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Super Bowl XLV
Pittsburgh Steelers (2) (AFC) (12–4)
Green Bay Packers (6) (NFC) (10–6)
25
31
Head coach: Mike Tomlin
Head coach: Mike McCarthy
1
2
3
4
Total
PIT
0
10
7
8
25
GB
14
7
0
10
31
Date
February 6, 2011
Kickoff time
5:25 p.m. CST (UTC-6)
Stadium
Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas
MVP
Aaron Rodgers, quarterback
Favorite
Packers by 3[1][2]
Referee
Walt Anderson
Attendance
103,219[3]
Hall of Famers
Steelers: Dan Rooney (owner/administrator), Bill Nunn (scout), Troy Polamalu Packers: Charles Woodson
Ceremonies
National anthem
Christina Aguilera
Coin toss
Deion Sanders, representing the 2011 Pro Football Hall of Fame class
Halftime show
The Black Eyed Peas, Usher and Slash
TV in the United States
Network
Fox
Announcers
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver, Chris Myers, and Mike Pereira
Nielsen ratings
46.0 (national)[4] 59.7 (Pittsburgh) 59.7 (Milwaukee) US viewership: 111 million est. avg., 162.9 million est. total[4]
Market share
69 (national) 87 (Pittsburgh) 85 (Milwaukee)
Cost of 30-second commercial
$3 million[5]
Radio in the United States
Network
Westwood One
Announcers
Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Boomer Esiason (analyst) James Lofton and Mark Malone (sideline reporters)
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Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2010 season. The Packers defeated the Steelers 31–25. The game was played on February 6, 2011, at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the first time the Super Bowl was played in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
Unlike most other Super Bowls, this game featured two title-abundant franchises: coming into the game, the Packers held the most NFL championships with 12 (9 league championships prior to the Super Bowl era and 3 Super Bowl championships), while the Steelers held the most Super Bowl championships with 6. The Packers entered their fifth Super Bowl in team history, and became the first 6-seed team in the NFC to compete in the Super Bowl, after posting a 10–6 regular season record. The Steelers finished the regular season with a 12–4 record, and advanced to an, at the time, league-tying 8th Super Bowl appearance.
Super Bowl XLV was initially dominated by Green Bay, jumping to a 21–3 lead before Pittsburgh cut it down to 21–10 just before halftime. Then after the teams exchanged touchdowns, the Steelers cut their deficit to 28–25 midway through the fourth quarter with wide receiver Mike Wallace's 25-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a two-point conversion. But the Packers answered with Mason Crosby's 23-yard field goal with 2:07 remaining, and then prevented the Steelers from scoring on their final drive of the game. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP, completing 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards, three touchdowns, and no interceptions.
The broadcast of Super Bowl XLV on Fox averaged about 111 million viewers, breaking the record for the most-watched program in American television history.[4] The game's attendance was 103,219, just short of the Super Bowl record 103,985 set in Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. The halftime show featured the American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, with additional performances by Usher and Slash.
Prior to Super Bowl LV, it was the last time that a wild-card team made or won the Super Bowl. This is also the most recent time either of the teams have made the Super Bowl, despite appearing in a combined five conference championships since then.
^DiNitto, Marcus (January 25, 2015). "Super Bowl Betting History – Underdogs on Recent Roll". Sporting News. Archived from the original on February 4, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^"Super Bowl History". Vegas Insider. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
^"Super Bowl XLV Game Summary" (PDF). National Football League. February 10, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
^ abcSeidman, Robert (February 7, 2011). "Super Bowl XLV Breaks Viewing Record, Averages 111 Million Viewers". tvbythenumbers.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011.
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