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Top 10 plays of the decade
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The Steelers top 10 plays of the decade were enough to leave you spent, just like James Harrison, who lies exhausted in the end zone after a 100-yard interception return in the first half of Super Bowl XLIII -- the no. 2 play on our list. -
The Steelers' Santonio Holmes' toe-tapping, game-winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLIII, the play of the decade. -
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison returns an interception for a 100-yard touchdown during the second quarter of Super Bowl XLIII, Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. -
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger makes the saving tackle on the Colts' Nick Harper after a Jerome Bettis fumble late in the fourth quarter of an AFC Divisional playoff game. The Steelers defeated the Colts 21-18. -
Steelers Willie Parker runs for a third quarter touchdown against the Seahawks in Super Bowl XL. The run was the longest rushing touchdown in Super Bowl history. -
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Antwaan Randle El throws a 43-yard touchdown pass to Hines Ward in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XL, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. -
Steelers' Troy Polamalu crosses the endzone after intercepting a ball against the Ravens late in the fourth quarter of the AFC Championship at Heinz Field Sunday. -
With 43 seconds left to play, the Steelers' Santonio Holmes makes the controversial touchdown catch that won a 2008 game against the Ravens in Baltimore, 13-9, and clinched the AFC North Division championship for Pittsburgh, as well as a first-round bye in the playoffs. -
Steelers Deshea Townsend dives in to the end zone and scores after he intercepts a pass from the Cowboys Tony Romo in the 4th quarter of a frigid 2008 game. -
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Bobby Shaw looks back toward Baltimore Ravens safety (and former Steeler legend) Rod Woodson (26) and cornerback Duane Starks after catching a 90-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Kordell Stewart in the fourth quarter in Baltimore, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2001. The Steelers won 26-21. -
Cedric Wilson celebrates after scoring in the third quarter on a trick play in a 2005 Wild Card win over the Bengals.
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1. SANTONIO HOLMES' 6-YARD TOUCHDOWN CATCH IN SUPER BOWL XLIII -- In one of the greatest finishes in Super Bowl history, Holmes made an incredible toes-down catch in the back corner of the end zone with 35 seconds remaining to give the Steelers a 27-23 victory.
2. JAMES HARRISON'S 100-YARD INTERCEPTION RETURN IN SUPER BOWL XLIII -- With time running out in the first half, Harrison stepped in front of a quick pass from Kurt Warner and, in one of the most astonishing individual efforts in Super Bowl history, broke a number of tackles along the sideline and collapsed into the end zone as time expired.
3. BIG BEN'S TACKLE IN INDIANAPOLIS PLAYOFF GAME -- Trying to plunge into the end zone to ice a playoff victory against the Colts, Bettis fumbles at the goal line, and Colts cornerback Nick Harper returns it to the 42 where he is stopped by quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's playoff-saving tackle.
4. WILLIE PARKER'S 75-YARD TOUCHDOWN RUN IN SUPER BOWL XL -- On the first series of the second half, Parker broke off the right side on a play called Counter 34 Pike for the longest touchdown run in Super Bowl history, giving the Steelers a 14-3 lead on the Seattle Seahawks.
5. ANTWAAN RANDLE EL'S 43-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO HINES WARD IN SUPER BOWL XL. -- After taking a reverse handoff from Roethlisberger, Randle El became the first wide receiver to throw a Super Bowl touchdown when he lofted a perfect pass to Ward to cement the victory against the Seahawks and earn Ward the Super Bowl MVP.
6. TROY POLAMALU'S 40-YARD INTERCEPTION RETURN IN '08 AFC CHAMPIONSHIP -- With the Steelers protecting a 16-14 lead against the Baltimore Ravens, Polamalu ended the suspense and sent the Steelers back to the Super Bowl by returning Joe Flacco's third interception for a touchdown with 4:24 remaining.
7. SANTONIO HOLMES' DISPUTED 4-YARD TOUCHDOWN CATCH IN BALTIMORE WITH 43 SECONDS REMAINING -- On Dec. 14, 2008, the Steelers clinched the AFC North title and won their fifth consecutive game when Ben Roethlisberger culminated a 12-play, 92-yard drive with a pass to Holmes that had to be reviewed by replay to make sure he crossed the plane of the goal line.
8. DESHEA TOWNSEND'S 25-YARD INTERCEPTION RETURN AGAINST DALLAS -- His touchdown with 1:40 remaining rocked Heinz Field, allowing the Steelers, who scored 17 points in the final 7:15, to post an improbable 20-13 victory Dec. 7, 2008.
9. KORDELL STEWART'S 90-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO BOBBY SHAW IN BALTIMORE -- In one of his best performances in a meaningful game, Stewart passed for 333 yards and two touchdowns, none bigger than the 90-yarder to Shaw that tied a team record for longest scoring play and clinched the division title for the Steelers on Dec. 16, 2001.
10. BEN ROETHLISBERGER'S 43-YARD TOUCHDOWN PASS TO CEDRICK WILSON IN 2005 WILD-CARD PLAYOFF IN CINCINNATI -- In a perfectly executed flea-flicker, Antwaan Randle El took a direct snap, ran to the right and threw back across the field to Ben Roethlisberger, who found a wide-open Wilson in the end zone to cement the first of three playoff road wins en route to the Super Bowl.
First Published February 7, 2010 1:31 am
