The Cowboys defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 27 – 17 at Sun Devil Stadium in Super Bowl XXX for their fifth world championship.

The Jaguars defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31 – 29 to win their first playoff game in almost eight years and their first road playoff win since 1997.

On January 11, 2009 the Chargers were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers 35 – 24 in the AFC Divisional Game ending the 2008 San Diego Chargers season.

While the Steelers defeated the Buffalo Bills, 32-14, in the first round, the favored Dolphins lost to the Oakland Raiders, 28-26, giving up Raiders running back Clarence Davis ' 8-yard touchdown reception with 26 seconds remaining in the game with a play now known as the Sea of Hands.

The Steelers defeated the Buffalo Bills 32-14 at home in the divisional round, then won the AFC Championship Game over the host Raiders, 24-13.

The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 21 – 17 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl.

The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 35 – 31.

The Steelers defeated the Rams by the score of 31 – 19, winning their fourth Super Bowl in team history.

The Dolphins gained 405 yards of total offense in their 31-10 playoff win over the Seattle Seahawks, and over 500 yards as they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers, 45-28, in the AFC Championship Game.

The 49ers defeated the Broncos by the score of 55 – 10, winning their second consecutive Super Bowl, and tying the Pittsburgh Steelers with four Super Bowl victories.

After all, Denver had barely defeated the Steelers who only had a 9 – 7 regular season record.

The Redskins defeated the Bills by the score of 37 – 24, becoming the fourth team after the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Oakland Raiders, and the San Francisco 49ers to win three Super Bowls.

The Cowboys defeated the Bills by the score of 30 – 13, winning their fourth Super Bowl in team history, tying the Pittsburgh Steelers and the San Francisco 49ers for most Super Bowl wins.

The Cowboys defeated the Steelers by the score of 27 – 17.

* January 21 – Super Bowl XIII – Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 35-31.

On December 7, 2008, an M & T Bank Stadium then record crowd of 71, 438 watched the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Washington Redskins 24-10 on Sunday Night Football, only to be surpassed the next week when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Ravens 13-9 in front of 71, 502.

On September 30, 1962, a crowd of 40, 916 people saw the Steelers defeated by the New York Giants, at the Steelers ' highest-attended game at the stadium.

In 2001, the Patriots went 11 – 5 in the regular season, and defeated the Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers on the way to the Super Bowl.

They defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game.

The Steelers defeated the Seahawks by the score of 21 – 10.

Ford Field hosted Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006, as the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 21 – 10 to win their fifth Super Bowl championship in front of 68, 206 in attendance.

The Steelers had ended the K-League season in 5th place, but then defeated Daejeon Citizen, Gyeongnam FC, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and finally Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the playoffs to win the championship.

The Steelers defeated Saudi club Al-Ittihad 2-1 at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan to claim the title.

The Vikings played in their second straight Super Bowl, Super Bowl IX ( 3rd overall ), losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 16 – 6, at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans on January 12, 1975.

Super Bowl IX was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Minnesota Vikings to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1974 season.

The Vikings cut the score, 9-6, late in the fourth quarter by recovering a blocked punt in Pittsburgh's end zone for a touchdown, but the Steelers then drove 66 yards on their ensuing possession to score on Larry Brown's 4-yard touchdown pass to pull the game out of reach.

In total, the Steelers limited the Vikings to Super Bowl record lows of nine first downs, 119 total offensive yards, 17 rushing yards, and no offensive scores ( Minnesota's only score came on a blocked punt, and they did not even score on the extra point attempt ).

The Steelers ' " Steel Curtain " had led the AFC in fewest points allowed ( 189 ) and the Vikings ' " Purple People Eaters " had only given up 195.

The Vikings won the Super Bowl in this episode but Ted's hopes were dashed when it was revealed that Lou actually bet all the money on the Steelers.

In the second quarter, the Vikings got an opportunity to score when they recovered a fumble from fullback Rocky Bleier at the Steelers 24-yard line.

The Vikings later threatened to score when Tarkenton led them on a 55-yard drive to the Steelers 20-yard line.

On the opening kickoff of the second half, Minnesota's Bill Brown lost a fumble, and the Steelers recovered the ball at the Vikings ' 30-yard line.

Early in the fourth quarter, the Vikings got another scoring opportunity when Minnesota safety Paul Krause recovered a fumble from Harris on the Steelers 47-yard line.

* Most fumble recoveries for touchdowns: 3 ; Detroit Lions ( 2 ) vs. Minnesota Vikings ( 1 ), December 9, 1962 ( 2 own, 1 opponents '); Green Bay Packers ( 2 ) vs. Dallas Cowboys ( 1 ), November 29, 1964 ( all opponents '); Oakland Raiders ( 2 ) vs. Buffalo Bills ( 1 ), December 24, 1967 ( all opponents '); Oakland Raiders ( 2 ) vs. Philadelphia Eagles ( 1 ), September 24, 1995 ( all opponents '); Tennessee Titans ( 2 ) vs. Pittsburgh Steelers ( 1 ), January 2, 2000 ( all opponents ').

Current NFL alumni include Moran Norris of the San Francisco 49ers, David McMillan of the Cleveland Browns, Charles Gordon of the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian Jones of the Kansas City Chiefs, Justin Hartwig of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and Aqib Talib of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

* Super Bowl IX – Pittsburgh Steelers won 16-6 over the Minnesota Vikings

* Craig Wolfley, former NFL professional offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings

Among them were Ray Pinney of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers, Cedrick Hardman of the 1970s San Francisco 49ers and early 1980s Oakland Raiders, Anthony Carter ( Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions ), Arthur Whittington ( Oakland Raiders, Buffalo Bills ), Bobby Hebert ( New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons ), Gary Plummer ( San Diego Chargers, San Francisco 49ers ), Raymond Chester ( Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Colts ), Albert Bentley ( Indianapolis Colts, Pittsburgh Steelers ), Dave Browning ( Oakland Raiders, Los Angeles Raiders, New England Patriots ), Ray Bentley ( Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals ), Dale Markham ( St. Louis Cardinals, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers ) and Derek Holloway ( Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers ).

* 1974 ( NFL )-Super Bowl IX-1 / 12 / 75 AFC Pittsburgh Steelers 16, NFC Minnesota Vikings 6

* Steve Smith ( offensive lineman ) ( born 1944 ), offensive tackle and defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings, and Philadelphia Eagles

He was part of the " Fearsome Foursome ", along with Deacon Jones, Merlin Olsen, and Lamar Lundy, often considered one of the best defensive lines in football history, along with the Purple People Eaters of the Minnesota Vikings, the Steel Curtain of the Pittsburgh Steelers, and the Dallas Cowboys ' Doomsday Defense.

* The Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings played the first NFL preseason game on August 14, 1965.

Leading up to Super Bowl IX against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings the media asked the always humble Anderson for his thoughts since he was the last quarterback to beat the Steelers that year.

Donning costumes inspired by The Front Page, " Scoops Brannigan " ( Dryer ) and " Cubby O ' Switzer " ( Rentzel ) peppered players and coaches from both the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings with questions that ranged from clichéd to downright absurd.

He left the Steelers in 1989 to become the defensive backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, and took over the defensive coordinator position for the Minnesota Vikings under Dennis Green in 1992.