Super Bowl XLV
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.
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Date | February 6, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Stadium | , Arlington, Texas | ||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Aaron Rodgers, quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
Favorite | Packers by 3[1][2] | ||||||||||||||||||
Referee | Walt Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | |||||||||||||||||||
Current/Future Hall of Famers | |||||||||||||||||||
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. | |||||||||||||||||||
Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
TV in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
Radio in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
Network | Westwood One | ||||||||||||||||||
Announcers | Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) Boomer Esiason (analyst) James Lofton and Mark Malone (sideline reporters) | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XLV Media
Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas was ultimately chosen as the site for Super Bowl XLV.
An American Sign Language interpreter in the Joe Greene jersey appearing at a rally for the Pittsburgh Steelers prior to Super Bowl XLV.
Sources
- ↑ DiNitto, Marcus (January 25, 2015). "Super Bowl Betting History – Underdogs on Recent Roll". Sporting News. http://linemakers.sportingnews.com/nfl/2015-01-25/super-bowl-betting-history-patriots-vs-seahawks-point-spread-line-vegas-odds. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ "Super Bowl History". Vegas Insider. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Super Bowl XLV Game Summary" (PDF). National Football League. February 10, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Seidman, Robert (February 7, 2011). "Super Bowl XLV Breaks Viewing Record, Averages 111 Million Viewers". tvbythenumbers.com. Archived from the original on February 10, 2011.