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NFL owners voted on the 1st of November 2000 in Atlanta to select Detroit as the host city. This decision was largely a formality because Detroit had already been tentatively selected as a reward for building a new stadium.
The Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks by the score of 21, 10 on the 5th of February 2006. The game took place at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
Ben Roethlisberger became the youngest quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl at twenty-three years and eleven months. He completed just nine of twenty-one passes for 123 yards with two interceptions during the game.
Detroit hosted Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan. This marked the second Super Bowl held in the Detroit area following Super Bowl XVI at the Pontiac Silverdome.
Willie Parker broke through for a seventy-five-yard touchdown run early in the third quarter to set a record for the longest run in Super Bowl history. This performance beat Marcus Allen's mark from Super Bowl XVIII by one yard.