Top 10 Super Bowls in NFL history

Santonio Holmes of the Pittsburgh Steelers catches a seven-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds remaining for a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII for a record sixth Super Bowl title on February 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
Santonio Holmes of the Pittsburgh Steelers catches a seven-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds remaining for a 27-23 victory over the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII for a record sixth Super Bowl title on February 1, 2009 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. AFP PHOTO / TIMOTHY A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images) /
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James Harrison  (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Getty Images)
James Harrison  (Photo by Michael Zagaris/Getty Images) /

4. Steelers 27, Cardinals 23 (XLIII)

In 2008, the Black and Gold embarked on a special season that saw the finish 12-4 while winning the AFC North in the process. After defeating the Chargers in the divisional round, the Steelers hosted the Ravens in the conference championship game and prevailed.

On Super Sunday, Tomlin’s team faced Kurt Warner and a Cardinals’ club that finished 9-7 but played its best football in the postseason. Just as the case in Super Bowl LII, the game was decided by a fantastic fourth quarter.

Arizona had dug itself a 20-7 hole and one of Pittsburgh’s touchdowns came via a 100-yard interception return by James Harrison on the final play of the first half.

Keeping these Cards down proved to be difficult and they scored 16 straight points, two of those a safety thanks to an offensive holding call by the Steelers in the end zone. Warner and wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald teamed for two scores, the second giving Arizona the lead with just over two minutes to play.

However, Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger drove the team 78 yards down the stretch, and wide receiver Santonio Holmes’ sensational six-yard toe-tap TD grab with 35 seconds to play proved to be the difference.