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Super Bowl XIIIBy Wikipedia
Super Bowl
XIII was played on January 21, 1979 in Miami, Florida. The Pittsburgh
Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys35 to 31. The game was broadcast on NBC
with Curt Gowdy, Merlin Olsen and John Brodie.
Super Bowl MVP honors went to
Steelers Quarterback Terry Bradshaw, who completed 17 out of 30 passes for
318 yards and a whopping 4 Touchdowns. His only interception of the game
wasn't enough to deny him the MVP.
Pitt–Stallworth
28 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
Dal–Hill 39 pass from Staubach (Septien kick)
Dal–Hegman 37 fumble recovery return (Septien kick)
Pitt–Stallworth 75 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
Pitt–Bleier 7 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
Dal–FG Septien 27
Pitt–F. Harris 22 run (Gerela kick)
Pitt–Swann 18 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
Dal–DuPree 7 pass from Staubach (Septien kick)
Dal–B. Johnson 4 pass from Staubach (Septien kick)
| STARTING
LINEUPS |
| Pittsburgh
(AFC) |
Offense |
Dallas
(NFC) |
| John Stallworth |
WR |
Tony Hill |
| Jon Kolb |
LT |
Pat Donovan |
| Sam Davis |
LG |
Herbert
Scott |
| Mike Webster |
C |
John
Fitzgerald |
| Gerry Mullins |
RG |
Tom Rafferty |
| Ray Pinney |
RT |
Rayfield
Wright |
| Randy Grossman |
TE |
Billy Joe
DuPree |
| Lynn Swann |
WR |
Drew Pearson |
| Terry Bradshaw |
QB |
Roger
Staubach |
| Rocky Bleier |
RB |
Robert
Newhouse |
| Franco Harris |
RB |
Tony Dorsett |
| |
Defense |
|
| L.C. Greenwood |
LE |
Ed 'Too
Tall' Jones |
| 'Mean' Joe Greene |
LT |
Larry Cole |
| Steve Furness |
RT |
Randy White |
| John Banaszak |
RE |
Harvey
Martin |
| Jack Ham |
LLB |
Thomas
Henderson |
| Jack Lambert |
MLB |
Bob Breunig |
| Loren Toews |
RLB |
D.D. Lewis |
| Ron Johnson |
LCB |
Benny Barnes |
| Mel Blount |
RCB |
Aaron Kyle |
| Donnie Shell |
LS |
Charlie
Waters |
| Mike Wagner |
RS |
Cliff Harris |
Substitutions
Pittsburgh –Offense. K–Roy Gerela. P–Craig Colquitt. RB–Jack
Deloplaine, Rick Moser, Sidney Thornton. WR–Theo Bell, Jim Smith.
TE–Jim Mandich. T–Larry Brown. G–Steve Courson. C–Ted Peterson.
Defense: LINE–Fred Anderson, Tom Beasley, Gary Dunn, Dwight White.
LB–Robin Cole, Dennis Winston. DB–Larry Anderson, Tony Dungy, Ray
Oldham. DNP: TE–Bennie Cunningham. QB–Mike Kruczek, Cliff Stoudt.
Dallas–Offense: K–Rafael Septien. P/QB–Danny
White. RB–Alois Blackwell, Larry Brinson, Scott Laidlaw, Preston
Pearson. WR–Butch Johnson, Robert Steele. TE–Jackie Smith. T–Andy
Frederick. G–Jim Cooper, Burton Lawless, Tom Randall. Defense:
LINE–Larry Bethea, Dave Stalls. LB–Guy Brown, Mike Hegman, Bruce
Huther. DB–Randy Hughes, Dennis Thurman. DNP: QB–Glenn Carano. DT–Jethro
Pugh. CB–Mark Washington.
Officials
Referee–Pat Haggerty. Umpire–Art Demmas. Line Judge–Jack Fette.
Head Linesman–Jerry Bergman. Back Judge–Pat Knight. Side Judge–Dean
Look. Field Judge–Fred Swearingen.
| |
Steelers |
Cowboys |
| TOTAL
FIRST DOWNS |
19 |
20 |
| Rushing |
2 |
6 |
| Passing |
15 |
13 |
| Penalty |
2 |
1 |
| TOTAL
NET YARDAGE |
357 |
330 |
| Total
Offensive Plays |
58 |
67 |
| Average
Gain per Offensive Play |
6.2 |
4.9 |
| NET
YARDS RUSHING |
66 |
154 |
| Total
Rushing Plays |
24 |
32 |
| Average
Gain per Rushing Play |
2.8 |
4.8 |
| NET
YARDS PASSING |
291 |
176 |
| Pass
Att.–Comp.–Int. |
30–17–1 |
30–17–1 |
| Times
Sacked–Yards Lost |
4–27 |
5–52 |
| Gross
Yards Passing |
318 |
228 |
| Avg.
Gain per Pass (Incl. Sacks) |
8.6 |
5.0 |
| PUNTS–YARDS |
3–129 |
5–198 |
| Average
Distance |
43.0 |
39.6 |
| Had
Blocked |
0 |
0 |
| TOTAL
RETURN YARDAGE |
85 |
158 |
| Kickoff
Returns–Yards |
3–45 |
6–104 |
| Punt
Returns–Yards |
4–27 |
2–33 |
| Interception
Returns–Yards |
1–13 |
1–21 |
| TOTAL
TURNOVERS |
3 |
3 |
| Fumbles–Lost |
2–2 |
3–2 |
| Had
Intercepted |
1 |
1 |
| PENALTIES–YARDS |
5–35 |
9–89 |
| TOTAL
POINTS SCORED |
35 |
31 |
| Touchdowns
Rushing |
1 |
0 |
| Touchdowns
Passing |
4 |
3 |
| Touchdowns
Returns |
0 |
1 |
| Extra
Points |
5 |
4 |
| Field
Goals–Attempts |
0–1 |
1–1 |
| Safeties |
0 |
0 |
| THIRD–DOWN
EFFICIENCY |
9/15 |
8/16 |
| FOURTH–DOWN
EFFICIENCY |
0/0 |
1/1 |
| TIME
OF POSSESSION |
25:12 |
34:48 |
| RUSHING |
| Pittsburgh |
No. |
Yd. |
Avg. |
Long |
TD |
| F.
Harris |
20 |
68 |
3.4 |
22t |
1 |
| Bleier |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
2 |
0 |
| Bradshaw |
2 |
–5 |
–2.5 |
–2 |
0 |
| Dallas |
|
|
|
|
|
| Dorsett |
16 |
96 |
6.0 |
29 |
0 |
| Staubach |
4 |
37 |
9.3 |
18 |
0 |
| Laidlaw |
3 |
12 |
4.0 |
7 |
0 |
| P.
Pearson |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
6 |
0 |
| Newhouse |
8 |
3 |
0.4 |
5 |
0 |
| PASSING |
| Pittsburgh |
Att. |
Comp. |
Yds. |
Long |
TD |
Int. |
| Bradshaw |
30 |
17 |
318 |
75t |
4 |
1 |
| Dallas |
|
|
|
|
|
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| Staubach |
30 |
17 |
228 |
39t |
3 |
1 |
| RECEIVING |
| Pittsburgh |
No. |
Yds. |
Long |
TD |
| Swann |
7 |
124 |
29 |
1 |
| Stallworth |
3 |
115 |
75t |
2 |
| Grossman |
3 |
29 |
10 |
0 |
| Bell |
2 |
21 |
12 |
0 |
| F.
Harris |
1 |
22 |
22 |
0 |
| Bleier |
1 |
7 |
7t |
1 |
| Dallas |
|
|
|
|
| Dorsett |
5 |
44 |
13 |
0 |
| D.
Pearson |
4 |
73 |
25 |
0 |
| Hill |
2 |
49 |
39t |
1 |
| B.
Johnson |
2 |
30 |
26 |
1 |
| DuPree |
2 |
17 |
10 |
1 |
| P.
Pearson |
2 |
15 |
8 |
0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS |
| Pittsburgh |
No. |
Yds. |
Long |
TD |
| Blount |
1 |
13 |
13 |
0 |
| Dallas |
|
|
|
|
| Lewis |
1 |
21 |
21 |
0 |
| PUNTING |
| Pittsburgh |
No. |
Yds. |
Avg. |
TB |
Long |
| Colquitt |
3 |
129 |
43.0 |
0 |
52 |
| Dallas |
|
|
|
|
|
| D.
White |
5 |
198 |
39.6 |
0 |
50 |
| PUNT
RETURNS |
| Pittsburgh |
No. |
FC |
Yds. |
Long |
TD |
| Bell |
4 |
0 |
27 |
12 |
0 |
| Dallas |
|
|
|
|
|
| B.
Johnson |
2 |
1 |
33 |
21 |
0 |
| KICKOFF
RETURNS |
| Pittsburgh |
No. |
Yds. |
Long |
TD |
| L.
Anderson |
3 |
45 |
24 |
0 |
| Dallas |
|
|
|
|
| B.
Johnson |
3 |
63 |
23 |
0 |
| Brinson |
2 |
41 |
25 |
0 |
| R.
White |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FUMBLES |
| Pittsburgh |
No. |
Own
Rec. |
Opp.
Rec. |
| Bradshaw |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Banaszak |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Winston |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Dallas |
|
|
|
| D.
Pearson |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Staubach |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Rafferty |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| R.
White |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Jones |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Hegman |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| KICKING |
| Pittsburgh |
XP–A |
FG–A |
FG
Made |
FG
Missed |
| Gerela |
5–5 |
0–1 |
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51 |
| Dallas |
|
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| Septien |
4–4 |
1–1 |
27 |
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|  | Date: January 21 1979
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| | MVP: Terry Bradshaw
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| | Stadium: Orange Bowl
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| | Attendance: 79,483
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| | TV Audience: 96,600,000 (NBC)
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| | 30 Second Ad: $185,000
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| | National Anthem: Colgate University Seven
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| | Coin Toss: George Halas
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| | Halftime show: Bob Jani Productions present 'Carnival Salute to Caribbean' with Ken Hamilton
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| | Nielsen Rating: 47.1
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