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 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. Seattle Seahawks 10 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 21 on February 5th, 2006 - Full team and player stats and box score Super Bowl XL - Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh The Steelers went 11-5 during the 2005 season. The Seahawks went 13-3. The Steelers overcame a three-game midseason losing streak to reach the playoffs as a wild card and beat the favored Colts 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 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 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 The Steelers entered the game with a record of 11-5-0, while the Seahawks entered the game with a record of 13-3-0. 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. So did quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The most noteworthy play for the youngest quarterback to win a Super Bowl was a horrid pass that Kelly Herndon of the Seahawks (15-4) returned a record 76 yards. Feb. 5, 2006 - The Pittsburgh Steelers win their fifth Super Bowl, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10.The black and gold had been chasing the elusive "one for the thumb" since their fourth Game summary of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks NFL game, final score 21-10, from February 5, 2006 on ESPN. Here are some of the wildest bets that have hit in the Super Bowl era. The Steelers got tricky in Super Bowl XL against the Seahawks with this end around that resulted in Antwaan Randle El throwing a bomb to a Hines Ward for the touchdown. Receiver Antwaan Randle El threw that 43-yard touchdown to Ward, and it was the most important play of the game. Who was the last non-quarterback to throw a touchdown in a Super Bowl? It came against the Steelers in Super Bowl XIV, when running back Lawrence McCutcheon threw a touchdown pass to Ron Smith. Nov 17, 2024; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA; Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Russell Wilson (3) throws a pass against the Baltimore Ravens during the first quarter at Acrisure Stadium. 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. 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. Using a physical running attack that faced little resistance from Seattle, the Steelers (9-7) pushed their way into the final week of the regular season with a chance at the postseason after two The man at the center of controversy in Super Bowl XL will again officiate a critical Seahawks-Steelers showdown. While the magnitude of the pending affair pales by comparison, the odd coincidence serves as a catalyst for good and bad memories alike to rush back into the minds of those whose feelings were at stake that fateful night. The quarterbacks who won Super Bowls for the Pittsburgh Steelers are listed. View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 5, 2006. Standings . Super Bowl XL MVP: Hines
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