Super Bowl XII Play by Play

Super Bowl XII play-by-play | Final: Dallas 27 Denver 10
Super Bowl XII odds: Dallas -6 Super Bowl XII Total: 39

Dallas won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Dallas (15:00)
Turner kick to DA 15, Johnson 14 return (Rich).
DA 29 1-10 Johnson double reverse, recovered own fumble, loss of 9
(T. Jackson).
DA 20 2-19 Dorsett run left, no gain (Gradishar).
DA 20 3-19 Staubach 8 screen right to P. Pearson (Carter).
DA 28 4-11 D. White 40 punt, Upchurch fair catch. Dallas penalized 15 for interference (Henderson).
Denver (13:02)
DE 47 1-10 Keyworth run right, loss of 5 (Henderson).
DE 42 2-15 Keyworth 3 run right (Henderson).
DE 45 3-12 Morton 21 pass to Moses middle (Barnes).
DA 34 1-10 Armstrong 1 run left (Breunig).
DA 33 2-9 Morton pass batted away at line (Jones).
DA 33 3-9 Morton sacked, loss of 11 (R. White).
DA 44 4-20 Dilts 43 punt, Hill recovered own fumble, no return.
Dallas (9:46)
DA 1 1-10 Staubach 15 swing pass to Dorsett (T. Jackson).
DA 16 1-10 Dorsett 3 run right (Alzado).
DA 19 2-7 Dorsett 3 run middle, fumbled, Fitzgerald recovered for Dallas at DA 22.
DA 22 3-4 Staubach sacked, loss of 6 (Carter).
DA 16 4-10 D. White 37 punt, Upchurch 7 return. Denver penalized 15 for clipping (Rich).
Denver (7:25)
DE 39 1-10 Morton pass to Moses deep overthrown, incomplete.
DE 39 2-10 Morton pass incomplete. Play nullified and Denver penalized 10 for illegal use of hands (Glassic).
DE 29 2-20 Morton pass right intercepted at DE 25, Hughes no return.
Dallas (7:09)
DE 25 1-10 Staubach 13 swing pass to DuPree (B. Jackson).
DE 12 1-10 Newhouse 2 run off right tackle (Smith).
DE 10 2-8 Dorsett 6 run right (Wright).
DE 4 3-2 Dorsett 1 run right (Rizzo, Gradishar).
DE 3 4-1 Dorsett 3 run off left tackle, touchdown (4:29). Herrera kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 25 yards, 5 plays, 2:40.
Dallas 7, Denver 0
Denver (4:29)
Herrera kick to DE 3, Schultz 37 return (Barnes).
DE 40 1-10 Lytle 2 run left (Pugh).
DE 42 2-8 Morton rushed, pass middle tipped by Breunig and intercepted at DA 46, Kyle 19 return (Minor).
Dallas (3:27)
DE 35 1-10 Newhouse 9 run left (T. Jackson).
DE 26 2-1 Dorsett 18 run around right end (Wright).
DE 8 1-goal Dorsett run middle, no gain (Alzado).
DE 8 2-goal Staubach pass to DuPree incomplete.
DE 8 3-goal Staubach sacked, loss of 10 (Alzado).
DE 18 4-goal Herrera, 35-yard field goal (1:31).
Dallas scoring drive: 17 yards, 5 plays, 1:56.
Dallas 10, Denver 0
Denver (1:31)
Herrera kick to DE 14, Upchurch 14 return (Huther).
DE 28 1-10 Perrin sweep right, no gain (Barnes).
DE 28 2-10 Perrin 4 run off right tackle (Breunig).
DE 32 3-6 Morton screen pass to Perrin, loss of 7 (Jones).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Dallas 10, Denver 0

Second quarter
DE 25 4-13 Dilts 32 punt downed at DA 43.
Dallas (14:50)
DA 43 1-10 Dorsett 2 run right (Rizzo).
DA 45 2-8 Dallas penalized 5 for false start (Rafferty).
DA 40 2-13 Staubach 11 screen right to P. Pearson (Grant).
DE 49 3-2 Newhouse 7 run right (Wright).
DE 42 1-10 Staubach 19 pass to DuPree right (B. Jackson).
DE 23 1-10 Dorsett 4 run right (Thompson).
DE 19 2-6 Staubach pass to Dorsett right overthrown, incomplete.
DE 19 3-6 Staubach sacked, loss of 6 (stepped out of bounds).
DE 25 4-12 Herrera, 43-yard field goal (11:16).
Dallas scoring drive: 32 yards, 7 plays, 3:34.
Dallas 13, Denver 0
Denver (11:16)
Herrera kick to DE 7, Upchurch 13 return (Hegman). Denver penalized 10 for illegal use of hands.
DE 10 1-10 Lytle 5 run right (Pugh).
DE 15 2-5 Morton deep pass to Moses underthrown, intercepted at DA 40, Barnes no return (Moses).
Dallas (10:21)
DA 40 1-10 Newhouse 2 run left (Alzado).
DA 42 2-8 Staubach 4 pass to Newhouse. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 10 for holding.
DA 32 2-18 Staubach pass to P. Pearson left dropped, incomplete.
DA 32 3-18 Staubach sacked, loss of 4 (Carter).
DA 28 4-22 D. White 36 punt, Schultz no return, fumbled, Huther recovered for Dallas at DE 40.
DE 40 1-10 Dorsett 2 run right.
DE 38 2-8 Dorsett 19 sweep right (B. Jackson).
DE 19 1-10 P. Pearson 1 run right (Grant).
DE 18 2-9 Dorsett run left, loss of 3 (Swenson).
DE 21 3-12 Dallas penalized 5 for false start.
DE 26 3-17 Staubach pass to Johnson in end zone knocked away (Wright), incomplete.
DE 26 4-17 Herrera's 43-yard field-goal attempt was wide left, no good.
Denver (5:51)
DE 26 1-10 Armstrong run right, loss of 3 (Jones).
DE 23 2-13 Keyworth 3 run left. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 5 for offsides (Martin).
DE 28 2-8 Armstrong 4 sweep right (Hughes).
DE 32 3-4 Morton 10 pass to Dolbin. Play nullified and Denver
penalized 5 for illegal procedure.
DE 27 3-9 Morton 15 pass to Dolbin. Dolbin fumbled, recovered by Dallas at DE 46, Hughes 19 return.
Dallas (4:05)
DE 27 1-10 Dorsett 8 sweep right (Swenson).
DE 19 2-2 Newhouse 10 sweep left (T. Jackson).
DE 9 1-goal Staubach swing pass to Newhouse right, loss of 7 (Swenson). Two-Minute Warning.
DE 16 2-goal Staubach pass to D. Pearson in end zone incomplete.
DE 16 3-goal Staubach 1 screen left to Newhouse (B. Jackson).
DE 15 4-goal Herrera's 32-yard field-goal attempt was wide right, no good.
Denver (1:06)
DE 20 1-10 Morton 10 pass to Odoms, Odoms fumbled, recovered by Dallas at DE 30, Hughes 2 return (Odoms).
Dallas (:59)
DE 28 1-10 Staubach 16 pass to DuPree, DuPree fumbled, T. Jackson recovered for Denver at DE 12.
Denver (:49)
DE 12 1-10 Lytle 4 run right. Play nullified and Denver penalized 5 for illegal procedure.
DE 7 1-15 Perrin 4 run right (R. White).
DE 11 2-11 Lytle 16 run left (Renfro).
DE 27 1-10 Lytle 13 sweep left (Kyle).
DE 40 1-10 Morton pass to Odoms underthrown, intercepted at DA 38, Washington 27 return (Perrin).
Dallas (:06)
DE 35 1-10 Staubach 8 pass to P. Pearson (out of bounds).
DE 27 2-2 Herrera's 44-yard field-goal attempt was wide left, no good.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Dallas 13, Denver 0

Third quarter
Denver (15:00)
Herrera kick to DE 10, Schultz 25 return (Henderson).
DE 35 1-10 Keyworth run right, no gain (Pugh).
DE 35 2-10 Armstrong 18 sweep right (Harris).
DA 47 1-10 Morton pass to Dolbin middle incomplete.
DA 47 2-10 Morton option pitch, Keyworth 6 run right.
DA 41 3-4 Morton rushed, screen to Armstrong incomplete.
DA 41 4-4 Dilts faked punt, sacked, loss of 4. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 5 for illegal procedure (12 men on field).
DA 36 1-10 Morton pass to Moses left underthrown, incomplete.
DA 36 2-10 Keyworth 5 draw middle (R. White).
DA 31 3-5 Armstrong 1 run right (Jones).
DA 30 4-4 Turner, 47-yard field goal (12:32).
Denver scoring drive: 35 yards, 8 plays, 2:28.
Dallas 13, Denver 3
Dallas (12:32)
Turner kick out of bounds. Denver penalized 5 for illegal procedure (Turner). Turner kick to DA 6, Johnson recovered own fumble, 15 return (Nairne).
DA 21 1-10 Newhouse 2 run left (Carter).
DA 23 2-8 Staubach 5 pass to Newhouse right (T. Jackson).
DA 28 3-3 Staubach 7 pass to P. Pearson. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 10 for illegal man downfield.
DA 18 3-13 Staubach 2 run evading pass rush (Gradishar).
DA 20 4-11 D. White 53 punt, Upchurch 8 return (Lewis).
Denver (10:03)
DE 35 1-10 Morton pass to Moses left incomplete.
DE 35 2-10 Lytle sweep right, no gain (Breunig).
DE 35 3-10 Morton sacked, loss of 9 (Martin).
DE 26 4-19 Dilts 32 punt, Hill fair catch.
Dallas (9:28)
DA 42 1-10 Staubach 5 keeper left (Rizzo).
DA 47 2-5 Dorsett 1 run right. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 5 for illegal motion.
DA 42 2-10 Staubach 13 pass to D. Pearson (Gradishar).
DE 45 1-10 Dorsett run left, no gain (Rizzo).
DE 45 2-10 Staubach pass to Richards in end zone overthrown, incomplete.
DE 45 3-10 Staubach 45 pass to Johnson left end zone, diving fingertip catch, touchdown (6:59). Herrera kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 58 yards, 5 plays, 2:29.
Dallas 20, Denver 3
Denver (6:59)
Herrera kick to DE 7, Upchurch 67 return (Hill).
DA 26 1-10 Morton pass to Lytle almost intercepted (Jones).
DA 26 2-10 Lytle 4 run off left tackle (R. White).
DA 22 3-6 Weese 5 pass to Jensen right (Waters).
DA 17 4-1 Jensen 16 sweep right (Kyle).
DA 1 1-goal Lytle 1 run left, touchdown (5:39). Turner kicked extra point. Dallas penalized 5 for offsides (Jones), assessed on kickoff.
Denver scoring drive: 26 yards, 5 plays, 1:20.
Dallas 20, Denver 10
Dallas (5:39)
Turner kick to DA 6, Brinson 22 return (B. Jackson). Dallas penalized 14 (half the distance) for unnecessary roughness.
DA 14 1-10 Newhouse 1 run right (Wright).
DA 15 2-9 Staubach 18 pass to DuPree right.
DA 33 1-10 Newhouse 6 run right (T. Jackson).
DA 39 2-4 Newhouse 3 run middle (Chavous).
DA 42 3-1 Staubach 8 pass to Johnson left flat (Alzado).
50 1-10 Staubach 9 pass to Richards middle (Gradishar).
DE 41 2-1 Newhouse 4 run right (T. Jackson).
DE 37 1-10 Staubach pass to Dorsett, loss of 4 (Thompson).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Dallas 20, Denver 10

Fourth quarter
DE 41 2-14 Staubach 5 pass to P. Pearson (Carter).
DE 36 3-9 Staubach sacked, loss of 9 (T. Jackson), fumbled, Carter recovered for Denver at DE 45.
Denver (14:02)
DE 45 1-10 Lytle run right, loss of 8. Dallas penalized 5 for facemask (Waters). Automatic first down.
DE 42 1-10 Weese 9 pass to Upchurch right (Harris).
DA 49 2-1 Armstrong 3 run right (Lewis).
DA 46 1-10 Weese pass to Dolbin deep right incomplete.
DA 46 2-10 Weese pass to Upchurch in end zone incomplete.
DA 46 3-10 Weese pass to Dolbin middle incomplete.
DA 46 4-10 Dilts 46 punt into end zone, touchback.
Dallas (12:18)
DA 20 1-10 D. White 5 screen left to P. Pearson (Rizzo).
DA 25 2-5 Newhouse 2 run right (Carter).
DA 27 3-3 D. White 13 draw middle (Gradishar).
DA 40 1-10 D. White pass to P. Pearson incomplete.
DA 40 2-10 Newhouse 1 draw (Chavous). Dallas-first time out.
DA 41 3-9 Staubach pass to D. Pearson left incomplete.
DA 41 4-9 D. White 42 punt, Upchurch 7 return (Henderson).
Denver (8:50)
DE 24 1-10 Weese pass to Odoms, loss of 1 (Waters).
DE 23 2-11 Weese 7 keeper right (R. White).
DE 30 3-4 Weese sacked, loss of 1 (Martin), fumbled, Kyle recovered for Dallas at DE 29.
Dallas (7:11)
DE 29 1-10 Newhouse 29 option pass to Richards left end zone, touchdown (7:04). Herrera kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 29 yards, 1 play, :07.
Dallas 27, Denver 10
Denver (7:04)
Herrera kick to DE 36, Jensen 17 return (Hughes).
DA 47 1-10 Weese pass deflected at line (Jones), incomplete.
DA 47 2-10 Armstrong 3 run right (Breunig).
DA 44 3-7 Lytle 5 run right (Hegman).
DA 39 4-2 Weese 10 run right (Cole).
DA 29 1-10 Weese 9 pass to Dolbin right (Washington).
DA 20 2-1 Weese 9 run evading pass rush (Washington).
DA 11 1-10 Weese pass to Moses in end zone overthrown, incomplete.
DA 11 2-10 Weese sacked, loss of 5 (Lewis).
DA 16 3-15 Lytle run right, loss of 3 (Breunig). Denver penalized 5 for spiking.
DA 24 4-23 Weese pass to Upchurch dropped at DA 5, incomplete.
Dallas (3:14)
DA 25 1-10 Staubach pass to D. Pearson incomplete.
DA 25 2-10 P. Pearson 5 sweep right (Thompson).
DA 30 3-5 Staubach 8 pass to P. Pearson. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 10 for illegal man downfield (Scott).
DA 20 3-15 Laidlaw 1 run (Rizzo). Two-Minute Warning.
DA 21 4-14 D. White 48 punt, Upchurch 10 return. Play nullified and Denver penalized 5 for running into kicker. Automatic first down.
DA 26 1-10 Newhouse 3 run (Swenson). Denver-first time out.
DA 29 2-7 P. Pearson 5 run (Rizzo). Denver-second time out.
DA 34 3-2 Newhouse 3 run left.
DA 37 1-10 Staubach knelt down, loss of 1.

FINAL SCORE:
Dallas 27, Denver 10

FINAL RECORDS:
Dallas 15-2, Denver 14-3