![]() Defensive end Aaron Smith led the defensive line with 60 tackles and 6 sacks. The Steelers defense was the best in the league that year. The ground game was led by running back Willie Parker, but injuries had slowed him down back up Mewelde Moore rushed for 588 yards. Other receivers included Santonio Holmes (55 receptions and 821 yards), Nate Washington (40 receptions and 631 yards), and tight end Heath Miller (48 receptions and 514 yards). His main target was Super Bowl XL MVP Hines Ward, who had 1,043 yards with 81 receptions and 7 touchdowns. He threw 3,301 yards for 17 touchdowns with 13 interceptions. Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC)īen Roethlisberger finished his fifth season as Steelers quarterback going into Super Bowl XLIII. After losing his starting position to Matt Leinart in 2006, he regained his spot after Leinart went down with injuries. ![]() Journeyman quarterback Kurt Warner found his home with the Arizona Cardinals in 2005. The team went on to earn their first Super Bowl spot since the NFL/AFL merger. The following season their 9-7 record was enough to secure them a No. ![]() Whisenhunt took the team to 8-8 in his first season as head coach. Ken Whisenhunt had left Pittsburgh to take over as head coach of the Cardinals in 2007. They last made a postseason appearance in 1998. The Arizona Cardinals had a long, 50-plus year journey to an NFL Championship. The team earned their seventh Super Bowl trip, tied for the second-most in NFL history. The team began rebuilding following a less than stellar 2006 season with the promotion of defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin to head coach. Pittsburgh had last appeared in Super Bowl XL where they were victorious. This game is ranked highly in most polls for the best Super Bowl of all time. Pittsburgh sought a record-setting 6th NFL title. The Cardinals sought their first championship since 1947, before the NFL and AFL merged, the longest drought in NFL history. Super Bowl XLIII was played on February 1, 2009, at the Raymond James Stadium in Tampa Bay, Florida, with the Pittsburgh Steelers facing the Arizona Cardinals.
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