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The most exciting Super Bowl in several years featured 21 points in the fourth quarter, on a safety, two field goals, and two touchdown passes, including a 61-yarder from Terry Bradshaw to Lynn Swann. The game ended when Roger Staubach's desperate throw was picked off in the end zone, the third Steeler interception of the day.
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final |
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| Dallas | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| First Quarter |
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| DAL: D. Pearson 29 pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick), 4:36 PIT: Grossman 7 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick), 9:03 |
| Second Quarter |
| DAL: FG Fritsch 36, 0:15 |
| Third Quarter |
| No scoring |
| Fourth Quarter |
| PIT: safety Harrison 0, 3:32 PIT: FG Gerela 36, 6:19 PIT: FG Gerela 18, 8:23 PIT: Swann 64 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed), 11:58 DAL: P. Howard 34 pass from Staubach (Fritsch kick), 13:12 |
| Dal | Team Statistics | Pit |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Total First Downs | 13 |
| 6 | Rushing | 7 |
| 8 | Passing | 6 |
| 0 | Penalty | 0 |
| 270 | Total Net Yardage | 339 |
| 62 | Total Offensive Plays | 67 |
| 4.4 | Average Gain | 5.1 |
| 31 | Rushes | 46 |
| 108 | Yards Rushing | 149 |
| 3.5 | Average Yards | 3.2 |
| 24 | Passes Attempted | 19 |
| 15 | Passes Completed | 9 |
| 3 | Had Intercepted | 0 |
| 7 | Times Sacked | 2 |
| 42 | Yards Lost | 19 |
| 162 | Net Yards Passing | 190 |
| 7 | Punts | 4 |
| 35.0 | Average Distance | 39.8 |
| 1 | Punt Returns | 5 |
| 5 | Punt Return Yardage | 31 |
| 4 | Kickoff Returns | 4 |
| 96 | Kickoff Return Yardage | 89 |
| 0 | Interception Return Yardage | 89 |
| 4 | Fumbles | 4 |
| 4 | Own Recovered | 4 |
| 0 | Opponents' Recovered | 0 |
| 2 | Penalties | 0 |
| 20 | Yards Penalized | 0 |
| 17 | Points Scored | 21 |
| 2 | Touchdowns | 2 |
| 0 | Rushing | 0 |
| 2 | Passing | 2 |
| 0 | Returns | 0 |
| 2 | Extra Points | 1 |
| 1 | Field Goals | 2 |
| 1 | Field Goals Attempted | 4 |
| 0 | Safeties | 1 |
| 3/14 | Third-Down Efficiency | 8/19 |
| 1/1 | Fourth-Down Efficiency | 0/3 |
| 30:30 | Time of Possession | 29:30 |
| Dallas | No. | Yds | Lg | TD | Pittsburgh | No. | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newhouse | 16 | 56 | 16 | 0 | Harris | 27 | 82 | 11 | 0 |
| Staubach | 5 | 22 | 11 | 0 | Bleier | 15 | 51 | 8 | 0 |
| Dennison | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | Bradshaw | 4 | 16 | 8 | 0 |
| P. Pearson | 5 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Dallas | Att | Com | Yds | TD | Int | Pittsburgh | Att | Com | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staubach | 24 | 15 | 204 | 2 | 3 | Bradshaw | 19 | 9 | 209 | 2 | 0 |
| Dallas | No. | Yds | Lg | TD | Pittsburgh | No. | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Pearson | 5 | 53 | 14 | 0 | Swann | 4 | 161 | 64t | 1 |
| Young | 3 | 31 | 14 | 0 | Stallworth | 2 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
| D. Pearson | 2 | 59 | 30 | 1 | Harris | 1 | 26 | 26 | 0 |
| Newhouse | 2 | 12 | 8 | 0 | L. Brown | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
| P. Howard | 1 | 34 | 34t | 1 | Grossman | 1 | 7 | 7t | 1 |
| Fugett | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | |||||
| Dennison | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Dallas | No. | Ave | Lg | Blk | Pittsburgh | No. | Ave | Lg | Blk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoopes | 6 | 40.8 | 48 | 1 | Walden | 4 | 39.8 | 59 | 0 |
| Dallas | No. | FC | Yds | Lg | TD | Pittsburgh | No. | FC | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | D. Brown | 3 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 |
| Edwards | 2 | 0 | 17 | 10 | 0 |
| Dallas | No. | Yds | Lg | TD | Pittsburgh | No. | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Pearson | 4 | 48 | 24 | 0 | Blount | 3 | 64 | 27 | 0 |
| Henderson | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | Collier | 1 | 25 | 25 | 0 |
| Dallas | No. | Yds | Lg | TD | Pittsburgh | No. | Yds | Lg | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Edwards | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | ||||
| Thomas | 1 | 35 | 35 | 0 | |||||
| Wagner | 1 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | Offense | Pittsburgh Steelers |
|---|---|---|
| Fitzgerald, John | C | Mansfield, Ray |
| Lawless, Burton | G | Clack, Jim |
| Nye, Blaine | G | Mullins, Gerry |
| Neely, Ralph | T | Gravelle, Gordon |
| Wright, Rayfield | T | Kolb, Jon |
| Fugett, Jean | TE | Brown, Larry |
| Pearson, Drew | WR | Stallworth, John |
| Richards, Golden | WR | Swann, Lynn |
| Newhouse, Robert | RB | Bleier, Rocky |
| Pearson, Preston | RB | Harris, Franco |
| Staubach, Roger | QB | Bradshaw, Terry |
| Defense | ||
| Cole, Larry | DT | Greene, Joe |
| Pugh, Jethro | DT | Holmes, Ernie |
| Jones, Too Tall | DE | Greenwood, L. C. |
| Martin, Harvey | DE | White, Dwight |
| Edwards, Dave | OLB | Ham, Jack |
| Lewis, D. D. | OLB | Russell, Andy |
| Jordan, Lee Roy | MLB | Lambert, Jack |
| Renfro, Mel | CB | Blount, Mel |
| Washington, Mark | CB | Thomas, J.T. |
| Harris, Cliff | FS | Edwards, Glen |
| Waters, Charlie | SS | Wagner, Mike |
| Dallas | Pittsburgh |
|---|---|
| Barnes, Benny | Allen, Jimmy |
| Breunig, Bob | Banaszak, John |
| Capone, Warren | Bradley, Ed |
| Davis, Kyle | Brown, Dave |
| Dennison, Doug | Collier, Mike |
| Donovan, Pat | Davis, Samuel |
| DuPree, Billy Joe | Fuqua, John |
| Fritsch, Toni | Furness, Steve |
| Gregory, Bill | Garrett, Reggie |
| Henderson, Tom | Gerela, Roy |
| Hoopes, Mitch | Grossman, Randy |
| Howard, Percy | Hanratty, Terry |
| Howard, Ron | Harrison, Reggie |
| Hughes, Randy | Kellum, Marv |
| Peterson, Cal | Lewis, Frank |
| Scott, Herbert | Reavis, Dave |
| White, Randy | Shell, Donnie |
| Woolsey, Roland | Toews, Loren |
| Young, Charles | Walden, Bobby |
| Webster, Mike |
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