1976 Super Bowl Pittsburgh Steelers vs Dallas Cowboys (January 18) (Post Season)

Game Recap


In a January Super Bowl tussle, the Steelers came out ahead with a 21-17 victory over the Cowboys and win the Lombardi trophy. The Cowboys had the lead after the second quarter 10-7 but Steelers were superior in the 0. The Steelers had a 14-7 scoring edge in the deciding quarter

The Steelers were led by Terry Bradshaw who tossed in 209 passing yards in the air, 2 TDs, zero picks. Franco Harris rumbled for 82 yards rushing. Lynn Swann had 161 yards receiving, 1 TD.

For the Cowboys, Roger Staubach had 204 yards passing, 2 touchdowns, was 15 of 24 passing. Drew Pearson had 1 touchdown.



Notes

  • Score: Pittsburgh SteelersPIT defeat Dallas CowboysDAL 21-17
  • Date: Sunday, January 18, 1976
  • Game Time Kickoff: 2:00PM
  • Pittsburgh Steelers Stats - Yards: 339, Turnovers: 0
  • Dallas Cowboys Stats - Yards: 270, Turnovers: 3

Box Score

1st 2nd 3rd 4th TOT
PIT 7 0 0 14 21
DAL 7 3 0 7 17

Passing Leaders

PLAYERC-AYDSTDINTLNG
Terry BradshawPIT9-192092064
Roger StaubachDAL15-242042334

Rushing Leaders

PLAYERATTYDSTDLNG
Franco HarrisPIT2782011
Robert NewhouseDAL1656016
Rocky BleierPIT155108
Roger StaubachDAL522011
Doug DennisonDAL51605
Terry BradshawPIT41608
Preston PearsonDAL51409

Receiving Leaders

PLAYERRECYDSTDLNG
Lynn SwannPIT4161164
Drew PearsonDAL259130
Preston PearsonDAL553014
Percy HowardDAL134134
Charley YoungDAL331014
Franco HarrisPIT126026
Robert NewhouseDAL21208
Jean FugettDAL1909

Team Total Rushing

TMATTYDSTD
DAL311080
PIT461490

Team Total Passing

TMC-AYDSTDINTSCK
DAL15-24204237
PIT9-19209202

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