| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers (1-5-1) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Dallas Cowboys (5-1-1) | 0 | 24 | 21 | 7 | 52 |
| Game Info | |
|---|---|
| Stadium | Cotton Bowl |
| Surface | grass |
| Weather | 64 degrees, relative humidity 58%, wind 6 mph |
| Vegas Line | Pick |
| Over/Under | 0.0 (over) |
| PIT | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Steelers | Marv Woodson 56 yard interception return (Mike Clark kick) | 7 | 0 |
| 2nd | Cowboys | Dan Reeves 1 yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 7 |
| Cowboys | Lee Roy Jordan 49 yard interception return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 14 | |
| Cowboys | Danny Villanueva 12 yard field goal | 7 | 17 | |
| Cowboys | Dan Reeves 8 yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 7 | 24 | |
| Steelers | Cannonball Butler 93 yard kickoff return (Mike Clark kick) | 14 | 24 | |
| 3rd | Cowboys | Mel Renfro 87 yard kickoff return (Danny Villanueva kick) | 14 | 31 |
| Cowboys | Frank Clarke 22 yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 14 | 38 | |
| Steelers | John Hilton 4 yard pass from Ron C. Smith (Mike Clark kick) | 21 | 38 | |
| Cowboys | Pete Gent 84 yard pass from Don Meredith (Danny Villanueva kick) | 21 | 45 | |
| 4th | Cowboys | J.D. Smith 1 yard rush (Danny Villanueva kick) | 21 | 52 |
| PIT | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 6 | 24 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 12-7-0 | 43-192-1 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 10-30-133-1-2 | 14-33-275-4-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 4-21 | 4-42 |
| Net pass yards | 112 | 233 |
| Total yards | 119 | 425 |
| Fumbles-lost | 3-2 | 2-0 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 9-98 | 9-90 |
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roy Jefferson | PIT | 4 | 74 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Ron C. Smith | PIT | 8 | 25 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby L. Smith | PIT | 1 | 21 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| John Hilton | PIT | 2 | 16 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Gary Ballman | PIT | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| George Izo | PIT | 2 | 5 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| J.R. Wilburn | PIT | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Cannonball Butler | PIT | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Willie Asbury | PIT | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Dick Hoak | PIT | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Don Meredith | DAL | 11 | 25 | 226 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dan Reeves | DAL | 13 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 39 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Pete Gent | DAL | 1 | 84 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Don Perkins | DAL | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Frank Clarke | DAL | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 4 | 39 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Buddy Dial | DAL | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Craig Morton | DAL | 1 | 3 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Pettis Norman | DAL | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Walt Garrison | DAL | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Les Shy | DAL | 7 | 16 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Jerry Rhome | DAL | 2 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| J.D. Smith | DAL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Cannonball Butler | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 120 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| Brady Keys | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Paul Martha | PIT | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bill Saul | PIT | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jerry Simmons | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Marv Woodson | PIT | 1 | 56 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Walt Garrison | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Bob Hayes | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| Lee Roy Jordan | DAL | 1 | 49 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Warren Livingston | DAL | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mel Renfro | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 110 | 55.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Frank Lambert | PIT | 8 | 381 | 47.6 | 0 | ||||
| PAT | FG | Punting | |||||||
| Tm | XPM | XPA | FGM | FGA | Pnt | Yds | Lng | ||
| Danny Villanueva | DAL | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 158 | 39.5 | 0 |