Super Bowl XIII
Pittsburgh Steelers 35
Dallas Cowboys 31
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Terry Bradshaw passed for a record four touchdowns to lead the Steelers to victory. The Steelers became the first team to win three Super Bowls, mostly because of Bradshaw's accurate arm.
Bradshaw, voted the game's most valuable player, completed 17 of 30 passes for 318 yards, a personal high. Four of those passes went for touchdowns – two to John Stallworth and the third, with 26 seconds remaining in the second period, to Rocky Bleier for a 21-14 halftime lead.
The Cowboys scored twice before intermission on Roger Staubach's 39-yard pass to Tony Hill and a 37-yard fumble return by linebacker Mike Hegman, who stole the ball from Bradshaw.
The Steelers broke open the contest with two touchdowns in a span of 19 seconds midway through the final period.
Franco Harris rambled 22 yards up the middle to give the Steelers a 28-17 lead with 7:10 left. Pittsburgh got the ball right back when Randy White fumbled the kickoff and Dennis Winston recovered for the Steelers. On first down, Bradshaw fired his fourth touchdown pass, an 18-yard pass to Lynn Swann to boost the Steelers' lead to 35-17 with 6:51 to play.
The Cowboys refused to let the Steelers run away with the contest. Staubach connected with Billy Joe DuPree on a 7-yard scoring pass with 2:23 left.
Then the Cowboys recovered an onside kick and Staubach took them in for another score, passing four yards to Butch Johnson with 22 seconds remaining.
Bleier recovered another onside kick with 17 seconds left to seal the victory for the Steelers.
Super Bowl XIII MVP: Terry Bradshaw, QB, Pittsburgh Steelers
Throwing a Super Bowl record four touchdown passes, quarterback Terry Bradshaw was named the Most Valuable Player of the Steelers' 35-31 win over Dallas. Setting a personal best with 318 passing yards, Bradshaw led Pittsburgh to its third Super Bowl championship in five seasons.
His first two scoring passes went to John Stallworth, for 28 and 75 yards. With only 26 seconds left in the first half, he hit Rocky Bleier with a 7-yard pass for a 21-14 Pittsbugh lead. Then, on the first play following a Pittsburgh fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, Bradshaw hit Lynn Swann with an 18-yard touchdown pass to seal the victory. With 17 completions in 30 attempts, nearly 25 percent of Bradshaw's passes went for scores.
Super Bowl XIII SCORING
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|
Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
|
Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 31 |
1st Quarter
PIT Stallworth 28 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick), 5:13
DAL Hill 39 pass from Staubach (Septien kick),15:00 1st
2nd 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
3rd Quarter
DAL FG Septien 27, 12:24
4th 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
PITTSBURGH STEELERS - Team Statistics
Total First Downs |
19 |
Rushing |
2 |
Passing |
15 |
Penalty |
2 |
Total Net Yardage |
357 |
Total Offensive Plays |
58 |
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
6.2 |
Rushes |
24 |
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
66 |
Average Yards per Rush |
2.8 |
Passes Attempted |
30 |
Passes Completed |
17 |
Had Intercepted |
1 |
Tackled Attempting to Pass |
4 |
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
27 |
Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
291 |
Punts |
3 |
Average Distance |
43.0 |
Punt Returns |
4 |
Punt Return Yardage |
27 |
Kickoff Returns |
3 |
Kickoff Return Yardage |
45 |
Interception Return Yardage |
13 |
Fumbles |
2 |
Own Fumbles Recovered |
0 |
Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
2 |
Penalties |
5 |
Yards Penalized |
35 |
Total Points Scored |
35 |
Touchdowns |
5 |
Rushing |
1 |
Passing |
4 |
Returns |
0 |
Extra Points |
5 |
Field Goals |
0 |
Fields Goals Attempted |
1 |
Safeties |
0 |
Third-Down Efficiency |
9/15 |
Fourth-Down Efficiency |
0/0 |
Time of Possession |
26:18 |
DALLAS COWBOYS - Team Statistics
Total First Downs |
20 |
Rushing |
6 |
Passing |
13 |
Penalty |
1 |
Total Net Yardage |
330 |
Total Offensive Plays |
67 |
Avg. Gain per Offensive Play |
4.9 |
Rushes |
32 |
Yards Gained Rushing (Net) |
154 |
Average Yards per Rush |
4.8 |
Passes Attempted |
30 |
Passes Completed |
17 |
Had Intercepted |
1 |
Tackled Attempting to Pass |
5 |
Yards Lost Attempting to Pass |
52 |
Yards Gained Passing (Net) |
176 |
Punts |
5 |
Average Distance |
39.6 |
Punt Returns |
2 |
Punt Return Yardage |
33 |
Kickoff Returns |
6 |
Kickoff Return Yardage |
104 |
Interception Return Yardage |
21 |
Fumbles |
3 |
Own Fumbles Recovered |
1 |
Opponent Fumbles Recovered |
2 |
Penalties |
9 |
Yards Penalized |
89 |
Total Points Scored |
31 |
Touchdowns |
4 |
Rushing |
0 |
Passing |
3 |
Returns |
1 |
Extra Points |
4 |
Field Goals |
1 |
Fields Goals Attempted |
1 |
Safeties |
0 |
Third-Down Efficiency |
8/16 |
Fourth-Down Efficiency |
1/1 |
Time of Possession |
33:42 |
PITTSBURGH STEELERS - Player Statistics
Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
Bradshaw |
17/30 |
318 |
4 |
1 |
|
Rushing |
NO |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
Harris |
20 |
68 |
1 |
22t |
Bleier |
2 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Bradshaw |
2 |
-5 |
0 |
2 |
|
Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
Swann |
7 |
124 |
1 |
29 |
Stallworth |
3 |
115 |
2 |
75t |
Grossman |
3 |
29 |
0 |
10 |
Bell |
2 |
21 |
0 |
12 |
Harris |
1 |
22 |
0 |
22 |
Bleier |
1 |
7 |
1 |
7t |
|
Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
Blount |
1 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
|
Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
C. Colquitt |
3 |
43.0 |
52 |
0 |
|
Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
Bell |
4/0 |
27 |
12 |
0 |
|
Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
L. Anderson |
3 |
45 |
24 |
0 |
DALLAS COWBOYS - Player Statistics
Passing |
CP/AT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
Staubach |
17/30 |
228 |
3 |
1 |
|
Rushing |
NO |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
Dorsett |
16 |
96 |
0 |
29 |
Staubach |
4 |
37 |
0 |
18 |
Laidlaw |
3 |
12 |
0 |
7 |
P. Pearson |
1 |
6 |
0 |
6 |
Newhouse |
8 |
3 |
0 |
5 |
|
Receiving |
REC |
YDS |
TD |
LG |
Dorsett |
5 |
44 |
0 |
13 |
D. Pearson |
4 |
73 |
0 |
25 |
Hill |
2 |
49 |
1 |
39t |
Johnson |
2 |
30 |
1 |
26 |
DuPree |
2 |
17 |
1 |
10 |
P. Pearson |
2 |
15 |
0 |
8 |
|
Interceptions |
INT |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
Lewis |
1 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
Punting |
NO |
AVG |
LG |
BLK |
D. White |
5 |
39.6 |
50 |
0 |
|
Punt Returns |
NO/FC |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
Johnson |
2/1 |
33 |
21 |
0 |
|
Kickoff Returns |
NO |
YDS |
LG |
TD |
Johnson |
3 |
63 |
23 |
0 |
Brinson |
2 |
41 |
25 |
0 |
R. White |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
January 21, 1979
Orange Bowl (Miami, Florida)
Attendance: 79,484
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