Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes, named the Super Bowl MVP with nine catches for 131 yards, held onto a pass to catch the game winning touchdown pass from Ben Roethlisberger with just 35 seconds left in the fourth quarter.
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (10) catches a touchdown pass as Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco (47) defends during the fourth quarter of the NFL Super Bowl XLIII football game, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009. |
Pittsburgh linebacker James Harrison returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the second quarter on what was the longest play in Super Bowl history.
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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes, named Super Bowl XLIII's Most Valuable Player, lifts the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Steelers' win over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida, Feb. 1, 2009 |
The fighting Steelers drove 78 yards, with Holmes making a 40-yard catch that gave Pittsburgh a first down at the 6. After anincompletion, Roethlisberger sent a pass over three Arizona defenders in the right corner of the end zone, and Holmes handed it down while dragging the toes of each foot in bounds.
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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates Steeler's win over the Arizona Cardinals in the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa, Florida, Feb. 1, 2009. |