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 by the score of 31–25. The game was played on February 6, 2011, at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, the first time the Super Bowl was played in the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
Quick facts Pittsburgh Steelers (2)(AFC) (12–4), Green Bay Packers (6)(NFC) (10–6) ...
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 |
|---|
| Stadium | Cowboys Stadium, Arlington, Texas |
|---|
| MVP | Aaron Rodgers, quarterback |
|---|
| Favorite | Packers by 3[1][2] |
|---|
| Referee | Walt Anderson |
|---|
| Attendance |
- Total: 103,219[3]
- Paid: 91,060[3]
|
|---|
|
Steelers: Dan Rooney (owner/administrator), Dick LeBeau‡ (assistant coach), Bill Nunn (scout), Troy Polamalu
Packers: Kevin Greene‡ (assistant coach), Charles Woodson
‡ elected as a player. |
|
| 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 |
|---|
|
| 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 |
|---|
|
| Network | Westwood One |
|---|
| Announcers | Kevin Harlan (play-by-play)
Boomer Esiason (analyst)
James Lofton and Mark Malone (sideline reporters) |
|---|
|
Close