Super Bowl XIII (13) Pittsburgh VS Dallas Recap

Super Bowl XIII Pittsburgh 27, Dallas 10 Recap

Pittsburgh Defeats Dallas in Super Bowl XIII. Terry Bradshaw named MVP

Bradshaw controlled the first rematch in Super Bowl history, throwing for a career-best 318 yards and four touchdowns to give the Steelers their record-setting third Super Bowl victory in as many tries. Bradshaw, voted the game's most valuable player, completed 17 of 30 passes for 318 yards breaking Bart Starr's record of 250 yards' passing by halftime.

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.

Scoring Information

                       1  2  3  4  Final
                       _________________
Pittsburgh              7 14  0 14 -- 35
Dallas                  7  7  3 14 -- 31

Pittsburgh - Stallworth 28 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
5:13 into the 1st

Dallas     - Hill 39 pass from Staubach (Septien kick)
15:00 into the 1st

Dallas     - Hegman 37 def. fumble rec. (Septien kick)
2:52 into the 2nd

Pittsburgh - Stallworth 75 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
4:35 into the 2nd

Pittsburgh - Bleier 7 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick)
14:34 into the 2nd

Dallas     - FG Septien 27          
12:24 into the 3rd

Pittsburgh - Harris 22 run  (Gerela kick) 
7:50 into the 4th

Pittsburgh - Swann 18 pass from Bradshaw (Gerela kick) 
8:09 into the 4th

Dallas     - DuPree 7 pass from Staubach (Septien kick) 
12:33 into the 4th

Dallas     - Johnson 4 pass from Staubach (Septien kick)
14:38 into the 4th

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Score:

Super Bowl XIII

Pittsburgh 35
Dallas 31

Location:
Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
January 21, 1979
Attendance: 79,484

MVP:
Terry Bradshaw, Quarterback
of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Coaches
PIT Chuck Noll
DAL Tom Landry

Super Bowl XIII Ring, Pittsburgh 35 vs Dallas 31, Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, MVP Terry Bradshaw, Quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Super Bowl XIII Ring