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Super Bowl X Play by Play


Super Bowl X play-by-play | Final: Pittsburgh 21 Dallas 17
Super Bowl X odds: Pittsburgh -7 Super Bowl X Total: 36

Dallas won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Dallas (15:00)
Gerela kick to D 3, P. Pearson 5 return, handoff to Henderson, Henderson 48 return.
P 44 1-10 Staubach sacked, loss of 5 (Greenwood), fumbled, Fitzgerald recovered for Dallas at P 49.
P 49 2-15 Newhouse 2 run off right tackle (Holmes).
P 47 3-13 Staubach pass to P. Pearson overthrown, incomplete.
P 47 4-13 Hoopes 40 punt, Edwards 10 return (Breunig).
Pittsburgh (13:12)
P 17 1-10 F. Harris 8 run around left end (Renfro).
P 25 2-2 Bleier 8 run left (C. Harris).
P 33 1-10 F. Harris 5 run right (Martin).
P 38 2-5 F. Harris 4 run off right tackle (Martin).
P 42 3-1 F. Harris run right, loss of 2 (Washington).
P 40 4-3 Walden back to punt, fumbled snap, recovered, loss of 11 (DuPree).
Dallas (10:32)
P 29 1-10 Staubach 29 pass to D. Pearson middle (catch at P 15), touchdown (10:24). Fritsch kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 29 yards, 1 play, :08.
Dallas 7, Pittsburgh 0
Pittsburgh (10:24)
Fritsch kick to P 6, Blount 27 return (R. White).
P 33 1-10 F. Harris 7 run around right end (Gregory).
P 40 2-3 Bleier 2 run right (Martin).
P 42 3-1 F. Harris 5 run left (C. Harris).
P 47 1-10 Bleier 5 run off left tackle (Waters).
D 48 2-5 Bradshaw 32 pass to Swann deep right side line (C. Harris).
D 16 1-10 Bleier 5 run off left tackle (Pugh).
D 11 2-5 F. Harris 4 run right (Jordan, Jones).
D 7 3-1 Bradshaw 7 pass to Grossman right end zone, touchdown (5:57). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 67 yards, 8 plays, 4:27.
Dallas 7, Pittsburgh 7
Dallas (5:57)
Gerela kick to D 11, P. Pearson 24 return (Allen).
D 35 1-10 Newhouse 8 run around left end (Lambert).
D 43 2-2 Dennison 5 run off right tackle (Thomas).
D 48 1-10 Staubach 9 pass to Fugett middle (Edwards).
P 43 2-1 Newhouse 16 run middle (Thomas).
P 27 1-10 Newhouse 5 run right (Greenwood).
P 22 2-5 Dennison 4 run left (Holmes).
P 18 3-1 Newhouse run off left tackle, no gain (Holmes).
P 18 4-1 Dennison 3 run over left tackle (Lambert).
P 15 1-10 P. Pearson run right, no gain (Lambert).
P 15 2-10 Newhouse 1 run right (Lambert).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Dallas 7, Pittsburgh 7

Second quarter
P 14 3-9 Dallas penalized 5 for false start.
P 19 3-14 Staubach pass to Fugett broken up (Edwards), incomplete.
P 19 4-14 Fritsch, 36-yard field goal (14:45).
Dallas scoring drive: 46 yards, 11 plays, 6:12.
Dallas 10, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh (14:45)
Fritsch kick to P 13, Blount 19 return (Breunig).
P 32 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth overthrown, incomplete.
P 32 2-10 Bleier 6 run off right tackle (Henderson).
P 38 3-4 Bradshaw 7 run evading pass rush (Renfro).
P 45 1-10 F. Harris 11 run off left tackle (Jordan).
D 44 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth, loss of 5 (C. Harris).
D 49 2-15 Bradshaw 13 pass to Stallworth left (C. Harris).
D 36 3-2 F. Harris run left, no gain (Martin).
D 36 4-2 Bradshaw pass to F. Harris broken up (C. Harris), incomplete.
Dallas (10:51)
D 36 1-10 Newhouse 3 run right (Furness).
D 39 2-7 Staubach 6 pass to Dennison right (Ham).
D 45 3-1 Staubach pass to Newhouse left overthrown, incomplete.
D 45 4-1 Hoopes 37 punt, D. Brown 5 return (R. White).
Pittsburgh (9:05)
D 23 1-10 Bleier 2 run over right tackle (Waters).
D 25 2-8 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth broken up (Lewis), incomplete.
D 25 3-8 Bradshaw sacked, loss of 5 (R. White).
D 20 4-13 Walden 32 punt, Richards fair catch.
Dallas (8:04)
D 48 1-10 Staubach 9 pass to P. Pearson left (Ham).
P 43 2-1 Staubach recovered own fumble, no gain.
P 43 3-1 Staubach 7 pass to P. Pearson left (Edwards).
P 36 1-10 Newhouse 2 run left (Wagner).
P 34 2-8 Staubach pass to P. Pearson overthrown, incomplete.
P 34 3-8 Staubach 14 pass to Young right (Wagner).
P 20 1-10 Newhouse run left, loss of 3 (Russell).
P 23 2-13 Staubach sacked, loss of 12 (Greenwood).
P 35 3-25 Staubach sacked, loss of 10 (D. White).
P 45 4-35 Hoopes 39 punt out of bounds at P 6.
Pittsburgh (3:47)
P 6 1-10 Bleier 2 run around left end (Edwards).
P 8 2-8 F. Harris 2 run right (Edwards).
P 10 3-6 Bradshaw 53 pass to Swann deep right, Swann made juggling catch while falling (Washington).
D 37 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Swann deep overthrown, incomplete. Two-Minute Warning.
D 37 2-10 Bleier 7 run off right tackle (Lewis).
D 30 3-3 F. Harris 4 run right (Lewis, Jordan).
D 26 1-10 Bradshaw 7 pass to L. Brown left (Lewis).
D 19 2-3 Bleier run at right tackle, no gain (Martin).
D 19 3-3 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth broken up (Renfro), incomplete.
D 19 4-3 Gerela's 36-yard field-goal attempt was wide left.
Dallas (:22)
D 20 1-10 Newhouse 5 run off right tackle (Banaszak).
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Dallas 10, Pittsburgh 7

Third quarter
Pittsburgh (15:00)
Fritsch kick to P 8, Blount 18 return (Henderson).
P 26 1-10 F. Harris 3 run right (Jones).
P 29 2-7 F. Harris sweep right, loss of 5 (Martin).
P 24 3-12 Bradshaw pass to L. Brown broken up (C. Harris), incomplete.
P 24 4-12 Walden 34 punt, Richards fair catch.
Dallas (13:45)
D 42 1-10 P. Pearson run left, no gain (Blount).
D 42 2-10 Dennison 3 run middle (Holmes).
D 45 3-7 Staubach pass to Richards right intercepted at P 40, Thomas 35 return (DuPree).
Pittsburgh (12:12)
D 25 1-10 F. Harris 3 run around left end (Jordan).
D 22 2-7 F. Harris 6 run off right tackle (Waters).
D 16 3-1 F. Harris 2 run left (Renfro).
D 14 1-10 Bradshaw keeper, loss of 2 (Jones).
D 16 2-12 Bradshaw pass to Swann end zone overthrown, incomplete.
D 16 3-12 Bradshaw pass to Swann broken up (Washinton), incomplete.
D 16 4-12 Gerela's 33-yard field-goal attempt was wide left.
Dallas (9:29)
D 20 1-10 P. Pearson 9 run off right tackle (Lambert).
D 29 2-1 Newhouse 2 run off left tackle (Furness).
D 31 1-10 Newhouse run left, no gain (Greenwood).
D 31 2-10 Newhouse 6 run off left tackle (Lambert).
D 37 3-4 Staubach 3 run evading pass rush (Furness).
D 40 4-1 Hoopes 45 punt, D. Brown 9 return (Breunig).
Pittsburgh (6:15)
P 24 1-10 F. Harris 3 run off right tackle (Jordan).
P 27 2-7 Bradshaw 12 pass to Swann right (Washington).
P 39 1-10 Bleier 3 run off right tackle (Edwards).
P 42 2-7 F. Harris 6 run right (C. Harris).
P 48 3-1 Bradshaw pass to L. Brown broken up (Waters), incomplete.
P 48 4-1 Walden 34 punt, Richards fair catch.
Dallas (4:06)
D 18 1-10 Newhouse 6 run right (Ham).
D 24 2-4 P. Pearson 3 run off left tackle (Russell).
D 27 3-1 Newhouse 2 run off left tackle (Russell).
D 29 1-10 P. Pearson 2 run off left tackle (D. White).
D 31 2-8 Staubach 8 pass to Newhouse left (Blount).
D 39 1-10 Staubach 2 run evading pass rush. Dallas penalized 15 from spot of foul (D 41) for clipping (Newhouse).
D 26 1-23 Staubach 6 run evading pass rush (Ham).
D 32 2-17 Newhouse 1 run left (Furness, Lambert).
D 33 3-16 Staubach 14 pass to P. Pearson left (Blount).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Dallas 10, Pittsburgh 7

Fourth quarter
D 47 4-2 Hoopes 36 punt. D. Brown no return, fumbled, Thomas recovered for Pittsburgh at P 17.
Pittsburgh (14:46)
P 17 1-10 Bradshaw 26 pass to F. Harris right sideline.
P 43 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth overthrown, incomplete.
P 43 2-10 Harris run right, loss of 2 (Pugh).
P 41 3-12 Bradshaw sacked, loss of 14 (R. White).
P 27 4-26 Walden 59 punt, Richards 5 return (Davis).
Dallas (13:11)
D 19 1-10 Staubach received lateral from P. Pearson, sacked, loss of 1 (Furness).
D 18 2-11 Dennison 1 run off right tackle (Furness).
D 19 3-10 Staubach sacked, loss of 3 (Greenwood).
D 16 4-13 Hoopes punt blocked out of end zone by Harrison, safety (11:28).
Dallas 10, Pittsburgh 9
Pittsburgh (11:28)
Hoopes free kick to P 30, Collier 25 return (Breunig).
D 45 1-10 F. Harris 5 run left (Lewis).
D 40 2-5 Bleier 4 run off left tackle (Lewis).
D 36 3-1 F. Harris 7 run around left end (C. Harris).
D 29 1-10 Bleier 1 run right (Jones).
D 28 2-9 Bradshaw 8 keeper right, fumbled out of bounds.
D 20 3-1 F. Harris run right, no gain (Jordan, C. Harris).
D 20 4-1 Gerela, 36-yard field goal (8:41).
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 25 yards, 6 plays, 2:47.
Pittsburgh 12, Dallas 10
Dallas (8:41)
Gerela kick to D 15. P. Pearson recovered own fumble, no return.
D 15 1-10 Staubach pass to D. Pearson middle intercepted at D 26. Wagner 19 return (Neely).
Pittsburgh (8:22)
D 7 1-goal Bleier 3 run right (Jones).
D 4 2-goal Bradshaw 3 keeper middle (Jones, C. Harris).
D 1 3-goal F. Harris run left, recovered own fumble, no gain (Jordan).
D 1 4-goal Gerela, 18-yard field goal (6:37).
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 6 yards, 3 plays, 1:45.
Pittsburgh 15, Dallas 10
Dallas (6:37)
Gerela kick to D 5, P. Pearson 19 return (Shell).
D 24 1-10 Staubach 4 pass to Newhouse right (Furness).
D 28 2-6 Staubach sacked, loss of 9 (Greenwood).
D 19 3-15 Staubach 10 pass to Young left (Greenwood).
D 29 4-5 Hoopes 48 punt. Edwards 7 return (Barnes).
Pittsburgh (4:25)
P 30 1-10 F. Harris 4 run middle (Pugh).
P 34 2-6 F. Harris 2 run off right tackle (Jones, Harris).
P 36 3-4 Bradshaw 64 pass to Swann deep middle (catch at D 5), touchdown (3:02). Gerela's extra-point attempt hit the left upright, no good.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 70 yards, 3 plays, 1:23.
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 10
Dallas (3:02)
Gerela kick into end zone, touchback.
D 20 1-10 Staubach 7 pass to Young middle (Russell).
D 27 2-3 Staubach 30 pass to D. Pearson deep right (Thomas).
P 43 1-10 Staubach 11 pass to P. Pearson left (Russell).
P 32 1-10 Staubach sacked, loss of 2 (D. White). Two-Minute Warning.
P 34 2-12 Staubach 34 pass to P. Howard left end zone, touchdown (1:48). Fritsch kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 80 yards, 5 plays, 1:14.
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
Pittsburgh (1:48)
Fritsch onside kick to D 42, covered by Mullins, no return.
D 42 1-10 F. Harris run left, loss of 2. Dallas-first time out.
D 44 2-12 F. Harris 2 run left. Dallas-second time out (1:33).
D 42 3-10 Bleier 1 run left. Dallas-third time out (1:28).
D 41 4-9 Bleier 2 run off right tackle (Jones).
Dallas (1:22)
D 39 1-10 Staubach 11 keeper left.
50 1-10 Staubach 12 pass to P. Pearson (Kellum).
P 38 1-10 Staubach recovered own fumble, pass to D. Pearson overthrown, incomplete.
P 38 2-10 Staubach pass to P. Howard right end zone broken up (Lambert), incomplete.
P 38 3-10 Staubach pass to D. Pearson deep intercepted 2 yards into end zone. Edwards 35 return to P 33.

FINAL SCORE:
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17

FINAL RECORDS:
Pittsburgh 15-2, Dallas 12-5

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