Steelers' Legendary Super Bowl XL Play Almost Didn't Happen

[SteelerNation.com News]

The Pittsburgh Steelers made a legendary run to Super Bowl XL, marked with some historic moments and a ton of emotion. The pursuit was not only a huge deal in Steelers history, but in the NFL's as well. Pittsburgh was the sixth seed in the playoffs, making it the final team to sneak into the postseason race. The Black and Gold stormed into Paul Brown Stadium against the Cincinnati Bengals and took care of business on the road. After struggling against their rival earlier in the year, the Steelers scored 24 unanswered points to win, after being down 10-0 in the first quarter. The team then had to win two more games away from home.

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