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Pittsburgh advanced to their first Super Bowl and was playing for a league championship for the first time in team history. Their 73-year-old owner Art Rooney founded the Steelers as a 1933 NFL expansion team , but suffered through losing seasons for most of its 42-year history and had never made it to an NFL championship game or a Super Bowl.
In 2005, the Steelers became the first #6 seed to advance to a conference championship game, and go on to win the Super Bowl, since the playoff field was expanded to 12 teams in 1990. The Steelers are 6–2 in the Super Bowl, winning Super Bowls IX, X, XIII, XIV, XL and XLIII while losing Super Bowls XXX and XLV.
This is the most recent Super Bowl where both teams had their first Super Bowl appearance. The Patriots hold the record for most Super Bowl appearances (11) and are tied for both most wins (6, tied with the Steelers) and most losses (5, tied with the Broncos).
After 42 barren seasons, a young Steel Curtain gave Pittsburgh its first NFL title thanks to suffocating defense and MVP Franco Harris' 158 rushing yards, a Super Bowl record at the time. 42. XX ...
The New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers are tied for the most Super Bowl wins with six titles each. Following close behind are the San Francisco 49ers and Dallas Cowboys with five titles ...
Super Bowl IX: Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6. Super Bowl X: Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17. Super Bowl XIII: Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31. Super Bowl XIV: Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles Rams 19. Super Bowl XL ...
The Steelers joined the Cowboys in their attempt to be the first team to win a third Super Bowl, after wins in Super Bowl IX and Super Bowl X. Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw had the best season of his career, completing 207 of 368 passes for 2,915 yards and 28 touchdowns, with 20 interceptions.
Super Bowl 10: Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17. Super Bowl 11: Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14. Super Bowl 12: Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10. Super Bowl 13: Pittsburgh ...