Record 6th Super Bowl For Steelers

Tampa Football The Pittsburgh Steelers are Super Bowl
champions for a record sixth time after beating upset-minded
Arizona 27-23 in what arguably was the most exciting Super Bowl
ever.

by Associated Press

Published: Sun, February 01, 2009 - 9:22 pm CST Last Updated: Sun, February 01, 2009 - 9:24 pm CST

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers are Super Bowl
champions for a record sixth time after beating upset-minded
Arizona 27-23 in what arguably was the most exciting Super Bowl
ever.
Ben Roethlisberger (RAWTH'-lis-bur-gur) hit Santonio Holmes with
a 6-yard TD pass in the corner of the end zone with 35 seconds left
to give the Steelers a heart-stopping win over the Cardinals in
Super Bowl 43. The Cardinals had erased a 20-7 Steelers lead with
16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter before Holmes made his
winning catch. Holmes caught nine passes for 131 yards.
An electrifying 100-yard interception return by linebacker James
Harrison at the end of the first half helped the Steelers take a
17-7 halftime edge. Harrison's play was a momentum-turner. The
Cardinals appeared to be heading for a score when Harrison
intercepted a Kurt Warner pass at the goal line. Harrison then
sprinted 100 yards, eluding several tacklers along the way, as time
expired at the end of the half in the longest play in Super Bowl
history.
Roethlisberger completed 21 of 30 passes for 256 yards and the
winning touchdown. The teams combined to score 23 points in the
fourth quarter.
Cardinals QB Kurt Warner completed 31 of 43 passes for 377
yards. He threw three TD passes, including a 64-yard TD to Larry
Fitzgerald with 2:37 left. That gave the Cardinals a 23-20 lead
before Big Ben rallied the Steelers one final time.
The Steelers are 6-and-1 in Super Bowls, with one more Super
Bowl victory than Dallas. The Cardinals were making their first
Super Bowl appearance.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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