super bowl 45

super bowl 45

The Pittsburg Steelers defeated the New York Jets in the AFC Championship game to advance to Super Bowl 45, and will take on the Green Bay Packers for the Lombardi Trophy.

The Steelers advanced to their third Super Bowl in six years thanks to a big-play defense that returned a fumble for a touchdown and staged a late goal-line stand in a 24-19 victory over the New York Jets.
Pittsburgh, which led 24-0 in the first half and held on, faces the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl in Dallas in two weeks. The Packers beat Chicago 21-14 earlier Sunday.

William Gay went 22 yards after fellow defensive back Ike Taylor sacked Mark Sanchez and the ball came loose. Pittsburgh then stopped New York four times inside the 2 in hanging on.

The Steelers (14-4) have won a record six Super Bowls. New York (13-5) has not been back since winning the most significant Super Bowl in 1969, validating the AFL with a victory over Baltimore.

when is the super bowl 2011

when is the super bowl 2011

By Telegraph staff and agencies 10:05AM GMT 24 Jan 2011
The Steelers raced into a 24-0 lead with first-half touchdowns from Rashard Mendenhall, quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and William Gay, who recovered a fumble from quarterback Mark Sanchez and returned it 19 yards.

Nick Folk at least got the Jets on the scoreboard with a 42-yard field goal before half-time and the visitors made a dramatic start to the third quarter to threaten a comeback.

Sanchez connected with Santonio Holmes on a 45-yard touchdown pass to reduce the deficit to 24-10, but the Jets then crucially failed to punch it in from the one-yard line after a long drive.

They did tackle Roethlisberger in the endzone for a safety and then made it 24-19 with a touchdown from Jerrico Cotchery, but Pittsburgh were able to run out the clock to cling on for the win.