what years have the steelers won the super bowl?
Super Bowl IX Super Bowl XLIII Super Bowl X Super Bowl XL Super Bowl XIV Super Bowl XIII
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 The Steelers led the league in stopping the run four times in the first fifteen years of Mitchell 's tenure ( through 2008 ) . Steelers defensive linemen have participated in the Pro Bowl eight times since Mitchell 's arrival : Casey Hampton ( five Pro Bowls ) , Aaron Smith ( once ) , Brett Keisel ( once ) and Joel Steed ( once ) . The team as a whole has also had tremendous success during Mitchell 's tenure , making the playoff eleven times and reaching the AFC Championship Game eight times in his first 18 years . They 've also made it to four Super Bowls , winning the championship in 2005 and again in 2008 . 

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 The Steelers entered the season as defending champions of the AFC North Division , coming off a 10 – 6 record in 2007 . Based on the previous season 's results , the team faced the most difficult schedule in over 30 years ; however , they were called Super Bowl contenders by ESPN . The Steelers opened their regular season on September 7 , with a win over the Houston Texans en route to a 12 – 4 record , and a second straight AFC North Division title . In his second season as head coach Mike Tomlin was selected in fan balloting as the Motorola Coach of the Year . Linebacker James Harrison was named the NFL 's Defensive Player of the Year after leading a defense which set the standard for the league in nearly every defensive category , including total yardage allowed , points allowed , passing yardage allowed , first downs allowed , yards per play , and yards per pass , among others . The playoffs began on January 11 , 2009 , with a win over the San Diego Chargers . The following week saw the third victory of the season over the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship game and the advancement to Super Bowl XLIII where the Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals on February 1 , 2009 . 

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 Based on 2007 records , the Steelers boasted the NFL 's most difficult schedule in 2008 , with an opponent winning percentage of .598 ; ten games were played against teams that finished 2007 with winning records . The Steelers played each of the teams in the AFC North twice , once home and once on the road . The Steelers also faced the teams from the AFC South and NFC East divisions throughout the season . Pittsburgh 's matchups included the San Diego and New England , who each won their division in the 2007 season . The Steelers played five nationally televised primetime games , the maximum allowed number by the NFL . 

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 In winning all of their regular season games and the AAFC championship , the Browns recorded the first perfect season in professional football since the advent of NFL championships in 1933 . The feat has been duplicated only once since , by the Miami Dolphins in 1972 . When the AAFC faltered and dissolved after the 1949 season and the NFL absorbed the Browns , their new league did not recognize AAFC statistics , including the perfect season . The Pro Football Hall of Fame , however , recognizes it as a perfect season . In 2008 , United States Senator Sherrod Brown , who represents Ohio in the United States Congress , sent a letter to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking the league to recognize AAFC championships and team records including the perfect season . At the time , the New England Patriots were undefeated as they prepared for the Super Bowl against the New York Giants , a game they went on to lose . Dante Lavelli also advocated for the NFL to adopt AAFC records . 

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 The Pittsburgh Steelers played their first game in Three Rivers Stadium on September 20 , 1970 — a 19 – 7 loss to the Houston Oilers . Throughout their 31 seasons in Three Rivers Stadium , the Steelers posted a record of 182 – 72 , including a 13 @-@ 5 playoff record , and defeated every visiting franchise at least once from the stadium 's opening to close , enjoying perfect records there against seven teams . The Steelers sold out every home game from 1972 through the closing of the stadium , a streak which continues through 2008 . The largest attendance for a football game was on January 15 , 1995 , when 61 @,@ 545 spectators witnessed the Steelers lose to the San Diego Chargers . On December 23 , 1972 , Three Rivers Stadium was site to the Immaculate Reception , which became regarded as one of the greatest plays in NFL history . Three Rivers Stadium hosted seven AFC Championship Games from 1972 to 1998 ; the Steelers won four . In the 1995 AFC Championship game , the Steelers ' Randy Fuller deflected a Hail Mary pass intended for Indianapolis Colts receiver Aaron Bailey as time expired , to send the franchise to their 5th Super Bowl . A Steelers symbol recognized worldwide , The Terrible Towel debuted on December 27 , 1975 at Three Rivers Stadium . The Steelers would move to Heinz Field after it was closed . 
