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VICTORY AT 43 ______4

THE STEEL CURTAIN ______8

THEN TO NOW______14

STEELERS TIMELINE ______18

TEAM SUPERSTARS ______20

FANS AND TEAM CULTURE ______24

MORE ABOUT THE STEELERS ______28

GLOSSARY______30

TO LEARN MORE ______31

INDEX ______32 4 first half. first lead10The Steelers inthe 7late to Cardinals. battlethe Steelers In VICTORY AT SUPERBOWL 43 Super Bow 43, the Pittsburghl 43,the

PITT SUPER BOWL RECORD Harrison ran his back 100 yards. That is a Super Bowl record!

But the Cardinals are driving. They get down to the 1-yard line. Then Steelers linebacker James Harrison intercepts a pass. He runs the ball back for a ! 5

The Steelers push their lead 20 to 7. But then the Cardinals take over. After a safety and two , they lead by 3 points. With two minutes left, the Steelers have the ball. Ben Roethlisberger marches his team down the field. He tosses a short pass to Santonio Holmes. Touchdown! Steelers win! 6 END ZONE the area at each end of a football field; a team scores by entering the opponent’s end zone with the football.

EXTRA POINT a score that occurs when a kicker kicks the ball between the opponent’s goal posts after a touchdown is scored; 1 point.

FIELD GOAL a score that occurs when a kicker kicks the ball between the opponent’s goal posts; 3 points.

SAFETY a score that occurs when a player on offense is tackled behind his own goal line; 2 points for defense.

TOUCHDOWN a score that occurs when a team crosses into its opponent’s end zone with the football; 6 points.

TWO-POINT CONVERSION a score that occurs when a team crosses into its opponent’s end zone with the football after scoring a touchdown; 2 points.

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