Steelers soar into history with Super 21-10 win

fox ^ | 2-5-06

[LouAvul]

DETROIT (AP) - The Pittsburgh Steelers finally gave coach Bill Cowher some Super Bowl satisfaction.

Moments after the Rolling Stones rocked a Ford Field filled with Terrible Towels, Willie Parker broke a record 75-yard touchdown run, sparking Pittsburgh's 21-10 victory Sunday over the Seattle Seahawks.

Not only did the Steelers earn that elusive fifth championship ring and their first since 1980, but they completed a magic Bus ride that made Jerome Bettis' homecoming - and farewell - a success.

"I'm a champion. I think the Bus' last stop is here in Detroit," Bettis said. "It's official, like the referee whistle."

On this night, satisfaction was more than Mick Jagger's signature song that closed the halftime show.

It was sweet validation for Cowher with a title in his 14th season as their coach, the longest tenure in the NFL. The tough guy, who lost his only previous Super Bowl 10 years ago, teared up as he walked to midfield to embrace Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren.

"It's surreal," Cowher said. "I'm going to tell you, this is a special group of coaches, a special group of players. I was one small part of this."

Pittsburgh tied San Francisco and Dallas with its five Super Bowl titles.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

OLD NEWS! YOU HAVE BEEN OLDED!!

[Dallas59]

Who?

[TheBigB]

Countdown to the first "YOU DIDN'T WIN! THE REFS TOOK IT AWAY! WAAAAAH!" post in 5...4...3...2..

[peyton randolph]

Although I'm glad the Steelers won, I was saddened to see how much football is debased by garbage like the Rolling Stones, etc. Vince Lombardi is spinning in his grave. Speaking of Lombardi, it was sad to see how much Bart Starr has aged...hard to watch childhood heroes grow old.

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Love your tag line...yes. The wahambulance needs summoned...enjoy the win!!!

[LdSentinal]

The Steelers would have lost if it wasn't for the Supreme Court's 5-4 decision to stop the game clock.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

LOL - The Steelers are the Republicans of 2000, don't cha know?

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Did you see the reception Lynn Swann got there? Gov. Swann sounds really good...and I loved Franco waving that Towel!!!

[martin_fierro]

*guffaw*

[TheBigB]

Woo Hoo! Kid Rock and Hank Williams, Jr. In da house on Jimmy Kimmel!

[TheBigB]

Hank Jr, "I'M A STEELERS FAN ALL THE WAY!"

JK: "How sad for Seattle fans."

HWJ: "Who cares?"

LOL!

[MadelineZapeezda]

Happy family here, high school football State champs, WVU wins Sugar Bowl and the Steelers are World Champs. The Trifecta........it doesn't get any better!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[A.A. Cunningham]

[Cyclopean Squid]

It was an ugly game, but I'm sure they'll take it. Congrats to Steelers fans. I took them as my adopted team after the Bengals were eliminated (I forget who did that now...) and somehow my support didn't yield the usual curse. I was hoping the Bus could have gotten a TD and that Big Ben had a better game. But a win's a win. I reviewed the live thread and found the sore loser syndrome in advanced stages. It was a Code Black.

[TheBigB]

Very ugly, indeed. Ben played like a 2nd-year guy, after being almost perfect in the postseason. But if was enough to win. That throw to Hines Ward down on the 3 at a 3rd-and-20 was the best!

Back to Puppy Bowl II :)

[Echo Talon]

"It's surreal," Cowher said. "I'm going to tell you, this is a special group of coaches, a special group of players. I was one small part of this."

And a very special group of refs.

[Dallas59]

Who won? The Seattle Steelers?

[FormerLib]

Who won? The Seattle Steelers?

Well, no team from Dallas was invited...

[Dallas59]

Well. I live right down the street from the Cowgi....Cowboys training camp. They had better things to do. Narcissus hybrids, daffodils, tulips, hyacinth were planted today around the parameter of the field. A very productive day.