Super Bowl XL: Seattle Seahawks face Pittsburgh Steelers at Ford Field. Kickoff: Sun February 5, 2006 at 6:27pm. Winner takes home the Lombardi Trophy. There is no next week for the loser.[1][2]
Super Bowl XL is the season's final accounting for 2005. Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers arrive at Ford Field carrying every snap they have played since training camp. Championship games strip the rest of the schedule away; what is left is whichever team executes its identity longest under the brightest light. The narrative that wins is the one with the trophy attached. Lose, and the season collapses into a footnote no matter how it was played.
The whole league is watching Seattle Seahawks and Pittsburgh Steelers. Two conferences have produced their finalists; the rest of the 2005 season is already in the books. The Lombardi is decided here. Every other team's offseason calendar starts the morning after this kickoff.
Seattle Seahawks versus Pittsburgh Steelers in the Super Bowl XL. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Seattle Seahawks-Pittsburgh Steelers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 10-6 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | W6 |
| Buffalo Bills | 5-11 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals | 11-5 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | W4 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6-10 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 6-10 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 14-2 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 12-4 | W3 |
| Tennessee Titans | 4-12 | L3 |
| Houston Texans | 2-14 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 13-3 | W4 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 10-6 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9-7 | L2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 13-3 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 6-10 | W1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-12 | W2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 11-5 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 10-6 | W5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears | 11-5 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 11-5 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 11-5 | W2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 8-8 | L3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 3-13 | L5 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 33101010 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 07142121 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seahawks | Josh Brown 47 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Ben Roethlisberger 1 yard rush ( Jeff Reed kick) | 3-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Willie Parker 75 yard rush ( Jeff Reed kick) | 3-14 |
| Seahawks | Jerramy Stevens 16 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick) | 10-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Steelers | Hines Ward 43 yard pass from Antwaan Randle El ( Jeff Reed kick) | 10-21 |
Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Seattle Seahawks 21-10 at Ford Field in the Super Bowl XL. The final scoring play was Steelers: Hines Ward 43 yard pass from Antwaan Randle El ( Jeff Reed kick). Top line of the day: Matt Hasselbeck: 273 pass yards on 26-of-49, 1 TD, 1 INT. Pittsburgh Steelers take home the Lombardi Trophy.[1][2]
Pittsburgh Steelers walked out of Ford Field as the team that survived a Super Bowl XL Seattle Seahawks will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 21-10. The final scoring play came from Steelers: Hines Ward 43 yard pass from Antwaan Randle El ( Jeff Reed kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Pittsburgh Steelers hoist the Lombardi.
Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 10. Round: Super Bowl XL. Attendance: 68206. Q1: 1 scoring play. Q2: 1 scoring play. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Matt Hasselbeck: 273 pass yards on 26-of-49, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Shaun Alexander: 95 rush yards on 20 carries
- Hines Ward: 5 catches for 123 yards
Super Bowl XL, played at Ford Field. Final: Seattle Seahawks 10, Pittsburgh Steelers 21, with Pittsburgh Steelers taking the result by 11. **First quarter**
- Seahawks: Josh Brown 47 yard field goal
Second quarter
- Steelers: Ben Roethlisberger 1 yard rush ( Jeff Reed kick)
Third quarter
- Steelers: Willie Parker 75 yard rush ( Jeff Reed kick)
- Seahawks: Jerramy Stevens 16 yard pass from Matt Hasselbeck ( Josh Brown kick)
Fourth quarter
- Steelers: Hines Ward 43 yard pass from Antwaan Randle El ( Jeff Reed kick)
Top performers
- Matt Hasselbeck: 273 pass yards on 26-of-49, 1 TD, 1 INT
- Shaun Alexander: 95 rush yards on 20 carries
- Hines Ward: 5 catches for 123 yards
| Seahawks | Steelers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 20 | 14 |
| Total Yards | 396 | 339 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 26/49 | 10/22 |
| Pass yards | 273 | 166 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 1 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 3 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 14 | 8 |
| Net pass yards | 259 | 158 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 25 | 33 |
| Rush yards | 137 | 181 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 7 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 70 | 20 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | |||||
| Matt Hasselbeck | 26/49 | 273 | 1 | 1 | |
| PIT | |||||
| Ben Roethlisberger | 9/21 | 123 | 0 | 2 | |
| Antwaan Randle El | 1/1 | 43 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | ||||
| Shaun Alexander | 20 | 95 | 0 | 21 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 3 | 35 | 0 | 18 |
| Mack Strong | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| PIT | ||||
| Willie Parker | 10 | 93 | 1 | 75 |
| Jerome Bettis | 14 | 43 | 0 | 12 |
| Ben Roethlisberger | 7 | 25 | 1 | 10 |
| Hines Ward | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Verron Haynes | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEA | ||||
| Joe Jurevicius | 5 | 93 | 0 | 35 |
| Bobby Engram | 6 | 70 | 0 | 21 |
| Darrell Jackson | 5 | 50 | 0 | 20 |
| Jerramy Stevens | 3 | 25 | 1 | 16 |
| Mack Strong | 2 | 15 | 0 | 13 |
| Ryan Hannam | 2 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Maurice Morris | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Shaun Alexander | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| PIT | ||||
| Hines Ward | 5 | 123 | 1 | 43 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 3 | 22 | 0 | 8 |
| Cedrick Wilson | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| Willie Parker | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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