Steelers 35, Cowboys 31
Jan. 21, 1979
at Miami |
Truly a clash of the titans. Pittsburgh and Dallas were the best the game had to offer in the '70s, and they waged a dandy battle to determine the Team of the Decade.
Winning quarterback Terry Bradshaw threw a record four touchdown passes, one of 22 Super Bowl records set in this game. Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach threw for three touchdowns and had a fourth dropped by Jackie Smith in the end zone. Randy White mistakenly fielded a low, short kickoff and fumbled it away to the Steelers, setting up a quick six for Pittsburgh. Field judge Fred Swearingen apparently penalized the wrong team when he called Benny Barnes for tripping Lynn Swann on a long, incomplete pass, a break the Steelers quickly followed with another touchdown. All three mishaps occurred in about a 10-minute span of the third and fourth quarters. After that, Dallas' 14-point rally was too little, too late.
