Super Bowl XIII Play by Play

Super Bowl XIII play-by-play | Final: Pittsburgh 35 Dallas 31
Super Bowl XIII odds: Pittsburgh -3.5 Super Bowl XIII Total: 37

Dallas won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Dallas (15:00)
Gerela kick to D 5, B. Johnson 23 return (Winston).
D 28 1-10 Dorsett 9 sweep left (Shell).
D 37 2-1 Dorsett 16 run middle (Shell).
P 47 1-10 Newhouse run middle, no gain (Greenwood).
P 47 2-10 Dorsett 13 sweep right (Ham).
P 34 1-10 D. Pearson fumbled handoff from Dorsett on double reverse, Banaszak recovered for Pittsburgh at P 47.
Pittsburgh (12:59)
P 47 1-10 F. Harris sweep right, loss of 1 (Waters).
P 46 2-11 F. Harris 2 run middle (Breunig).
P 48 3-9 Bradshaw 12 pass to Stallworth middle (C. Harris).
D 40 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth left incomplete.
D 40 2-10 Bleier 2 run wide right (Barnes).
D 38 3-8 Bradshaw 10 pass to Grossman right (Barnes).
D 28 1-10 Bradshaw 28 pass to Stallworth left edge of end zone, touchdown (9:47). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 53 yards, 7 plays, 3:12.
Pittsburgh 7, Dallas 0
Dallas (9:47)
Gerela kick to D 12, Brinson 16 return (Cole).
D 28 1-10 Staubach pass to Newhouse underthrown, incomplete.
D 28 2-10 Dorsett 4 run off right tackle (Ham).
D 32 3-6 Staubach 26 pass to B. Johnson middle (R. Johnson).
P 42 1-10 Dorsett 3 run left (Blount).
P 39 2-7 Staubach sacked, loss of 12 (Furness).
D 49 3-19 Staubach sacked, loss of 10 (D. White).
D 39 4-29 D. White 43 punt, Bell 12 return (Hughes).
Pittsburgh (6:09)
P 30 1-10 F. Harris 5 run left (Kyle).
P 35 2-5 Bradshaw pass to Swann right overthrown, incomplete.
P 35 3-5 Bradshaw 22 pass to F. Harris middle (C. Harris).
D 43 3-5 Bradshaw 13 pass to Swann rigth (Barnes).
D 30 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth left intercepted at D 15, Lewis 21 return Stallworth.
Dallas (4:18)
D 36 1-10 Newhouse 3 run middle (Greenwood).
D 39 2-7 Newhouse sweep left, loss of 1 (Lambert).
D 38 3-8 Staubach pass to P. Pearson overthrown, incomplete.
D 38 4-8 D. White 24 punt out of bounds.
Pittsburgh (2:37)
P 38 1-10 F. Harris 9 run off left tackle (Kyle).
P 47 2-1 F. Harris 1 run middle. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 10 for holding (Davis).
P 37 2-11 F. Harris 6 run left (Kyle).
P 43 3-5 Bradshaw sacked, loss of 2 (Martin), fumbled, Jones recovered for Dallas at P 41.
Dallas (1:00)
P 41 1-10 Newhouse 2 run middle (Greenwood).
P 39 2-8 Staubach pass to D. Pearson broken up (Shell), incomplete.
P 39 3-8 Staubach 39 pass to Hill left sideline (caught at P 16), touchdown (:00). Septien kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 41 yards, 3 plays, 1:00.
Pittsburgh 7, Dallas 7
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
Pittsburgh 7, Dallas 7

Second quarter
Pittsburgh (15:00)
Septien kick to P 26, L. Anderson 1 return (Huther).
P 27 1-10 Bradshaw 10 pass to Grossman left (Waters).
P 37 1-10 F. Harris 7 run left (Jones).
P 44 2-3 F. Harris 1 run middle (Jones).
P 45 3-2 F. Harris 3 run off left tackle (Lewis).
P 48 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Grossman middle overthrown, incomplete.
P 48 2-10 Bradshaw pass to Swann broken up (Waters), incomplete.
P 48 3-10 Bradshaw sacked, loss of 11 (Henderson), fumbled, recovered by Dallas, Hegman 37 return, touchdown (12:08). Septien kicked extra point.
Dallas 14, Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh (12:08)
Septien kick into end zone, touchback.
P 20 1-10 F. Harris 2 run left (Martin).
P 22 2-8 F. Harris 3 run left (L. Cole).
P 25 3-5 Bradshaw 75 pass to Stallworth right (catch at P 35), then up middle, touchdown (10:25). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 80 yards, 3 plays, 1:43.
Dallas 14, Pittsburgh 14
Dallas (10:25)
Gerela kick to D 10, B. Johnson 21 return (Moser).
D 31 1-10 Newhouse sweep left, loss of 4 (Banaszak).
D 27 2-14 Dorsett sweep right, loss of 3 (Ham).
D 24 3-17 Staubach sacked, loss of 11 (Greene), fumbled, Rafferty recovered for Dallas at D 13.
D 13 4-28 D. White 38 punt, Bell 3 return (Henderson).
Pittsburgh (7:43)
D 48 1-10 Bradshaw 26 pass to Swann right (Waters).
D 22 1-10 F. Harris sweep left, loss of 8 (Jones).
D 30 2-18 Bradshaw pass to Grossman incomplete. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 5 for holding (Henderson). Automatic first down.
D 25 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Stallworth dropped, incomplete.
D 25 2-10 F. Harris 2 run left (Stalls).
D 23 3-8 Bradshaw sacked, loss of 11 (Hegman).
D 34 4-19 Gerela's 51-yard field-goal attempt hit the crossbar, no good.
Dallas (4:55)
D 34 1-10 Dorsett 5 run left (Furness).
D 39 2-5 Newhouse sweep left, no gain (R. Cole).
D 39 3-5 Staubach 7 pass to P. Pearson right (Ham).
D 46 1-10 Staubach 10 pass to Hill right (Wagner). Two-Minute Warning.
P 44 1-10 Staubach 12 screen pass to Dorsett (R. Johnson). Unsportsmanlike conduct fouls against Dallas (Dorsett) and Pittsburgh (R. Johnson) offset.
P 32 1-10 Staubach pass to D. Pearson middle intercepted at P 16, Blount 13 return (D. Pearson). Dallas penalized 15 for personal foul (DuPree).
Pittsburgh (1:41)
P 44 1-10 F. Harris sweep left, loss of 2 (Hegman). Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 10 for illegal use of hands (Mullins).
P 34 1-20 Bradshaw 29 screen to Swann right (Waters).
D 37 1-10 Bradshaw 21 pass to Swann middle (Barnes).
D 16 1-10 Bradshaw pass to F. Harris dropped, incomplete.
D 16 2-10 F. Harris 9 run left (Kyle). Pittsburgh-first time out.
D 7 3-1 Bradshaw rollout right, 7 pass to Bleier right end zone, touchdown (:26). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 56 yards, 5 plays, 1:15.
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 14
Dallas (:26)
Gerela kick to D 9, Brinson 25 return (Winston).
D 34 1-10 Staubach 1 run evading pass rush (Greenwood).
D 35 2-9 P. Pearson 6 draw right (Ham).
D 41 3-3 Staubach pass to P. Pearson overthrown, incomplete.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 14

Third quarter
Pittsburgh (15:00)
Septien kick to P 15, L. Anderson 24 return (G. Brown).
P 39 1-10 F. Harris sweep right, loss of 4 (Breunig).
P 35 2-14 Bradshaw pass to Bleier left overthrown, incomplete.
P 35 3-14 Bradshaw 9 pass to Bell (out of bounds).
P 44 4-5 Colquitt 41 punt, B. Johnson fair catch.
Dallas (13:44)
D 15 1-10 Newhouse run off left tackle, loss of 2 (D. White).
D 13 2-12 Staubach pass to Dorsett dropped, incomplete. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 5 for holding (Shell). Automatic first down.
D 18 1-10 Newhouse 5 run right (Lambert).
D 23 2-5 Dallas penalized 5 for delay of game.
D 18 2-10 Staubach 11 run right evading pass rush (Greene).
D 29 1-10 Dorsett 1 run left (R. Cole).
D 30 2-9 Staubach 7 run left evading pass rush (Furness).
D 37 3-2 Laidlaw run left, no gain (R. Cole).
D 37 4-2 D. White 43 punt, Bell 4 return (Henderson).
Pittsburgh (9:15)
P 24 1-10 F. Harris run right, loss of 2 (Jones).
P 22 2-12 Bleier 1 run left (Stalls).
P 23 3-11 Pittsburgh penalized 5 for false start (Kolb).
P 18 3-16 Bradshaw pass to Swann right underthrown, incomplete.
P 18 4-16 Colquitt 36 punt, B. Johnson 12 return (Peterson).
Dallas (7:31)
P 42 1-10 Staubach received lateral from Dorsett, pass to Hill end zone incomplete (R. Johnson).
P 42 2-10 Dorsett 4 sweep right (Greenwood).
P 38 3-6 Staubach 8 pass to P. Pearson left (Blount).
P 30 1-10 Dorsett 1 run right (Ham).
P 29 2-9 Laidlaw 7 draw right (Ham).
P 22 3-2 Dorsett 5 run right (R. Cole).
P 17 1-10 Staubach pass to DuPree right overthrown, incomplete.
P 17 2-10 Dorsett 7 run middle (Shell). Dallas-first time out (2:46).
P 10 3-3 Staubach pass to J. Smith end zone dropped, incomplete.
P 10 4-3 Septien, 27-yard field goal (2:36).
Dallas scoring drive: 32 yards, 9 plays, 4:55.
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
Pittsburgh (2:36)
Septien kick out of bounds. Dallas penalized 5 for illegal procedure (Septien). Septien kick to P 9, L. Anderson 20 return (Thurman).
P 29 1-10 F. Harris 3 run middle (Breunig).
P 32 2-7 Bradshaw pass to Bell middle overthrown, incomplete.
P 32 3-7 Bradshaw rushed, 12 pass to Bell right (Kyle).
P 44 1-10 Bradshaw pass to Swann right underthrown, incomplete.
P 44 2-10 Bradshaw pass to Swann right broken up (Barnes), incomplete.
P 44 3-10 Bradshaw sacked, loss of 3 (R. White).
P 41 4-13 Colquitt 52 punt, B. Johnson 21 return.
Dallas (:09)
D 28 1-10 Dorsett 2 sweep right (Shell).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17

Fourth quarter
D 30 2-8 Staubach pass to D. Pearson right overthrown, incomplete.
D 30 3-8 Staubach 13 swing pass to Dorsett left (Dungy).
D 43 1-10 Dorsett run off right tackle, no gain (Lambert).
D 43 2-10 Laidlaw 5 draw right (Lambert).
D 48 3-5 Staubach pass to Dorsett batted away (Greene), incomplete.
D 48 4-5 D. White 44 punt downed at P 8. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 5 for illegal man downfield (Thurman).
D 43 4-10 D. White 50 punt. Bell 8 return (Henderson).
Pittsburgh (12:08)
P 15 1-10 F. Harris 2 run off right tackle (Jones).
P 17 2-8 Bradshaw rushed, pass to Bell underthrown, incomplete.
P 17 3-8 Bradshaw 9 pass to Grossman left (C. Harris).
P 26 1-10 Bradshaw 13 pass to Swann right (Barnes).
P 39 1-10 F. Harris 5 sweep left (R. White).
P 44 2-5 Bradshaw pass to Swann deep right incomplete. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 33 for pass interference (Barnes).
D 23 1-10 Bradshaw 4 pass to Swann right flat (Martin).
D 19 2-6 F. Harris 2 run wide left (Kyle).
D 17 3-4 Pittsburgh penalized 5 for delay of game.
D 22 3-9 F. Harris 22 run over left guard and up middle, touchdown (7:10). Gerela kicked extra point. Dallas penalized 5 for offsides, assessed on kickoff.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 85 yards, 8 plays, 4:58.
Pittsburgh 28, Dallas 17
Dallas (7:10)
Gerela kick to D 24, R. White no return (Dungy), fumbled, Winston recovered for Pittsburgh at D 18.
Pittsburgh (6:57)
D 18 1-10 Bradshaw 18 pass to Swann middle back of end zone, touchdown (6:51). Gerela kicked extra point. Dallas penalized 5 for offsides, assessed on kickoff.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 18 yards, 1 play, :06.
Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 17
Dallas (6:51)
Gerela kick to D 3, B. Johnson 19 return. Dallas penalized 11 (half the distance) for clipping (C. Brown).
D 11 1-10 Staubach 7 swing pass to Dorsett left (Lambert).
D 18 2-3 Staubach sacked, loss of 8 (Banaszak).
D 10 3-11 Staubach 18 run evading pass rush (Lambert).
D 28 1-10 Staubach 17 pass to D. Pearson right sideline.
D 45 1-10 Dorsett 29 draw middle (R. Johnson).
P 26 1-10 Staubach 10 pass to DuPree left (Toews).
P 16 1-10 Staubach 9 pass to D. Pearson middle (R. Cole).
P 7 2-1 Staubach 7 pass to DuPree right (caught at P 7), touchdown (2:27). Septien kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 89 yards, 8 plays, 4:24.
Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 24
Pittsburgh (2:27)
Septien onside kick to D 48, touched by Dungy, Thurman recovered for Dallas at D 48.
Dallas (2:23)
D 48 1-10 Staubach pass to DuPree broken up (Ham), incomplete.
D 48 2-10 Staubach 22 pass to D. Pearson right (R. Johnson). Two-Minute Warning.
P 30 1-10 Staubach sacked, loss of 11 (Greenwood).
P 41 2-21 Staubach 3 pass to Dorsett right (Ham).
P 38 3-18 Staubach pass to Hill in end zone overthrown, incomplete.
P 38 4-18 Staubach 25 pass to D. Pearson middle (Wagner). Dallas-second time out (:41) (injury-D. Pearson).
P 13 1-10 Staubach 9 pass to Dorsett middle (Wagner).
P 4 2-1 Staubach pass to P. Pearson in end zone underthrown, incomplete.
P 4 3-1 Staubach 4 pass to B. Johnson right end zone, touchdown (:22). Septien kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 52 yards, 9 plays, 2:01.
Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
Pittsburgh (:22)
Septien onside kick to D 45, covered by Bleier, no return.
D 45 1-10 Bradshaw knelt down, loss of 3. Dallas-third time out (:17).
D 48 2-13 Bradshaw knelt down, loss of 2.

FINAL SCORE:
Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31

FINAL RECORDS:
Pittsburgh 17-2, Dallas 14-5