Super Bowl XLIII

football [2009]

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Super Bowl XLIII, played in 2009, saw the Pittsburgh Steelers defeat the Arizona Cardinals with a final score of 27-23. This victory marked the Steelers' sixth Super Bowl championship. The game was a close contest, decided in the final moments. The Steelers, led by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and coached by Mike Tomlin, secured their record sixth Super Bowl title in a dramatic fashion. This game is remembered as a significant event in the history of both franchises.123

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…at halftime of Super Bowl XLIII. With an average viewership of 98.7 million, the game was the most-watched televised sports event in American history up to that time. Many fans and much of the press criticized Springsteen for commercializing himself in that way, but in the aftermath it was generally…
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…at halftime of Super Bowl XLIII. With an average viewership of 98.7 million, the game was the most-watched televised sports event in American history up to that time. Many fans and much of the press criticized Springsteen for commercializing himself in that way, but in the aftermath it was generally…
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