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 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. Six Super Bowls have been played in northern cities: two in the Detroit area—Super Bowl XVI at Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, and Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit; two in Minneapolis—Super Bowl XXVI at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome and Super Bowl LII at the U.S. Bank Stadium; one in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium for 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 XLII was also the second Super Bowl played in a retractable-roof stadium (the first was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston for Super Bowl XXXVIII). During the regular season, the home team decides 90 minutes before kickoff whether the roof will be open or closed, and an open roof must remain open unless weather conditions get worse. 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 Every Sports Reference Social Media Account. Site Last Updated: Wednesday, February 5, 6:41AM Question, Comment, Feedback, or Correction? Subscribe to our Free Email Newsletter Super Bowl XLIV was the last Super Bowl to have a uniquely designed logo as its predecessors had: starting with Super Bowl XLV, the logo was permanently settled to bear the Vince Lombardi Trophy and the Roman numerals denoting the edition of the game. This is also the earliest Super Bowl in which neither team has since re-appeared as of 2025. 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 They are only the second sixth-seeded team to reach the Super Bowl, with the only other number 6 seed to accomplish this feat, coincidentally, being the Pittsburgh Steelers, who won Super Bowl XL following the 2005 season. Green Bay also joined the 2005 Steelers as the only teams ever to defeat the top three seeded teams on the road in the Super Bowl XL featured the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2005 season. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks, 21–10, to join the San Francisco 49ers and the Dallas Cowboys as the only franchises to win five Super Bowls. The game Super Bowl XL. Sign in to edit History Talk (0) 2006 [] Designer: Landor Associates Super Bowl XL Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League champion for the 2005 season. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by the score of 21–10. O Super Bowl XL, disputado no Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, no dia 5 de fevereiro de 2006, foi disputado entre o campeão da AFC, Pittsburgh Steelers, e o campeão da NFC, Seattle Seahawks. [1] A vitória por 21 a 10 fez do Steelers campeão da temporada de 2005 da NFL e levou a Pittsburgh a quinta conquista de Super Bowl (a equipe Unang Panid; Tubaan; Mga bag-ong giusab; Bisan unsang panid; Tabang O Super Bowl XL, disputado no Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan, no dia 5 de fevereiro de 2006, foi disputado entre o campeão da AFC, Pittsburgh Steelers, e o campeão da NFC, Seattle Seahawks. A vitória por 21 a 10 fez do Steelers campeão da temporada de 2005 da NFL e levou a Pittsburgh a quinta conquista de Super Bowl . Hines Ward, wide receiver, foi escolhido o jogador mais valioso da Super Bowl XL oli järjestyksessään 40. Super Bowl ja NFL-kauden 2005 päätösottelu. Ottelu pelattiin Ford Fieldillä, Detroitissa.Ottelussa kohtasivat NFC:n voittaja Seattle Seahawks ja AFC:n voittaja Pittsburgh Steelers. Super Bowl LIII; Community. Help; in: Flavors, Super Bowl. Super Bowl XL. View source History Talk (0) Categories Categories: Flavors; Super Bowl Super Bowl XL var en match i amerikansk fotboll mellan mästarna för National Football Conference (NFC), Seattle Seahawks och mästarna för American Football Conference (AFC), Pittsburgh Steelers för att avgöra vilket lag som skulle bli mästare för säsongen 2005 av National Football League (NFL). Steelers besegrade Seahawks med 21-10. [1] Date: February 5, 2006; 19 years ago Network: ABC Attendance: 68,206
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