Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2005 season .
Super Bowl XL was an American football game in the National Football League between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Pittsburgh Steelers against the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Seattle Seahawks to decide the Super Bowl champion for the 2005 season .