Tip-toe catch seals Steelers' Super Bowl victory over Cardinals

01 February 2009 @ 10:32 pm EDT

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost a big lead but came back to win the Super Bowl against the Arizona Cardinals with a final score of 27-23.


Super Bowl XLIII
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes holds onto a pass to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of the NFL's Super Bowl XLIII football game in Tampa.
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Pittsburgh's Santonio Holmes made a six yard catch with the tips of his toes barely within bounds in the end zone to seal the victory.

Arizona had led as late as 2:37 when the Cardinals scored on a long touchdown pass from quarterback Kurt Warner to Larry Fitzgerald.

Holmes' catch came at the end of a 78-yard drive by the Steelers.

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