Bettis's wish was granted, as he and the Steelers advanced to Super Bowl XL with a 34–17 win over the Broncos, led by Ben Roethlisberger's arm. Bettis ran for 39 yards on 15 carries, including a touchdown.

Oct 2, 2015 · Jerome Bettis, one of the greatest running backs the NFL has ever seen, helps his team to a Super Bowl XL win, when announces the end of his amazing career on the podium. Check out clips from...

Super Bowl XL was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Seattle Seahawks and the American Football Conference ... recording 218 receiving yards and scoring five touchdowns. In short-yardage situations, the team relied on running back Jerome Bettis, who rushed for 368 yards and scored nine touchdowns ...

6 days ago · Jerome Bettis retires as a champion after winning a Super Bowl ring in his hometown.It caps off an improbable run for the Steelers, who lose three games in a row and fall to 7-5 before catching ...

Feb 5, 2016 · Jerome Bettis popped out and ended a storybook football career with a victory in Super Bowl XL. “It feels like it’s been a little while,” Bettis said in a phone interview.

Feb 5, 2022 · Jerome Bettis accomplished what he set out to do when he started playing football, win a Super Bowl championship, and just moments after the final gun sounded in Super Bowl XL he called it quits.

Aug 4, 2015 · For as he rolls toward the end of a glorious 13-year career, suddenly in position for a storybook send-off in Super Bowl XL, Bettis has become the NFL's answer to Harry Potter's...

Feb 5, 2025 · Jerome Bettis accomplished what he set out to do when he started playing football, win a Super Bowl championship. And just moments after the final gun sounded in Super Bowl XL, he walked away from the game he loved on top of the world.

Bettis, a six-time Pro Bowler, retired following his lone Super Bowl appearance in the 2005 season (Super Bowl XL). The Steelers defeated the Seattle Seahawks, 21-10, in the game played in Bettis's hometown of Detroit.

Over his 13-season career, Bettis rushed for 13,662 yards and 91 touchdowns, and was named to 6 Pro Bowls. His most memorable moment came when he led the Steelers to a victory in Super Bowl XL in 2006, securing his legacy with a championship in his final season.