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2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season

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Owner
  
The Rooney Family

Division place
  
2nd in AFC North

Start date
  
2005

Home field
  
Heinz Field

Team MVPs
  
Casey Hampton, Hines Ward

Record
  
11–5

Head coach
  
Bill Cowher

General manager
  
Kevin Colbert

Team roy
  
Heath Miller

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Playoff finish
  
Won Wild Card Playoffs (Bengals) 31–17 Won Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 21–18 Won AFC Championship (Broncos) 34–17 Won Super Bowl XL (Seahawks) 21–10

Pro Bowlers
  
5 G Alan Faneca NT Casey Hampton C Jeff Hartings OLB Joey Porter SS Troy Polamalu

AP All-Pros
  
3 Alan Faneca (1st team) Troy Polamalu (1st team) Joey Porter (2nd team)

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The 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season began with the team trying to improve on their 15–1 record from 2004 in which they lost to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game at Heinz Field. The Steelers, with the sixth and final seed to the playoffs, became just the second team ever (and the first in 20 years) to win three road games on their way to the Super Bowl. They defeated the NFC Champion Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL to secure their league-tying fifth Super Bowl title. In doing so, they also became the first team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win a Super Bowl without playing a single home playoff game.

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They are also the first 6th seeded team to beat the top 3 seeds on the road.

Staff

Notable additions include Heath Miller and Nate Washington.

AFC Wild Card Playoff (Sunday January 8, 2006): at Cincinnati Bengals

at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio

  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 61°F (Partly Cloudy)
  • Game attendance: 65,870
  • Referee: Larry Nemmers
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Nantz (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein (sideline reporter)

    • AFC Divisional Playoff (Sunday January 15, 2006): at Indianapolis Colts

    at RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 57,449
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Dick Enberg (play by play), Dan Dierdorf (color commentator), Armen Keteyian (sideline reporter)

    • AFC Championship Game (Sunday January 22, 2006): at Denver Broncos

    at INVESCO Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 40°F (Partly Sunny)
  • Game attendance: 76,775
  • Referee: Terry McAulay
  • TV announcers: (CBS) Jim Nantz (play by play), Phil Simms (color commentator), Bonnie Bernstein and Armen Keteyian (sideline reporters)

    • Super Bowl XL (Sunday February 5, 2006): vs. Seattle Seahawks

    at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan

  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Dome
  • Game attendance: 68,206
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers: (ABC) Al Michaels (play by play), John Madden (color commentator), Michele Tafoya and Suzy Kolber (sideline reporters)

    • The Pittsburgh Steelers become the 4th wild card team to win the Super Bowl.

    Pro Bowl Representatives

    See: 2006 Pro Bowl

  • No. 43 Troy Polamalu- Strong Safety
  • No. 55 Joey Porter- Outside Linebacker
  • No. 64 Jeff Hartings- Center
  • No. 66 Alan Faneca- Offensive Guard
  • No. 98 Casey Hampton- Nose Tackle

    • References

    2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season Wikipedia
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