 Hittner was the head linesman on the Super Bowl XL officiating crew headed by referee Bill Leavy.Hittner made a touchdown call in the second quarter with two minutes remaining in the first half.On third down from the Seattle one-yard line, Pittsburgh quarterback Ben Roethlisberger took the snap, faked a handoff, and dove toward the left side of a pile along the goal-line before being hit by Seahawks linebacker D.D.