Sharing memories from Super Bowl XL

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward scores a touchdown on a pass by wide receiver Antwaan Randle El in the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at the Super Bowl XL football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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The Super Bowl XL game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Seattle Seahawks on Febuary 5, 2006. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks 21-10.

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates with Jeff Hartings (64) and Alan Faneca (66) after Willie Parker's 75-yard touchdown run during the third quarter of the Super Bowl XL football game against Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Pittsburgh Steelers' Brett Keisel kisses the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10 in the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Seattle Seahawks kicker Josh Brown (3) misses a third-quarter 50-yard field goal against the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Super Bowl XL football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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DETROIT - FEBRUARY 05: Head coach Bill Cowher of the Pittsburgh Steelers walks off the field against the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XL at Ford Field on February 5, 2006 in Detroit, Michigan. The Steelers defeated the Seahawks 21-10. (AP Photo/Scott Boehm)

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FILE - In this Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006 file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers' Alan Faneca holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy after defeating the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10, in the Super Bowl XL football game in Detroit. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger looks to pass to Antwaan Randle El (82) in the third quarter as Seattle Seahawks' Rocky Bernard (99) defends in the Super Bowl XL football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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Seattle Seahawks' Shaun Alexander tries to break away from Pittsburgh Steelers' Joey Porter (55) during the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Jerome Bettis runs for yardage in the 4th quarter against the Seattle Seahawks during Super Bowl XL in Detroit on Feb. 2, 2006. Pittsburgh won 21-10. (G. Newman Lowrance via AP)

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger tries to avoid the rush of Seattle Seahawks' Bryce Fisher (94) during the second quarter of the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker dives into the end zone to score a touchdown on a 75-yard run during the third quarter of the Super Bowl XL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. The run was the longest run from scrimmage in Super Bowl history. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

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Pittsburgh Steelers Chairman Dan Rooney, left, game MVP Hines Ward (86) and Steelers head coach Bill Cowher celebrate after winning the Super Bowl XL football game 21-10 over the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

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Pittsburgh Steelers receiver Hines Ward (86) leaps into the endzone past Seattle Seahawks' Marcus Trufanton on a 43-yard touchdown pass reception from receiver Antwaan Randle El in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

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Pittsburgh Steelers chairman Dan Rooney holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy while coach Bill Cowher celebrates after their Super Bowl XL football win over the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. The Steelers won, 21-10. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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Pittsburgh Steelers' quarterback Ben Roethlisberger celebrates on the sidelines during the third quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

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* FILE * Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker makes a 75-yard touchdown run as he's chased by Seattle Seahawks from left, LeRoy Hill (56), Michael Boulware (28), Bryce Fisher (94), Lofa Tatupu (51), and Etric Pruitt (35), from left, during the third quarter of the Super Bowl XL football game, in this Feb. 5, 2006 file photo, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (7) reacts with teammate Deshea Townsend (26) at the end of Super Bowl XL at Ford Field in Detroit Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006. The Steelers beat the Seattle Seahawks 21-10. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Pittsburgh Steelers' Aaron Smith (91) tackles Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander (37) in the third quarter of the Super Bowl XL football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. Steelers cornerback Deshea Townsend is at right. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward (86) leaps into the end zone past Seattle Seahawks cornerback Marcus Trufant on on a 43-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver Antwaan Randle El in the fourth quarter during the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker (39) celebrates his third quarter touchdown with wide receiver Cedrick Wilson (80) in the Super Bowl XL football game against the Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. Parker's 75-yard run was the longest run from scrimmage in Super Bowl history. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

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Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher reacts after being doused with water after the team's 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl XL football game Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006, in Detroit. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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* FILE * Pittsburgh Steelers running back Willie Parker makes a 75-yard touchdown run, the longest from scrimmage in Super Bowl history, during the third quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at the Super Bowl XL football game, in this Feb. 5, 2006 file photo in Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Bill Cowher reacts on the center stage after ther Steelers' 21-10 win over the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl XL football game in Detroit on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2006. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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"The season was a whirlwind, playing on special teams. To go through the experience and the games themselves, against the Bengals Carson Palmer goes down, Indianapolis that wild game and we go to Denver and play great. They to go back home to Jerome's (Bettis) hometown of Detroit and come up with a tough fought game, victory for the world championship was something tough to beat."

Linebacker James Farrior:
"We were on the verge of not making the playoffs. We were having a great season leading up to that, coming off a 15-1 the year before. Everyone thought things were good and then we hit that three-game losing streak and that shook everybody up. It brought us closer together. Once we had our backs against the wall you knew if we lost another game it would be over, that is when we played different, a lot better.

"It was a magical journey. Anytime you win a Super Bowl it's going to be a magical journey. Everything from the beginning of the season when we started off well, to where we hit a low point in the season when we didn't think we were going to make the playoffs, and then we had some dramatic games in the playoffs and the Super Bowl. The culmination of all of those things was special."

Sharing memories from Super Bowl XL

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