Pittsburgh Steelers Super Bowl Facts
The Pittsburgh Steelers are a National Football League team that has had great success in the championship game known as the Super Bowl. The Steelers won four Super Bowls within a span of six seasons.
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Super Bowl IX
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The Steelers were a struggling franchise until the early 1970s, when they put together a stifling defense known as the "Steel Curtain." In Super Bowl IX, the Steelers held the Minnesota Vikings to 17 yards rushing in a 16-6 victory.
Super Bowl X
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The Steelers repeated as champions in 1976 by downing the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 behind 161 yards receiving from wide receiver Lynn Swann.
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Super Bowls XIII and XIV
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Pittsburgh won back-to-back titles in 1979 and 1980, beating first the Cowboys and then the Los Angeles Rams in thrilling Super Bowls.
Super Bowl XXX
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Pittsburgh returned to the title game after the 1995 season but this version of the Steelers was no match for Dallas, falling 27-17.
Super Bowls XL and XLIII
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In 2006, the Steelers secured their fifth Super Bowl win by defeating the Seattle Seahawks 21-10. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes' acrobatic catch in the end zone climaxed the Steelers' sixth Super Bowl victory in Super Bowl XLIII, when they stopped the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 on February 1, 2009.
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