The Steelers won their sixth Super Bowl on Sunday with a thrilling 27-23 win over the Cardinals in Tampa. Santonio Holmes took home the Super Bowl XLIII MVP award after tallying 9 receptions for 131 yards and a touchdown. The game was highlighted by a number of lead changes in the fourth quarter, and the longest play in Super Bowl history. Pittsburgh's James Harrison intercepted a Kurt Warner pass at the goal line and returned it 100 yards for a touchdown as time expired in the second quarter. Arizona scored 16 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to take a 23-20 lead with just a few minutes remaining, but Ben Roethlisberger charged the Steelers down field and connected with Holmes on the game-winning score with just 35 seconds left on the clock. The Steelers had a +3 Trench Counter, largely due to the discrepancy in penalties.

Arizona quarterback Kurt Warner was named the NFL's 2008 Man of the Year on Sunday prior to Super Bowl XLIII. The award, named for NFL legend Walton Payton, acknowledges a player's off-field community service and on-field excellence. Jason Taylor won the award in 2007.

Pittsburgh's James Harrison intercepted a Kurt Warner pass on the goal line and returned the ball 100 yards to score a touchdown on the longest play in Super Bowl history. There was a flag on the play, a personal foul on Arizona, which allowed the touchdown to remain on the board. The score gave Pittsburgh a 17-7 lead heading into halftime, a deflating turn of events for the Cardinals, who appeared primed to take the lead, or at the very least tie the game. Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald raced back to tackle Harrison as he reached the end zone, but the touchdown stood after a booth review from above.