claim: Super Bowl XLV was played in Springfield, Massachusetts.
evidence: Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference -LRB- AFC -RRB- champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference -LRB- NFC -RRB- champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League -LRB- NFL -RRB- champion for the 2010 season .. Pittsburgh Steelers. 2010 Pittsburgh Steelers season. Green Bay Packers. 2010 Green Bay Packers season. AFC. American Football Conference. NFC. National Football Conference. American football. American football. American Football Conference. American Football Conference. National Football Conference. National Football Conference. National Football League. National Football League. 2010 season. 2010 NFL season. The Packers defeated the Steelers by the score of 31 -- 25 .. The game was played on February 6 , 2011 , at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington , Texas , the first time the Super Bowl was played in the Dallas -- Fort Worth area .. Cowboys Stadium. AT&T Stadium. Unlike other matchups , this game featured two title-abundant franchises  : coming into the game , the Packers held the most NFL championships with 12 -LRB- 9 league championships prior to the Super Bowl era and 3 Super Bowl championships -RRB- , while the Steelers held the most Super Bowl championships with 6 .. The Packers entered their fifth Super Bowl in team history , and became the first number 6-seeded team in the NFC to compete in the Super Bowl , after posting a 10 -- 6 regular season record .. NFC. National Football Conference. The Steelers finished the regular season with a 12 -- 4 record , and advanced to a league-tying 8th Super Bowl appearance .. Green Bay dominated most of the first half of Super Bowl XLV , jumping to a 21 -- 3 lead before Pittsburgh cut it down to 21 -- 10 just before halftime .. Then after the teams exchanged touchdowns , the Steelers pulled within 28 -- 25 midway through the fourth quarter with wide receiver Mike Wallace 's 25-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and a two-point conversion .. Mike Wallace. Mike Wallace ( American football ). Ben Roethlisberger. Ben Roethlisberger. two-point conversion. two-point conversion. But the Packers answered with Mason Crosby 's 23-yard field goal with 2 :07 remaining , and then prevented the Steelers from scoring on their final drive of the game .. Mason Crosby. Mason Crosby. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP , completing 24 of 39 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns .. Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers. Super Bowl MVP. Super Bowl MVP. The broadcast of Super Bowl XLV on Fox averaged about 111 million viewers , breaking the record for the most-watched program in American television history .. Fox. Fox NFL. most-watched program. List of most watched television broadcasts in the United States. The game 's attendance was 103,219 , just short of the Super Bowl record 103,985 set in Super Bowl XIV at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena , California .. Super Bowl XIV. Super Bowl XIV. Rose Bowl. Rose Bowl ( stadium ). The halftime show featured the American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas , with additional performances by Usher and Slash .. The Black Eyed Peas. The Black Eyed Peas. Usher. Usher ( singer ). Slash. Slash ( musician ). hip hop. Hip hop music