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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 There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season. 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. 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. 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 Pittsburgh stretched its lead to 14-3 on the second play of the second half as RB Willie Parker darted 75 yards for a score. 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. Embed from Getty Images. Twenty-six years removed from winning four NFL Championships in the 1970s, coach Bill Cowher led the Pittsburgh Steelers to their fifth Super Bowl championship by defeating the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 5, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit. 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 DETROIT (Feb. 5, 2006) -- Paint this Super Bowl black and gold. With a whole lot of satisfaction for Jerome Bettis, Bill Cowher and his Pittsburgh Steelers. After a 25-year championship drought, the Pittsburgh Steelers win the National Football League title, defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL, played in Detroit. The action on the The Detroit Lions won four NFL championship games in 1935, 1952, 1953, and 1957, but they have yet to reach the Super Bowl since it was created in 1966. The Lions have reached the playoffs just 13 times since their last championship. 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. Detroit hosted two Super Bowls due to its stadiums featuring domed roofs. Location: A city’s infrastructure has a lot to do with its attractiveness as a Super Bowl candidate. Many cities aren’t equipped to handle the influx of people a Super Bowl brings. DETROIT - FEBRUARY 5: (L-R) 2006 (Super Bowl XL - Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Madonna played the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show on Feb. 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, where she 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 Super Bowl XL: Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan. The Lions’ new stadium played host to a Jerome Bettis homecoming in 2006 as his Steelers handled the Seahawks to earn Pittsburgh’s fifth Super Most Super Bowls are played in warmer locations to avoid the possibility of winter weather causing chaos for travel. Before Super Bowl XVI in Michigan, all of the games had been held in the south or southwestern U.S. The next one played in the north was Super Bowl XXVI held in Minneapolis in 1992. 4: Four teams have never played in the Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans and Jacksonville Jaguars. 5: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers intercepted a record five passes in Super Bowl XL was played between the AFC’s Pittsburgh Steelers and NFC’s Seattle Seahawks on February 5, 2006, at the Ford Field Stadium, Detroit, to decide which team would be crowned champions of the 2005 football season. The Pittsburgh Steelers won their fifth Super Bowl title in franchise history with a 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL in Detroit on Sunday. CBC Sports · Posted: Feb 05, 2006 8
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