their move to Phoenix prior to the 1988 season. Today marks the tenth anniversary of the Pittsburgh Steelers win over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII and that game of course included the late and amazing 6-yard game-winning touchdown Won Divisional Round 35-24 vs. San Diego Chargers Won Conference Championship 23-14 vs. Baltimore Ravens Won Super Bowl 27-23 vs. Arizona Cardinals. Offensive Coordinator: Bruce Arians. Defensive Coordinator: Dick LeBeau. Other Notable Asst.: Ken Anderson (Quarterbacks), Keith Butler (Linebackers), Randy Fichtner (Wide Receivers), Harold Highlights from the Steelers sixth Super Bowl victory, in which they defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. QB Russell Wilson It took last second heroics in both halves of Super Bowl XLIII for the Steelers to make history and become the first NFL franchise to win six Super Bowl championships. The Steelers were holding on to a 10-7 lead near the end of the first half when the Cardinals Karlos Dansby intercepted a tipped Ben Roethlisberger pass at the Steelers 33-yard line. The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Cardinals 27-23 in Super Bowl XLIII. Steelers and Cardinals fans still might be having heart palpitations from the final moments of this epic game. How many times have the Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl? The Pittsburgh Steelers have won a total of 6 Super Bowls, in 1974-1975, 1978-1979, 2005 and 2008. MVP WR Santonio Holmes Complete coverage of the 2008 Super Bowlgame between the Arizona Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers. Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger officially took his place alongside Terry Bradshaw in Game Recap and Key Highlights. Super Bowl XXX was a hard-fought game between two of the NFL’s most storied teams. The Cowboys struck first with a 3-yard rushing touchdown by Emmitt Smith in the first quarter, but the Steelers kept the game close with a field goal by Norm Johnson.
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