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You Are Here > Pro-Football-Reference.com > Boxscores > Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys - January 18th, 1976
Pittsburgh Steelers 21 vs. Dallas Cowboys 17
Sunday, January 18, 1976
Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Dallas Cowboys 17| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers (15-2-0) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Dallas Cowboys (12-5-0) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Scoring
| PIT | DAL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OT | DAL | Drew Pearson 29 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 0 | 7 |
| PIT | Randy Grossman 7 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 7 | 7 | |
| DAL | Toni Fritsch 36 yard field goal | 7 | 10 | |
| PIT | Safety, Harrison blocked Hoopes kick through end zone | 9 | 10 | |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 36 yard field goal | 12 | 10 | |
| PIT | Roy Gerela 18 yard field goal | 15 | 10 | |
| PIT | Lynn Swann 64 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed) | 21 | 10 | |
| DAL | Percy Howard 34 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Toni Fritsch kick) | 21 | 17 |
Team Stats
| PIT | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 14 |
| Rush-yards-TDs | 46-149-0 | 31-108-0 |
| Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT | 9-19-209-2-0 | 15-24-204-2-3 |
| Sacked-yards | 2-19 | 7-42 |
| Net pass yards | 190 | 162 |
| Total yards | 339 | 270 |
| Fumbles-lost | 4-0 | 4-0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 3 |
| Penalties-yards | 0-0 | 2-20 |
Rushing & Receiving
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Lynn Swann | PIT | 4 | 161 | 1 | 64 | ||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | PIT | 9 | 19 | 209 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 8 | ||||
| Franco Harris | PIT | 27 | 82 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 26 | 0 | 26 | ||||||
| Rocky Bleier | PIT | 15 | 51 | 0 | 8 | ||||||||||
| John Stallworth | PIT | 2 | 8 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Randy Grossman | PIT | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Larry Brown | PIT | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||
| Tm | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Lng | Att | Yds | TD | Lng | Rec | Yds | TD | Lng | |
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 15 | 24 | 204 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 11 | ||||
| Robert Newhouse | DAL | 16 | 56 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | ||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 5 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 14 | ||||||
| Drew Pearson | DAL | 2 | 59 | 1 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Percy Howard | DAL | 1 | 34 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||
| Charley Young | DAL | 3 | 31 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||
| Doug Dennison | DAL | 5 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| Jean Fugett | DAL | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
Defense & Returns
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Kick Returns | Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FR | Yds | TD | Rt | Yds | TD | Lng | Ret | Yds | TD | Lng | |||
| Mel Blount | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 0 | 27 | |||||||||
| Dave Brown | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| Mike Collier | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 | |||||||||
| Glen Edwards | PIT | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| Steve Furness | PIT | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| L.C. Greenwood | PIT | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Franco Harris | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| J.T. Thomas | PIT | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| Mike Wagner | PIT | 1 | 19 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Bobby Walden | PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dwight White | PIT | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 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 | |||
| John Fitzgerald | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Preston Pearson | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Golden Richards | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Roger Staubach | DAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Randy White | DAL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
Pittsburgh Steelers Starting Lineup
| Terry Bradshaw | QB |
| Rocky Bleier | RB |
| Franco Harris | FB |
| John Stallworth | wr |
| Lynn Swann | WR |
| Larry Brown | TE |
| Jon Kolb | LT |
| Jim Clack | LG |
| Ray Mansfield | C |
| Gerry Mullins | RG |
| Gordon Gravelle | RT |
| L.C. Greenwood | LDE |
| Joe Greene | LDT |
| Ernie Holmes | RDT |
| Dwight White | RDE |
| Jack Ham | LLB |
| Jack Lambert | MLB |
| Andy Russell | RLB |
| J.T. Thomas | LCB |
| Mel Blount | RCB |
| Mike Wagner | SS |
| Glen Edwards | FS |
Dallas Cowboys Starting Lineup
| Roger Staubach | QB |
| Preston Pearson | RB |
| Robert Newhouse | FB |
| Drew Pearson | WR |
| Golden Richards | WR |
| Jean Fugett | TE |
| Ralph Neely | LT |
| Burton Lawless | LG |
| John Fitzgerald | C |
| Blaine Nye | RG |
| Rayfield Wright | RT |
| Too Tall Jones | LDE |
| Jethro Pugh | LDT |
| Larry Cole | RDT |
| Harvey Martin | RDE |
| Dave Edwards | LLB |
| Lee Roy Jordan | MLB |
| D.D. Lewis | RLB |
| Mark Washington | LCB |
| Mel Renfro | RCB |
| Charlie Waters | SS |
| Cliff Harris | FS |