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 Super Bowl XL - Seattle Seahawks vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - February 5th, 2006. via Sports Logos.net. Team Finders: Season Finder, Game Finder, XL: February 5, 2006 Pittsburgh Steelers A (6, 5–1) 21–10: This is the most recent Super Bowl where both teams had their first Super Bowl appearance. XL (40) Pittsburgh Steelers: 21: PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Full Site Menu. Players who played for multiple teams, Player Linker Tool, 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. 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 XL was one of the most controversial Super Bowl games due to some questionable play-calling during the game. The Lead-Up to Super Bowl XL. Pittsburgh finished the regular season 11-5 and had earned a Wild Card spot in the playoffs. They were the first number 6 seeded team to go to the Super Bowl. Seattle finished the season 13-3, an TEAM AVERAGES & NFL RANKS: TEAM OFFENSE: TM: PER GAME AVERAGE: Total Yards: SEA . 369.7: PIT . 321.8 as Super Bowl XL kickoff nears. Rovell: Riding the party wagon Maxim or Playboy? FHM or 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 Embed from Getty Images Seahawks vs. Steelers February 5, 2006 Ford Field • Detroit, Mich. Yrs 2005 crew College Prev. Playoff Prev. SB R 127 Bill Leavy 11 San Jose State WC CAR-NYG XXXIV U 53 Garth DeFelice 8 Morelli San Diego State DIV PIT-IND HL 28 Mark Hittner 9 Hochuli Pittsburg State SB only 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 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 2025: Key Matchups and Players Who Could Define the Game As Super Bowl 2025 approaches, the excitement builds with matchups that promise unforgettable moments. From high-powered offenses to dominant defenses, the stakes couldn’t be higher. 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. View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Pittsburgh Steelers on February 5, 2006. Apparently, the Super Bowl also is a different event when the Steelers are involved. Detroit Police Commissioner Ella Bully-Cummings held meetings the day after the Steelers had won the 2005 AFC Championship because she knew it was an easy drive between her city and Pittsburgh, and so she considered it a real possibility there could be as many as 100,000 extra Steelers fans coming in for the 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 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. However, only one team can turn that dream into reality each year. Winning a Super Bowl is extremely difficult, as evidenced by the fact that over a third of the league’s teams have yet to win one. Let’s examine which teams have the most Super Bowl victories and revisit the final score of each game. The Steelers earned their fifth title in Super Bowl XL against the Seahawks Shop Menu Standings Menu Stats Menu Super Bowl Menu Teams Menu Tickets Menu More
Articles and news, personal stories, interviews with experts.
Photos from events, contest for the best costume, videos from master classes.