2006 superbowl

2006 superbowl

2006 superbowl

The Steelers, after finishing the regular season with a 11-5 record, became the fourth wild card team, and third in nine years, to win the Super Bowl and also became the first #6 seed in the NFL playoffs to win a Super Bowl (after becoming the first #6 seed to win a conference title). Meanwhile, the Seahawks entered the contest after posting an NFC-best 13-3 regular season record.

2006 superbowl 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 regular season. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks, 21–10, to join the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers as the only franchises to win five Super Bowls. The game, played on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan, drew a 41.6 rating with a 62 share in the audience.

Although Seattle won the turnover battle in 2006 superbowl , 2–1, Pittsburgh won on the strength of three big plays converted into touchdowns. The Seahawks, on the other hand, were plagued by missed scoring opportunities, dropped balls, and penalties.[1] The officiating was also met with harsh criticism from both the fans and the media soon after the game. Seattle scored first late in the first quarter on Josh Brown's 47-yard field goal, a few plays after an offensive pass interference call against wide receiver Darrell Jackson nullified his 16-yard touchdown reception. Then with less than two minutes left in the first half, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger ran for 1-yard sneak. This touchdown was upheld after television replays did not show enough conclusive evidence to overturn the call....Now the 2009 superbowl is held in Tampa, Florida, Be part of the best superbowl action 2009 with our super bowl tickets and 2009 sueper bowl packages.