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Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champions Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champions Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2008 season. The Steelers defeated the Cardinals by the score of 27–23.
The National Football League playoffs for the 2008 season began on January 3, 2009. The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII, 27–23, on February 1, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida.
The 2008 NFL season was the 89th regular season of the National Football League (NFL), themed with the slogan "Believe in Now.". Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on February 1, 2009, [2] with the Pittsburgh Steelers coming out victorious over the Arizona Cardinals and winning their NFL-record sixth Vince Lombardi Trophy.
Pittsburgh Steelers: Arizona Cardinals: Ken Whisenhunt: 27–23 Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida: February 7, 2010 XLIV: Sean Payton: New Orleans Saints: Indianapolis Colts: Jim Caldwell: 31–17 Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida: February 6, 2011 XLV: Mike McCarthy: Green Bay Packers: Pittsburgh Steelers: Mike Tomlin: 31–25 ...
After a tough home win, the Steelers travelled to Phoenix, Arizona to take on the Cardinals in a rematch of Super Bowl XLIII. In the first quarter, the Steelers made it 3–0 when Chris Boswell kicked a 30-yard field goal.
It has been called the greatest rivalry in NFL history other than Steelers vs Ravens. [103] [104] The Giants and Eagles have met five times in the playoffs, with the Eagles leading 3–2. The Giants won in 1981 and 2000, and the Eagles won in 2006, 2008, and 2022. The Eagles currently lead the all-time series 96–89–2 as of the end of the ...
The Steelers went on to win Super Bowl XLIII against the Arizona Cardinals. The bitter rivalry continued in the 2009 NFL season ; the Ravens won 20–17 at M&T Bank Stadium and the Steelers won 23–20 at Heinz Field.
In 2009, 65 years after merging for a season, the Steelers and the Cardinals (by then based in Glendale, Arizona) played each other in Super Bowl XLIII. The last remaining active member of Card-Pitt was Vince Banonis , who played his final NFL game in the 1953 season , where he won the championship as a member of the Detroit Lions , although he ...