Super Bowl Winning QB Team Losing QB Team Quarterbacks with multiple Super Bowl starts. XL, XLIII, XLV.667 [11] 1: 1: Kurt Warner * 1–2 1–1: St. Louis Rams N: 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 Game summary of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks NFL game, final score 21-10, from February 5, 2006 on ESPN. A game-by-game listing of the starting quarterbacks in the Super Bowl. XL: 2/5/06. Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers: Miami (OH) 3/2/82: 23: Some of the most notable achievements by Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks include: Most TD Passes in a Super Bowl – Steve Young with 6 TDs in Super Bowl XXIX. Youngest QB to Win – Ben Roethlisberger, at age 23, in Super Bowl XL. Oldest QB to Win – Tom Brady, at age 43, in Super Bowl LV. The Complete Super Bowl: Established April 1, 1999 • A Division of Hoffco, Inc. • Not endorsed by the NFL: Games • MVPs • Standings • Records • Rings • Programs • Pre-Super Bowl • Sitemap • About Stevens did too much talking in the weeks leading up to Super Bowl XL, making him a prime target for Steelers fans. As for Bettis, he hoped to retire after winning a Super Bowl in Detroit. The Steelers were technically the “home” team for this game, but they chose to wear their white jerseys because they had won three games to get here in them. Question: What was the turning point of Super Bowl XL? Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger makes a million-dollar name for himself. Steelers' Porter mad about Seahawks' near-guarantee 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 Though the goal for any team is to win the Super Bowl and hoist the Lombardi Trophy, the Seattle Seahawks were playing for individual hardware too in Super Bowl XL against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 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 With 9:04 remaining in the 4th quarter of Super Bowl XL, QB Ben Roethlisberger pitched the ball to RB Willie Parker who handled the ball off to WR Antwaan Randle El who fired a pass down field to WR Hines Ward who took it to the house for a 43-yard touchdown and the final scoring play of the game for either team. In Super Bowl XL, Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck aimed to secure MVP honors for his wide receiver Darrell Jackson, who had returned from injury. Hasselbeck initiated the game by targeting Jackson with his first five passes, driven by a promise to help Jackson win MVP. 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 Top 10 Quarterbacks Between Super Bowls I and XL (Feb. 2006): Elliot Harrison's list: 1) Joe Montana 2) Johnny Unitas 3) Dan Marino 4) Roger Staubach 5) John Elway 6) Bart Starr Quarterback Matt Hasselbeck was among many on the Seahawks sideline who were displeased with the officials in Super Bowl XL. Harry How/Getty Images "I think the conversation was really overstated Former head coach Bill Cowher joins "NFL Now Live Super Bowl 50" to discuss his favorite moments from the 2006 Divisional game against the Indianapolis Colts and quarterback Peyton Manning, and winning Super Bowl XL. Check out the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster, Players , Starters and more on Pro-Football-Reference.com. Game summary of the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Seattle Seahawks NFL game, final score 21-10, from February 5, 2006 on ESPN.
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