Super Bowl XLIII

Super Bowl XLIII (43) was the 43rd Super Bowl since the creation of the Super Bowl (1966) in which hosted the AFC Champions the Pittsburgh Steelers and the NFC Champions the Arizona Cardinals. The Super Bowl was played in Raymund James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. This stadium held 70,774 people during this event which took place on February 1, 2009. Broadcasting was done by NBC on television and radio and the announcing team was Al Michaels, John Madden, Andrea Kremer, and John Flanagan. The national anthem was sung by Jennifer Hudson and the coin toss was done by David Petraeus.

Kickoff
The first quarter of Super Bowl XLIII was almost scoreless whereas the two defenses dominated and only allowed one field goal which was made by Pittsburgh on their opening drive. In the Second quarter the Steelers would score another touchdown and make things look pretty bleak for the Cardinals until a touchdown pass from Kurt Warner to Ben Patrick put them back in the ball game. Arizona even got the chance to take the lead near the end of the half, however, an interception thrown by Warner would be taken back for a touchdown. The Steelers would lead 20-7 at the half but the Cardinals exploded in the next 30 minutes scoring 16 unanswered points including a 68-yard touchdown by Larry Fitzgerald to take a lead in the 4th quarter. However the Cardinals couldn't stop Ben Roethlisbergur and the Steelers who marched down the field scoring a touchdown with 35 seconds left. The Cardinals would try to retake the lead, but as Kurt Warner made an attempt to throw the ball to the endzone, but the ball was knocked out of his hands and on a bizarre call the officials ruled it a fumble recovered by Pittsburgh.