The Pittsburgh Steelers run the Super Bowl XL in 2005 was magical. It helped the team win their fifth Lombardi Trophy and sent Hall of Fame RB Jerome Bettis off into the sunset with a much-deserved ring. Pittsburgh’s run to the Super Bowl started on a relatively warm January day in Cincinnati against QB Carson Palmer and the Bengals.
As we know now, Palmer’s day ended two snaps in after DE Kimo von Oelhoffen rolled into Palmer’s leg, which led to Palmer tearing his ACL. Palmer’s one pass that day was a huge 66-yard completion, but instead of a ton of cheers, then Paul Brown Stadium went silent in shock.