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Super Bowl XIII

Pittsburgh Steelers 35,
Dallas Cowboys 31

Sunday, Jan. 21, 1979
Orange Bowl, Miami, FL
Attendance: 79,484
MVP: Terry Bradshaw, Pittsburgh QB

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Game Summary

In a game that wasn't as close as the final score, the Pittsburgh Steelers became the first team to win three Super Bowls. Led by Terry Bradshaw's four touchdown passes, Pittsburgh took a 35-17 lead with less than seven minutes to play. Dallas got a touchdown with 2:33 left, then recovered an onside kick and scored again, but a second onside kick attempt failed with seconds remaining.

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Scoring

By Quarters

Team1234Final
Pittsburgh71401435
Dallas7731431

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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
PIT: Stallworth 28 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick), 5:13
DAL: Hill 39 pass from Staubach (Septien kick), 15:00
Second Quarter
DAL: Hegman 37 def. fumble rec. (Septien kick), 2:52
PIT: Stallworth 75 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick), 4:35
PIT: Bleier 7 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick), 14:34
Third Quarter
DAL: FG Septien 27, 12:24
Fourth Quarter
PIT: Harris 22 run (Gerela kick), 7:50
PIT: Swann 18 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick), 8:09
DAL: DuPree 7 pass from Staubach (Septien kick), 12:33
DAL: Johnson 4 pass from Staubach (Septien kick), 14:38

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Team Statistics

PitTeam StatisticsDal
19Total First Downs20
2Rushing6
15Passing13
2Penalty1
357Total Net Yardage330
58Total Offensive Plays67
6.2Average Gain4.9
24Rushes32
66Yards Rushing154
2.8Average Yards4.8
30Passes Attempted30
17Passes Completed17
1Had Intercepted1
4Times Sacked5
27Yards Lost52
291Net Yards Passing176
3Punts5
43.0Average Distance39.6
4Punt Returns2
27Punt Return Yardage33
3Kickoff Returns6
45Kickoff Return Yardage104
13Interception Return Yardage21
2Fumbles3
0Own Recovered1
2Opponents' Recovered2
5Penalties9
35Yards Penalized89
35Points Scored31
5Touchdowns4
1Rushing0
4Passing3
0Returns1
5Extra Points4
0Field Goals1
1Field Goals Attempted1
0Safeties0
9/15Third-Down Efficiency8/16
0/0Fourth-Down Efficiency1/1
26:18Time of Possession33:42

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Individual Statistics

Rushing

Rushing
PittsburghNo.YdsLgTDDallasNo.YdsLgTD
Harris206822t1Dorsett1696290
Bleier2320Staubach437180
Bradshaw2-520Laidlaw31270
     P. Pearson1660
     Newhouse8350

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Passing

PittsburghAttComYdsTDIntDallasAttComYdsTDInt
Bradshaw301731841Staubach301722831

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Receiving

PittsburghNo.YdsLgTDDallasNo.YdsLgTD
Swann7124291Dorsett544130
Stallworth311575t2D. Pearson473250
Grossman329100Hill24939t1
Bell221120Johnson230261
Harris122220DuPree217101
Bleier177t1P. Pearson21580

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Punting

PittsburghNo.AveLgBlkDallasNo.AveLgBlk
C. Colquitt343.0520D. White539.6500

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Punt Returns

PittsburghNo.FCYdsLgTDDallasNo.FCYdsLgTD
Bell4027120Johnson2133210

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Kickoff Returns

PittsburghNo.YdsLgTDDallasNo.YdsLgTD
L. Anderson345240Johnson363230
     Brinson241250
     R. White1000

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Interceptions

PittsburghNo.YdsLgTDDallasNo.YdsLgTD
Blount113130Lewis121210

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Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Steelers OffenseDallas Cowboys
Webster, MikeCFitzgerald, John
Davis, SamuelGRafferty, Tom
Mullins, GerryGScott, Herbert
Kolb, JonTDonovan, Pat
Pinney, RayTWright, Rayfield
Grossman, RandyTEDuPree, Billy Joe
Stallworth, JohnWRHill, Tony
Swann, LynnWRPearson, Drew
Bleier, RockyRBDorsett, Tony
Harris, FrancoRBNewhouse, Robert
Bradshaw, TerryQBStaubach, Roger
Defense
Furness, SteveDTCole, Larry
Greene, JoeDTWhite, Randy
Banaszak, JohnDEJones, Too Tall
Greenwood, L. C.DEMartin, Harvey
Ham, JackOLBHenderson, Tom
Toews, LorenOLBLewis, D. D.
Lambert, JackMLBBreunig, Bob
Blount, MelCBBarnes, Benny
Johnson, RonaldCBKyle, Aaron
Wagner, MikeFSHarris, Cliff
Shell, DonnieSSWaters, Charlie

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Substitutes

Pittsburgh SteelersDallas Cowboys
Anderson, FredBethea, Larry
Anderson, LarryBlackwell, Alois
Beasley, TomBrinson, Larry
Bell, TheoBrown, Guy
Brown, LarryFrederick, Andy
Cole, RobinHegman, Mike
Colquitt, CraigHughes, Randy
Courson, SteveHuther, Bruce
Deloplaine, JackJohnson, Butch
Dungy, TonyLaidlaw, Scott
Dunn, GaryLawless, Burton
Gerela, RoyPearson, Preston
Mandich, JimRandall, Tom
Moser, RickSeptien, Rafael
Oldham, RaySmith, Jackie
Petersen, TedStalls, Dave
Smith, Jim A.Steele, Robert
Thornton, SidneyThurman, Dennis
White, DwightWhite, Danny
Winston, Dennis 

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