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spt_0116_steelers_shortcomings[i-1].body = "The Pittsburgh Steelers have made the playoffs eight times since 1994, including six trips to the AFC championship game.
But coach Bill Cowher and his team have made it to the Super Bowl only once, in the 1995 season.
Click the years at the left for a recap of how the Steelers have come up short.";
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Rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger threw three interceptions, including his first pass of the game, as the Steelers fell behind early and lost to the defending champion Patriots.
The Steelers had gone 15-1 that season, led by Roethlisberger, but the Patriots focused on making the young QB beat them and he struggled.
New England also jumped on Jerome Bettis' rare fumble on the second possession of the game.";
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The Patriots had surged into the playoffs behind rookie quarterback Tom Brady, but when he was knocked out with a sprained ankle, Drew Bledsoe returned to the lineup to spark New England, throwing a TD pass before halftime.
Special teams killed the Steelers. Troy Brown returned a punt 55 yards for a TD, and the Pats blocked a field goal attempt and returned it for another score.
Add in three interceptions by Kordell Stewart, and Pittsburgh couldn't come back.";
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Kordell Stewart threw an interception in the end zone, and John Elway drove the Broncos for two touchdowns in the final 1:47 of the first half as Denver advanced to the Super Bowl.
Stewart committed four turnovers for Pittsburgh.";
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The one time the Steelers did break through to reach the Super Bowl under Cowher, they nearly blew it.
The Steelers were huge favorites against the fifth-seeded Colts and led 20-16 when Jim Harbaugh chucked a Hail Mary pass into the end zone on the final play.
The ball was tipped and batted around before falling in and out of the hands of Colts receiver Aaron Bailey in the end zone, giving the Steelers the win.
Cowher, 38, became the youngest coach to lead a team to the Super Bowl.
In the Super Bowl, Larry Brown intercepted Neil O'Donnell twice in the second half, leading to 14 points as the Cowboys beat the Steelers 27-17.";
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The favored Steelers outgained the Chargers 415-226 and had 22 first downs to the Chargers' 13, but San Diego pulled the upset.
Pittsburgh led 13-3 well into the third quarter before San Diego tight end Alfred Pupunu scored on an XX-yard pass play to make 13-10.
The Steelers couldn't score, and the Chargers took a 17-13 lead with 9:47 left on a 43-yard TD pass to Tony Martin.
Pittsburgh drove to the San Diego 3-yard line but failed on fourth down when Chargers linebacker Dennis Gibson knocked down a pass attempt."; // END editorial data