Winning Super Bowl XL is one of the greatest achievements in Pittsburgh Steelers history. One of the most unlikely ones too.
It marked their fifth Super Bowl win, and they became first No. 6 seed to win a world championship. They faced an uphill battle to winning it all that year, but they rallied after falling to 7-5 in early December. According to former Steelers offensive lineman Barrett Brooks, Joey Porter inspired everyone to keep fighting after a lopsided loss to the Colts in late November.
“We get our tails whacked by Indianapolis,” Barrett said recently on The Coach JB Show with Big Smitty.