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 The stadium was the site of Super Bowl XL in 2006 between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks. It was the second time the Super Bowl has been played in the Detroit Metropolitan Area. The first, Super Bowl XVI, in 1982 at the Pontiac Silverdome between San Francisco and Cincinnati. 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. Here is a list of the host cities for each Super Bowl, since the first playoff in 1967. See also the list of Super Bowl winners listed by year. Florida have hosted the most Super Bowls, with a total of 17 (11 in the Miami area, five in Tampa, and one in Jacksonville). 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 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 Super Bowl LVI, SoFi Stadium. Los Angeles, CA. Final score: Rams 23-20 Bengals. The Rams took advantage of playing the game in their home stadium with the betting odds in their favor. They defeated the Bengals when quarterback Matthew Stafford hit wide receiver Cooper Kupp with a late TD pass with 1:25 remaining in the game Super Bowl Locations and Dates. Super Bowl LIX: Feb. 9, 2025 - Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, LA), home of the New Orleans Saints; Super Bowl LX: Feb. 8, 2026 - Levi's Stadium (Santa Clara, CA The Chiefs have a 4-2 record all-time at the Caesars Superdome. The Eagles have a 9-8 record all-time at the Superdome. Super Bowl LIX will be Kansas City's first playoff game at the Superdome. Background []. Looking toward the stadium. Ford Field was selected to host Super Bowl XL on November 1, 2000, two years before the stadium opened in 2002; 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 North and NFC West divisions, though the AFC North was called the Central at that time). Shania Twain and No Doubt headlined the Super Bowl XXXVII at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego on Jan. 26, 2003, where they were joined by special guest Sting. 2006 (Super Bowl XL - Pittsburgh TULANE STADIUM: NEW ORLEANS, LA: Tulane Stadium is remembered as being the home of the Sugar Bowl but it was also the home of three Super Bowls. > In the early 1920s in recognition of the Green Wave's achievements, 6,000 citizens donated $300,000 to construct a football stadium. The Steelers earned their fifth title in Super Bowl XL against the Seahawks The 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL marked the fifth Lombardi trophy for the Pittsburgh Steelers organization. The Steelers proceeded to add a sixth Lombardi trophy three years later in Super Bowl XLIII when they defeated the Arizona Cardinals, 27-23. Super Bowl Logo on Chris Creamer's Sports Logos Page - SportsLogos.Net. A virtual museum of sports logos, uniforms and historical items. Currently over 10,000 on display for your viewing pleasure Super Bowl XL: Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10 MVP: Hines Ward | Location: Ford Field, Detroit | Date: Feb. 5, 2006 Super Bowl XXXIX: New England Patriots 24, Philadelphia Eagles 21 Super Bowl I — $12 Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs. Adjusted for inflation: $87 Super Bowl II — $12 Super Bowl II: Green Bay Packers vs. Oakland Raiders. Adjusted for 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 Super Bowl XL — Feb. 5, 2006 Ticket cost: $700 Adjusted for inflation: $1,045.59 Result – Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10 Stadium – Ford Field, Detroit MVP – Hines Ward Super Bowl XLI — Feb. 4, 2007 The Super Bowl isn't complete without spectacle — and a little controversy. of the Rolling Stones perform at Super Bowl XL in Detroit. then called University of Phoenix Stadium during
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