Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers . This will be the eighth appearance in the Super Bowl for the Steelers (who hold the record with 6 Super Bowl wins) and the fifth for the Packers (who hold the record with 12 overall NFL titles, including 3 Super Bowl wins and 9 league titles prior to the Super Bowl-era). The Packers are three point favorites, making this the first Super Bowl the Steelers were underdogs in since Super Bowl XXX. In all four previous Super Bowls that Green Bay played in, they were also favored to win.
Super Bowl XLV is the 45th annual edition of the Super Bowl game in American football. The game decides the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season, and is to be played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers. The game is currently being held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on February 6, 2011, with the kick off at 5:36 pm Central Time (CT) (UTC-06).
The game is the eighth appearance in the Super Bowl for the Steelers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the fifth for the Packers of Green Bay, Wisconsin, founded in 1919 as the Indian Packers. Going into the game, the Steelers hold the record with six Super Bowl wins. The Packers have won the Super Bowl three times, in addition to holding the record of twelve overall NFL titles when including the pre-Super Bowl era. The Steelers most recent Super Bowl win was in the 2008 season at Super Bowl XLIII, while the Packers last won it in the 1996 season at Super Bowl XXXI.
The Steelers, coached by Mike Tomlin since 2007, entered the playoffs with a 12–4 record, compared to the Packers, coached by Mike McCarthy since 2006, with a 10–6 record. In the playoff games, the Steelers entered the Super Bowl off 31–24 and 24–19 victories over the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets respectively. The Packers entered with 21–16, 48–21 and 21–14 victories over the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears respectively, who were the top three seeds entering the post-season. The defending champions from Super Bowl XLIV, the New Orleans Saints, as well as the defending AFC champion Indianapolis Colts, were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round.
The 110,000 capacity Cowboys Stadium, completed on May 27, 2009, is the largest domed stadium in the world. As the new home of the Dallas Cowboys, it's the first time the Super Bowl has been played in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, and the third time it has been held in the state of Texas, with the city of Houston having hosted Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XXXVIII previously. Per convention as an odd numbered Super Bowl, the Packers as the NFC representatives have the home team designation, wearing green jerseys. The game is currently being broadcast live on Fox, with the National Anthem was sung by Christina Aguilera and the halftime show featuring the American hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas.
Super Bowl XLV is the 45th annual edition of the Super Bowl game in American football. The game decides the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season, and is to be played between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers. The game is currently being held at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on February 6, 2011, with the kick off at 5:36 pm Central Time (CT) (UTC-06).
The game is the eighth appearance in the Super Bowl for the Steelers of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, founded in 1933 as the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the fifth for the Packers of Green Bay, Wisconsin, founded in 1919 as the Indian Packers. Going into the game, the Steelers hold the record with six Super Bowl wins. The Packers have won the Super Bowl three times, in addition to holding the record of twelve overall NFL titles when including the pre-Super Bowl era. The Steelers most recent Super Bowl win was in the 2008 season at Super Bowl XLIII, while the Packers last won it in the 1996 season at Super Bowl XXXI.
The Steelers, coached by Mike Tomlin since 2007, entered the playoffs with a 12–4 record, compared to the Packers, coached by Mike McCarthy since 2006, with a 10–6 record. In the playoff games, the Steelers entered the Super Bowl off 31–24 and 24–19 victories over the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets respectively. The Packers entered with 21–16, 48–21 and 21–14 victories over the Philadelphia Eagles, Atlanta Falcons and Chicago Bears respectively, who were the top three seeds entering the post-season. The defending champions from Super Bowl XLIV, the New Orleans Saints, as well as the defending AFC champion Indianapolis Colts, were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round.
The 110,000 capacity Cowboys Stadium, completed on May 27, 2009, is the largest domed stadium in the world. As the new home of the Dallas Cowboys, it's the first time the Super Bowl has been played in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, and the third time it has been held in the state of Texas, with the city of Houston having hosted Super Bowl VIII and Super Bowl XXXVIII previously. Per convention as an odd numbered Super Bowl, the Packers as the NFC representatives have the home team designation, wearing green jerseys. The game is currently being broadcast live on Fox, with the National Anthem was sung by Christina Aguilera and the halftime show featuring the American hip-hop group Black Eyed Peas.
