Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Steelers won 27-23 against the Arizona Cardinals during Super Bowl XLIII. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

FLORIDA—The Pittsburgh Steelers came out ahead in a tough back-and-forth battle with the Arizona Cardinals to win Superbowl XLIII by a score of 27—23.

Superbowl XLIII was a down-to-the-wire, high-excitement struggle, with the game undecided into the final seconds.

The Steelers started strong, but the Cardinals battled back. The Steelers surged ahead in the third quarter, and again the Cardinals stayed tough. The Cardinals grabbed the lead briefly in the final quarter, but couldn’t hold it.

The game came down to who could make the big play under pressure. Ben Roethlisberger and Santonio Holmes did; Arizona couldn’t.

With fifteen seconds left on the clock, Arizona was down four, on the Steelers’ 40-yard line. The Steelers were trying to win their record-setting sixth championship, while the Cardinals were trying to pull off the greatest come-from-behind win in Superbowl history.

In the end, it was the Steelers’ league-leading defense that triumphed, forcing a fumble with five seconds left, giving the Pittsburgh Steelers their sixth franchise Lombardi trophy 

Steelers Lead at the Half

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