NFL Road to the Super Bowl

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens have one of the greatest modern rivalries in sports. When it came down to who would clinch a playoff birth in 2008, both teams gave it their all. In what would mainly be a defense game, the Steelers squeaked by their rivals in a 13-9 victory in Baltimore to clinch the playoffs.

In a divisional playoff round against the San Diego Chargers, the Pittsburgh Steelers were able to defeat them 35-24 going into the AFC Championship.

In Tampa Bay, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals played one of the toughest Super Bowl's in history. Kurt Warner's Cardinals would not let up against Ben Roethlisberger's Steelers. When it looked as though the Cardinals were going to win Super Bowl XLIII, Roethlisberg threw a miracle pass that was caught by Santonio Holmes with seconds left. With no time left, the Pittsburgh Steelers won their 6th Lombardi trophy in team history.

The Pittsburgh Steelers would once again have to go past their bitter AFC North Rivals, the Baltimore Ravens, to reach Super Bowl XLIII. Another low scoring game, the Steelers were soon able to jump on the Ravens after some costly mistakes. The Steelers beat the Ravens 23-14 to head to Super Bowl XLIII.

In the opening round of the AFC playoffs, Baltimore held the high-scoring colts out of the end zone as the Ravens were victorious in Ray Lewis' final home game in Baltimore.

In an incredible comeback, Joe Flacco led the Ravens to a stunning double-overtime victory over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.