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Super Bowl XLIII - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Arizona Cardinals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2.
The Steelers defeated the Cardinals by the score of 2. The game was played on February 1, 2. Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. With this victory, the Steelers became the first team to win six Super Bowls. The win was also Pittsburgh's second Super Bowl victory in four years, after winning Super Bowl XL at the end of the 2. The Cardinals entered the game seeking their first NFL title since 1. The club became an unexpected winner during the regular season, compiling a 9–7 record, and the playoffs with the aid of head coach Ken Whisenhunt, who was the Steelers' offensive coordinator in Super Bowl XL, and the re- emergence of quarterback Kurt Warner, who was the Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl XXXIV with his former team, the St.
Louis Rams. Pittsburgh jumped to a 1. James Harrison's Super Bowl record 1. Trailing 2. 0–7 at the start of the fourth quarter, Arizona scored 1.
Larry Fitzgerald's 6. But the Steelers marched 7. Santonio Holmes' 6- yard game- winning touchdown catch with 3. Holmes, who caught nine passes for 1. Super Bowl MVP. He became the sixth wide receiver to win the award, and also was the third Pittsburgh receiver to win the award, following Lynn Swann and Hines Ward. Despite the global financial crisis and limited amount of ancillary festivities that are normally held before the game, the NBC television network broadcast attracted an average U. S. audience of 9.
Super Bowl in history at that point.[8]Background[edit]Host selection process[edit]. Raymond James Stadium at night, with the Lombardi Trophy banner for Super Bowl XLIII replacing the Tampa Bay Buccaneers banner.
Raymond James Stadium with Super Bowl XLIII decorations and colored lights viewed from nearby parking lot roof. Stadium with Lombardi Trophy decoration, and Steelers and Cardinals logos. Tampa was selected for the game site on May 2. Atlanta, Houston, and Miami. Super Bowl XLIII was the second Super Bowl at this venue and the fourth overall in that city. In February 2. 00.
Super Bowl XLIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC. Shop for Affordable Home Decor & Stylish Chic Furniture at Z Gallerie. Browse Our Unique Collection of Furniture, Art, Lamps, Sofas, Dining, Kitchen, Beds, Tables.
Tampa Bay Super Bowl Host Committee unveiled the Super Bowl XLIII logo, featuring an abstract representation of a football stadium, with blue and green colors representing the regional waterways and landscapes of Tampa Bay. Eight yards of playing field are shown, alluding to the game's status as the championship of the 2. NFL season. In a tradition starting with the Super Bowl XL logo, two stars — one red, representing the AFC, and one blue, representing the NFC — are flanked on either side of the Super Bowl XLIII logo.[9] The tagline for Super Bowl XLIII as well as the 2. NFL season is "Believe In Now".[1. The seeds of Super Bowl XLIII can be traced back to the end of the 2. After winning Super Bowl XL in 2. Pittsburgh Steelers fell to an 8–8 record the following year.
At the end of 2. 00. Bill Cowher ended his 1. Both offensive coordinator Ken Whisenhunt and assistant head coach Russ Grimm were widely considered the front- runners to succeed Cowher in Pittsburgh.[1. Without waiting to see if Pittsburgh would hire him, however, Whisenhunt accepted the head coaching job with the Arizona Cardinals, a team that held the second- longest championship drought in U.
S. sports (1. 94. Chicago Cubs last winning their championship in 1. Super Bowl in their franchise history. In the 6. 0 years since their last national championship, the team had won just one playoff game (2. Dallas Cowboys in the 1.
NFC Wild Card Game). The Steelers then passed over Grimm and instead hired Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator Mike Tomlin. Once Tomlin was hired by the Steelers, Grimm joined Whisenhunt in Arizona in the same position as assistant head coach as he had in Pittsburgh, and the two of them began to remodel the perennial losing club into a winner like the Steelers. Of historical note the game matched up two franchises previously merged into a single team, "Card- Pitt", for the 1. World War II. Pittsburgh was going for its sixth Super Bowl win, which would place it in sole possession of the record for most Super Bowl wins, while the Cardinals were seeking their first league title since 1.
The then- Chicago Cardinals were named the NFL champions in 1. Pottsville Maroons had been fined and suspended for playing a game against the Notre Dame football team in another NFL franchise's territory.[1.
It was the third Super Bowl in history to feature two pre- expansion era (pre- 1. Super Bowl XIV (Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams, the latter of which coincidentally also went 9–7 in the regular season) and Super Bowl XLI (Indianapolis Colts vs. Chicago Bears). This game also featured the oldest franchise in the NFC playing the oldest franchise in the AFC. The Cardinals were founded in 1.
Chicago. The Steelers, founded in 1. Pittsburgh Pirates, are one of only three AFC teams that pre- date the 1. NFL season. The Cardinals and Steelers played each other twice per season from 1. American Conference (1. Eastern Conference (1. Century Division of the Eastern Conference (1.
It also was the first time that two quarterbacks who previously started for a Super Bowl winning team (Kurt Warner and Ben Roethlisberger) opposed one another since Jim Plunkett's Los Angeles Raiders defeated Joe Theisman's Washington Redskins in Super Bowl XVIII. Warner started for the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXIV and Super Bowl XXXVI, winning the first and losing the second one, while Roethlisberger was the winning quarterback in Super Bowl XL. Pittsburgh Steelers[edit]Under Tomlin's first season as head coach, the Steelers improved to a 1. Pittsburgh then finished the 2. AFC at 1. 2–4, making the playoffs for the sixth time in the last eight seasons, and went on to earn their seventh Super Bowl trip in franchise history, breaking a three- way tie with the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos for second most Super Bowl appearances and most Super Bowl appearances by an AFC team.
The Steelers excelled on defense and led the NFL in fewest points (1. Up front, their line was anchored by defensive end Aaron Smith, who recorded 6.
Behind him two of the Steelers starting linebackers ranked among the top- ten sack leaders in the NFL, La. Marr Woodley (1. 1. Pro Bowler/NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison (1.
Pro Bowl linebacker James Farrior was also a big contributor, recording 3. The Steelers secondary was led by pro bowl safety Troy Polamalu, who ranked second in the NFL with a career- high seven interceptions.[1. For the fifth year in a row the Steelers offense was led by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger,[1. His top target was the Steelers all- time receiving leader Hines Ward, who recorded his fifth 1,0. Other reliable receiving options included Santonio Holmes (5.
Nate Washington (4. Heath Miller (4. 8 receptions for 5. The Steelers ground game was led by two- time pro bowl running back Willie Parker, who had rushed for over 1,2. Injuries in 2. 00.
Mewelde Moore proved to be a solid replacement, rushing for 5. For their efforts, Tomlin won the 2. Motorola Coach Of The Year Award[1.
Harrison was named the 2. GMC Sierra Defensive Player Of The Year.[1.
The Steelers rolled into the post- season as the AFC's second seed, behind only the Tennessee Titans, who would finish 1. Baltimore Ravens. Arizona Cardinals[edit]It had been a long journey for Arizona to get to their first Super Bowl appearance. After winning the NFL championship in 1.
And up to this point, they had not returned to the playoffs since then. Under Whisenhunt's first season as head coach, the Cardinals finished with an 8–8 record in 2. Arizona then started out the 2. But then things fell apart as the team lost 4 of their last 6, hitting a low point with a brutal 4. New England Patriots in week 1.
Arizona's 3. 4–2. Seattle Seahawks in the following week was just enough for them to finish with a 9–7 record and earn #4 seed in the playoffs, where they went on to earn their first trip to the Super Bowl in franchise history, becoming only the second NFL team to do so with nine wins up to that point (the 2.
New York Giants became the third, winning it all). One reason for Arizona's success was the re- emergence of 3.
Kurt Warner. After going undrafted and spending a few years in the Arena Football League, Warner became the St. Louis Rams starting quarterback in 1. Trent Green. He went on to lead the Rams to two Super Bowls and one Super Bowl win (in which Warner was named MVP), while also winning two NFL MVP awards.
But in 2. 00. 2, Warner's production was drastically reduced by injuries and he soon lost his starting job to Marc Bulger. He eventually left the team to join the New York Giants, but once again he lost his starting job (replaced by Eli Manning) and signed on with the Cardinals in 2. For the third time, Warner lost his starting job due to mediocre performances and injuries. After the season, Arizona selected Heisman winning quarterback Matt Leinart with their first round draft pick. This, combined with another mediocre performance in the 2.
Warner's chances of ever being a permanent starter on the team. However, early in the 2. Warner was thrust into the starting lineup to replace an injured Leinart, and by the end of the team's season, he had re- emerged as one of the top quarterbacks in the league, throwing 2. With his starting job on the team more secure, Warner posted one of his best seasons in 2. NFC- best 9. 6. 9 rating. His top targets were receivers Larry Fitzgerald (9. Anquan Boldin (8.
Steve Breaston (7. Cardinals the fifth team ever to feature three players with over 1,0. The Cardinals ground game was led by veteran running back Edgerrin James and rookie Tim Hightower.
James led the team with 5. Hightower rushed for 3. He was also a reliable target out of the backfield, catching 3.
About the Bowl | Gatlinburg Thanksgiving Bowl 2. Established in 1.
Gatlinburg Thanksgiving Bowl has been bringing high quality football teams to the Great Smoky Mountains for over forty years. В Originally, the games were held at Gatlinburg Pittman High School. But, as the tournament grew, the games were moved to Mills Park in the 1. The games are hosted by Rocky Top Sports World in partnership with the Gatlinburg Highlanders Youth Athletic Association (GHYAA). В In 2. 01. 4, there were almost forty teams from ten states. В involved in the tournament.
These teams, along with their families and friends, enjoyed a great weekend of football and fun in the Great Smoky Mountains. Beginning on Thanksgiving Day and continuing through Saturday, the tournament creates a high paced, high action event, not only for the players and coaches, but for their families as well. At the end of the tournament the winning team is awarded the National Championship trophy. Teams come from all over to participate in this event: Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and throughout Tennessee. The tournament can boast that throughout the years, Turkey Bowl alumni have gone on to play in a bigger arena –В the NFLВ Those players include: Mike Alstott, Ron Ninkovich, and Eric Steinbach who played for the New Lenox Mustangs. Steve Breaston,В Lousaka Polite, and Shawnter Spenser of the Woodland Hills Wolverines.