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Super Bowl XLIII

Pittsburgh Steelers 27
Arizona Cardinals 23

Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Attendance: 70,774
MVP: Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers, WR

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Scoring

By Quarters

Team1234Final
Pittsburgh Steelers3143727
Arizona Cardinals0701623

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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
PIT: Jeff Reed 18 yard field goal, 9:45. Steelers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 5:15.
Second Quarter
PIT: Gary Russell 1 yard run (Jeff Reed kick), 14:01. Steelers 10–0. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 7:12.
ARI: Ben Patrick 1 yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 8:31. Steelers 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 5:27.
PIT: James Harrison 100 yard interception return (Jeff Reed kick), 0:00. Steelers 17–7.
Third Quarter
PIT: Jeff Reed 21 yard field goal, 2:11. Steelers 20–7. Drive: 16 plays, 79 yards, 8:39.
Fourth Quarter
ARI: Larry Fitzgerald 1 yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 7:33. Steelers 20–14. Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:57.
ARI: Holding penalty on Justin Hartwig in end zone for safety, 2:58. Steelers 20–16.
ARI: Larry Fitzgerald 64 yard pass from Kurt Warner (Neil Rackers kick), 2:37. Cardinals 23–20. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 21 seconds.
PIT: Santonio Holmes 6 yard pass from Ben Roethlisberger (Jeff Reed kick), 0:35. Steelers 27–23. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 2:02.

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Team Statistics

Steelers Cardinals
4By Rushing2
12By Passing20
4By Penalty1
4-10-40%THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY3-8-38%
0-0-0%FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY0-0-0%
292TOTAL NET YARDS407
58Total Offensive Plays (inc. times thrown passing)57
5.0Average gain per offensive play7.1
58NET YARDS RUSHING33
26Total Rushing Plays12
2.2Average gain per rushing play2.8
6-17Tackles for a loss-number and yards0-0
234NET YARDS PASSING374
2-22Times thrown - yards lost attempting tpass2-3
256Gross yards passing377
30-21-1PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED43-31-1
7.3Avg gain per pass play (inc.# thrown passing)8.3
6-2-1KICKOFFS Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks4-0-0
3-46.3PUNTS Number and Average5-36.0
0Had Blocked0
0-0FGs - PATs Had Blocked0-0
35.0Net Punting Average35.0
105TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not Including Kickoffs)33
2-5No. and Yards Punt Returns2-34
4-80No. and Yards Kickoff Returns5-91
1-100No. and Yards Interception Returns1-1
7-56PENALTIES Number and Yards11-106
0-0FUMBLES Number and Lost2-1
3TOUCHDOWNS3
1Rushing0
1Passing3
1Interceptions0
3-3EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts3-3
3-3Kicking Made-Attempts3-3
2-2FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts0-0
2-4-50%RED ZONE EFFICIENCY2-3-67%
2-4-50%GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY2-3-67%
0SAFETIES1
27FINAL SCORE23
33:01TIME OF POSSESSION26:59

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Individual Statistics

Rushing

PittsburghAttYdsTDLgArizonaAttYdsTDLg
Willie Parker1953015Edgerrin James93309

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Passing

PittsburghCom/AttYdsTDIntArizonaCom/AttYdsTDInt
Ben Roethlisberger21/3025611Kurt Warner31/4337731

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Receiving

PittsburghRecYdsTDLgArizonaRecYdsTDLg
Santonio Holmes9131140Larry Fitzgerald7127264
Heath Miller557021Anquan Boldin884045
 Steve Breaston671023

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Starting Lineups

PittsburghOffArizona
Hines WardWRLarry Fitzgerald
Max StarksLTMike Gandy
Chris KemoeatuLGReggie Wells
Justin HartwigCLyle Sendlein
Darnell StapletonRGDeuce Lutui
Willie ColonRTLevi Brown
Heath MillerTELeonard Pope
Santonio HolmesWRAnquan Boldin
Ben RoethlisbergerQBKurt Warner
Willie ParkerRBEdgerrin James
Matt SpaethTE/FBTerrelle Smith
 Def 
Aaron SmithLEAntoniSmith
Casey HamptonNT/LDTBryan Robinson
Brett KeiselRE/RDTDarnell Dockett
LaMarr WoodleyLOLB/REGabe Watson
James FarriorLILB/LOLBChike Okeafor
Larry FooteRILB/LILBGerald Hayes
James HarrisonROLB/RILBMonty Beisel
Ike TaylorLCB/ROLBKarlos Dansby
Bryant McFaddenRCBDominique Rodgers-Cromartie
Troy PolamaluSSAdrian Wilson
Ryan ClarkFSAntrel Rolle

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Substitutes

PosPittsburghPosArizona
KJe.ReedKN.Rackers
WRS.HolmesPB.Graham
WRL.SweedWRS.Breaston
PM.BergerCBR.Brown
RBM.MooreSM.Ware
CBW.GayCBR.Hood
ST.CarterCBM.Adams
CBD.TownsendRBJ.Arrington
RBG.RussellRBT.Hightower
CBA.MadisonSA.Francisco
RBC.DavisLSN.Hodel
LBA.FrazierLBP.Togafau
LBP.BaileyDE/LBT.LaBoy
LBK.FoxG/TE.Brown
LSJ.RetkofskyWRJ.Urban
DTC.HokeWRS.Morey
WRN.WashingtonTEB.Patrick
DET.KirschkeDEK.Iwebema
DEN.EasonDEB.Berry
LBL.TimmonsDEC.Campbell

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Did Not Play

QBB.LeftwichQBM.Leinart
GJ.ParquetCP.Ross
TT.EssexWRE.Doucet

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Inactive

PosPittsburghPosArizona
3rdQBD.Dixon3rdQBB.St. Pierre
SAn.SmithCBE.Green
CBF.BryantFBT.Castille
LBB.DavisLBV.Hobson
TT.HillsTE.Vallejo
TJ.CapizziTB.Keith
DLS.PaxsonDTA.Branch
DEO.RoyeTEJ.Tuman

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Officials

Terry McAulay (R)
Roy Ellison (U)
Mark Perlman (LJ)
Michael Banks (SJ)
Derick Bowers (HL)
Keith Ferguson (BJ)
Greg Gautreaux (FJ)

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