What does XL mean in Super Bowl?
The NFL spells it out in its media guide for Super Bowl XL (that’s 40): “The Roman numerals were adopted to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL Championship Game—the Super Bowl—is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season.
Who played in Super Bowl XL?
The Pittsburgh Steelers outlasted the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in Super Bowl XL, the fifth Super Bowl title in Pittsburgh franchise history.
What year was Super Bowl XL?
February 5, 2006
Super Bowl XL/Start dates
What Superbowl was XXL?
The Giants defeated the Broncos, 39–20, for their first Super Bowl and first NFL title since 1956. The game was played on January 25, 1987, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California….Super Bowl XXI.
| Denver Broncos (2) (AFC) (11–5) | New York Giants (1) (NFC) (14–2) |
|---|---|
| 20 | 39 |
| Head coach: Dan Reeves | Head coach: Bill Parcells |
Has a sixth seed won the Super Bowl?
The Steelers’ victory was their first Super Bowl victory since Super Bowl XIV. Pittsburgh, who finished the regular season with an 11–5 record, also became the fourth wild card team, the third in nine years, and the first ever number 6 seed in the NFL playoffs, to win a Super Bowl.
Who is better Steelers or Seahawks?
Steelers vs. The Seahawks, a former AFC team, hold the 10-9 edge. They got the lead with a 39-30 victory over the Steelers at home in 2015 followed by a 28-26 escape in Pittsburgh in 2019. Most notably, the teams met in Super Bowl 40, when the Steelers won 21-10. Seattle has the two-game winning streak.
Who won Super Bowl 61?
The Patriots defeated the Eagles by the score of 24–21. The game was played on February 6, 2005, at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, the first time the Super Bowl was played in that city.
What city was Super Bowl XL played in?
Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2005 season.The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by the score of 21-10. The game was played on February 5, 2006, at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
What was the Super Bowl called before Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl was known as the AFL-NFL Championship Game for its first two iterations, in 1967 and 1968. The NFL only began referring to it as the Super Bowl officially in 1969 for what is known retroactively as Super Bowl 3. Since switching to the Super Bowl name, the NFL has stuck with it for more than 50 years.
Was Super Bowl ever in January?
The first Super Bowl was held on January 15, 1967 . Arising out of a merger of the National Football League (NFL) and the American Football League (AFL), it was originally called the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game.” It was hosted in Los Angeles, California, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.