Super Bowl Greenwood, Ernie Holmes, Mel Blount, Jack Ham, and Jack Lambert. The coaches and administrators also were part of the dynasty's greatness as evidenced by the team's "final pieces" being part of the famous 1974 draft. The selections in that class have been considered the best by any pro franchise ever, as Pittsburgh selected four future Hall of Famers, the most for any team in any sport in a single draft. The Steelers were the first team to win three and then four Super Bowls and appeared in six AFC Championship Games during the decade, making the playoffs in eight straight
Super Bowl XLII the first Fox Super Bowl not to be hosted by James Brown, who had returned to CBS after the 2005 season. The official game broadcast began at 6:00 p.m. ET, with kickoff at 6:32 PM EST. NFL Network provided extensive post-game coverage. The Giants became the fifth team to win Super Bowls on three different networks (CBS-XXI, ABC–XXV and Fox). Super Bowl XLII was the Fox network's fifth televised Super Bowl. Four of those five games had featured the Patriots. New England participated in Fox-televised Super Bowls XXXI, XXXVI, XXXIX and XLII. The only Fox Super Bowl up to that