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In 1978, Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, in the Super Bowl, sorted by yards descending
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Down
| Down | Num | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| First | 30 | 34.9% |
| Second | 23 | 26.7% |
| Third | 16 | 18.6% |
| Fourth | 8 | 9.3% |
| None | 9 | 10.5% |
Yds To Go
| ToGo | Num | Pct |
|---|---|---|
| 0-3 | 11 | 12.8% |
| 4-6 | 7 | 8.1% |
| 7-10 | 49 | 57.0% |
| 11+ | 10 | 11.6% |
| Avg | 9.29 |
Team Offense
- Totals for team as offense
| Play Results | Play Type | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | G | Plays | ToGo | Yds | 1st% | TO% | TD | FG | Int | Fmb | Sk | Pass | Rush | FG | Punt | |
| DAL | 1 | 86 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 22.1% | 1.2% | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 5 | |
Team Defense
- Totals vs. team as defense
| Play Results | Play Type | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tm | G | Plays | ToGo | Yds | 1st% | TO% | TD | FG | Int | Fmb | Sk | Pass | Rush | FG | Punt | |
| PIT | 1 | 86 | 9.3 | 5.2 | 22.1% | 1.2% | 3 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 35 | 32 | 1 | 5 | |
Individual Plays
| Date | Tm | Opp | Quarter | Time | Down | ToGo | Location | Score | Detail | Yds | EPB | EPA | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 0:06 | 3 | 8 | PIT 39 | 6-7 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Tony Hill for 39 yards, touchdown | 39 | 1.880 | 7.000 | 5.12 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 4:26 | 1 | 10 | DAL 45 | 17-35 | Tony Dorsett for 29 yards | 29 | 1.930 | 3.840 | 1.91 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 8:59 | 3 | 6 | DAL 32 | 0-7 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Butch Johnson for 26 yards | 26 | 0.100 | 2.790 | 2.69 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 0:52 | 4 | 18 | PIT 38 | 24-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Drew Pearson for 25 yards (tackle by Mike Wagner) | 25 | 0.720 | 4.710 | 3.99 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 0:20 | 14-21 | Roy Gerela kicks off 56 yards, returned by Larry Brinson for 25 yards | 25 | ||||||
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 15:00 | 0-0 | Roy Gerela kicks off 60 yards, returned by Butch Johnson for 23 yards | 23 | ||||||
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 2:14 | 2 | 10 | DAL 48 | 24-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Drew Pearson for 22 yards | 22 | 1.580 | 3.580 | 2.00 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 10:25 | 14-14 | Roy Gerela kicks off 55 yards, returned by Butch Johnson for 21 yards | 21 | ||||||
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 6:51 | 17-35 | Roy Gerela kicks off 62 yards, returned by Butch Johnson for 19 yards | 19 | ||||||
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 5:24 | 3 | 11 | DAL 10 | 17-35 | Roger Staubach for 18 yards (tackle by Jack Lambert) | 18 | -1.540 | 0.810 | 2.35 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 4:55 | 1 | 10 | DAL 28 | 17-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Drew Pearson for 17 yards | 17 | 0.810 | 1.930 | 1.12 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 9:47 | 0-7 | Roy Gerela kicks off 53 yards, returned by Larry Brinson for 16 yards | 16 | ||||||
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 14:26 | 2 | 1 | DAL 37 | 0-0 | Tony Dorsett for 16 yards (tackle by Donnie Shell) | 16 | 1.480 | 2.460 | .98 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 13:52 | 2 | 10 | PIT 47 | 0-0 | Tony Dorsett for 13 yards (tackle by Jack Ham) | 13 | 1.910 | 3.310 | 1.40 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 14:56 | 3 | 8 | DAL 30 | 17-21 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Tony Dorsett for 13 yards (tackle by Tony Dungy) | 13 | -0.160 | 1.800 | 1.96 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 2:00 | 1 | 10 | PIT 44 | 14-14 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Tony Dorsett for 12 yards | 12 | 2.650 | 3.450 | .80 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 12:02 | 2 | 10 | DAL 18 | 14-21 | Roger Staubach for 11 yards (tackle by Joe Greene) | 11 | -0.490 | 0.870 | 1.36 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 2:46 | 1 | 10 | DAL 46 | 14-14 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Tony Hill for 10 yards (tackle by Mike Wagner) | 10 | 1.990 | 2.650 | .66 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 3:57 | 1 | 10 | PIT 26 | 17-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Billy Joe DuPree for 10 yards (tackle by Loren Toews) | 10 | 3.840 | 4.510 | .67 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 14:43 | 1 | 10 | DAL 28 | 0-0 | Tony Dorsett for 9 yards (tackle by Donnie Shell) | 9 | 0.810 | 1.480 | .67 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 3:28 | 1 | 10 | PIT 16 | 17-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Drew Pearson for 9 yards | 9 | 4.510 | 5.540 | 1.03 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 0:41 | 1 | 10 | PIT 13 | 24-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Tony Dorsett for 9 yards (tackle by Mike Wagner) | 9 | 4.710 | 5.730 | 1.02 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 6:44 | 3 | 6 | PIT 38 | 14-21 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Preston Pearson for 8 yards (tackle by Mel Blount) | 8 | 2.080 | 3.580 | 1.50 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 3:26 | 2 | 10 | PIT 17 | 14-21 | Tony Dorsett for 7 yards (tackle by Donnie Shell) | 7 | 3.850 | 4.340 | .49 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 5:26 | 2 | 9 | PIT 29 | 14-21 | Scott Laidlaw for 7 yards (tackle by Jack Ham) | 7 | 3.170 | 3.400 | .23 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 3:29 | 3 | 5 | DAL 39 | 14-14 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Preston Pearson for 7 yards (tackle by Jack Ham) | 7 | 0.630 | 1.990 | 1.36 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 10:56 | 2 | 9 | DAL 30 | 14-21 | Roger Staubach for 7 yards (tackle by Steve Furness) | 7 | 0.460 | 0.700 | .24 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 2:59 | 2 | 1 | PIT 7 | 23-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Billy Joe DuPree for 7 yards, touchdown | 7 | 5.540 | 7.000 | 1.46 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 6:22 | 1 | 10 | DAL 11 | 17-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Tony Dorsett for 7 yards (tackle by Jack Lambert) | 7 | -0.370 | 0.000 | .37 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 0:08 | 2 | 9 | DAL 35 | 14-21 | Preston Pearson for 6 yards (tackle by Jack Ham) | 6 | 0.790 | 0.890 | .10 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 12:52 | 1 | 10 | DAL 18 | 14-21 | Robert Newhouse for 5 yards (tackle by Jack Lambert) | 5 | 0.040 | 0.280 | .24 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 4:55 | 1 | 10 | DAL 34 | 14-14 | Tony Dorsett for 5 yards (tackle by Steve Furness) | 5 | 1.200 | 1.330 | .13 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 13:44 | 2 | 10 | DAL 43 | 17-21 | Scott Laidlaw for 5 yards (tackle by Jack Lambert) | 5 | 1.250 | 1.220 | -0.03 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 4:47 | 3 | 2 | PIT 22 | 14-21 | Tony Dorsett for 5 yards | 5 | 3.400 | 4.440 | 1.04 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 9:32 | 2 | 10 | DAL 28 | 0-7 | Tony Dorsett for 4 yards (tackle by Jack Ham) | 4 | 0.260 | 0.100 | -0.16 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 7:23 | 2 | 10 | PIT 42 | 14-21 | Tony Dorsett for 4 yards (tackle by L.C. Greenwood) | 4 | 2.240 | 2.080 | -0.16 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 0:26 | 3 | 1 | PIT 4 | 30-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Butch Johnson for 4 yards, touchdown | 4 | 5.010 | 7.000 | 1.99 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 4:18 | 1 | 10 | DAL 36 | 0-7 | Robert Newhouse for 3 yards (tackle by L.C. Greenwood) | 3 | 1.330 | 1.200 | -0.13 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 1:38 | 2 | 21 | PIT 41 | 24-35 | Roger Staubach pass complete to Tony Dorsett for 3 yards (tackle by Jack Ham) | 3 | 1.550 | 1.290 | -0.26 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 8:26 | 1 | 10 | PIT 42 | 0-7 | Tony Dorsett for 3 yards (tackle by Mel Blount) | 3 | 2.790 | 2.650 | -0.14 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 0:09 | 1 | 10 | DAL 28 | 17-21 | Tony Dorsett for 2 yards (tackle by Donnie Shell) | 2 | 0.810 | 0.530 | -0.28 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 1:00 | 1 | 10 | PIT 41 | 0-7 | Robert Newhouse for 2 yards (tackle by L.C. Greenwood) | 2 | 2.850 | 2.580 | -0.27 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 6:05 | 1 | 10 | PIT 30 | 14-21 | Tony Dorsett for 1 yard (tackle by Jack Ham) | 1 | 3.580 | 3.170 | -0.41 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 11:29 | 1 | 10 | DAL 29 | 14-21 | Tony Dorsett for 1 yard | 1 | 0.870 | 0.460 | -0.41 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 0:14 | 1 | 10 | DAL 34 | 14-21 | Roger Staubach for 1 yard (tackle by L.C. Greenwood) | 1 | 1.200 | 0.790 | -0.41 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 2:23 | 1 | 10 | DAL 48 | 24-35 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Billy Joe DuPree | 0 | 2.130 | 1.580 | -0.55 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 13:08 | 3 | 5 | DAL 48 | 17-21 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Tony Dorsett | 0 | 1.220 | -0.190 | -1.41 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 12:29 | 4 | 5 | DAL 48 | 17-21 | 0 | -0.190 | -0.520 | -0.33 | |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 12:20 | 4 | 10 | DAL 43 | 17-21 | Danny White punts 50 yards | 0 | -0.520 | 0.220 | .74 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 7:10 | 17-28 | Roy Gerela kicks off 41 yards, returned by Randy White for no gain. Randy White fumbles, recovered by Dirt Winston | 0 | ||||||
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 0:33 | 2 | 8 | PIT 39 | 0-7 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Drew Pearson | 0 | 2.580 | 1.880 | -0.70 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 2:47 | 4 | 8 | DAL 38 | 0-7 | Danny White punts 24 yards | 0 | -0.850 | -1.470 | -0.62 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 3:18 | 3 | 8 | DAL 38 | 0-7 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Preston Pearson | 0 | 0.370 | -0.850 | -1.22 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 6:47 | 4 | 29 | DAL 39 | 0-7 | Danny White punts 43 yards | 0 | -0.780 | -0.940 | -0.16 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 10:23 | 3 | 2 | DAL 37 | 14-21 | Scott Laidlaw for no gain | 0 | 0.700 | -0.910 | -1.61 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 9:40 | 1 | 10 | DAL 28 | 0-7 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Robert Newhouse | 0 | 0.810 | 0.260 | -0.55 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 1:16 | 3 | 18 | PIT 38 | 24-35 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Tony Hill | 0 | 1.290 | 0.720 | -0.57 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 13:18 | 1 | 10 | PIT 34 | 0-0 | . Drew Pearson fumbles, recovered by John Banaszak | 0 | 3.310 | -2.060 | -5.37 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 13:35 | 1 | 10 | PIT 34 | 0-0 | Tony Dorsett for no gain | 0 | 3.310 | 3.310 | .00 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 0:32 | 2 | 1 | PIT 4 | 24-35 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Preston Pearson | 0 | 5.730 | 5.010 | -0.72 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 14:09 | 1 | 10 | PIT 47 | 0-0 | Robert Newhouse for no gain (tackle by L.C. Greenwood) | 0 | 2.460 | 1.910 | -0.55 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 14:20 | 1 | 10 | DAL 43 | 17-21 | Tony Dorsett for no gain (tackle by Jack Lambert) | 0 | 1.800 | 1.250 | -0.55 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 12:27 | 2 | 5 | DAL 23 | 14-21 | 0 | 0.280 | -0.490 | -0.77 | |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 9:50 | 4 | 2 | DAL 37 | 14-21 | Danny White punts 43 yards | 0 | -0.910 | -0.540 | .37 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 7:31 | 1 | 10 | PIT 42 | 14-21 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Tony Hill | 0 | 2.790 | 2.240 | -0.55 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 13:18 | 2 | 12 | DAL 13 | 14-21 | 0 | -0.920 | 0.040 | .96 | |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 0:02 | 3 | 3 | DAL 41 | 14-21 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Preston Pearson | 0 | 0.890 | -0.650 | -1.54 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 1:52 | 1 | 10 | PIT 32 | 14-14 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Drew Pearson is intercepted by Mel Blount and returned for 13 yards | 0 | 3.450 | -1.860 | -5.31 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 4:08 | 1 | 10 | PIT 17 | 14-21 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Billy Joe DuPree | 0 | 4.440 | 3.850 | -0.59 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 4:12 | 2 | 5 | DAL 39 | 14-14 | Robert Newhouse for no gain | 0 | 1.330 | 0.630 | -0.70 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 2:46 | 3 | 3 | PIT 10 | 14-21 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Jackie Smith | 0 | 4.340 | 2.860 | -1.48 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 2:41 | 4 | 3 | PIT 10 | 17-21 | Rafael Septien 27 yard field goal good | 0 | 2.860 | 3.000 | .14 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 8:17 | 4 | 28 | DAL 13 | 14-14 | Danny White punts 38 yards | 0 | -2.490 | -2.390 | .10 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 15:00 | 2 | 8 | DAL 30 | 17-21 | Roger Staubach pass incomplete intended for Drew Pearson | 0 | 0.530 | -0.160 | -0.69 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 3:48 | 2 | 7 | DAL 39 | 0-7 | Robert Newhouse for -1 yards (tackle by Jack Lambert) | -1 | 1.200 | 0.370 | -0.83 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 3 | 13:44 | 1 | 10 | DAL 15 | 14-21 | Robert Newhouse for -2 yards | -2 | -0.220 | -0.920 | -0.70 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 9:21 | 2 | 14 | DAL 27 | 14-14 | Tony Dorsett for -3 yards (tackle by Jack Ham) | -3 | -0.080 | -1.150 | -1.07 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 9:53 | 1 | 10 | DAL 31 | 14-14 | Robert Newhouse for -4 yards (tackle by John Banaszak) | -4 | 1.000 | -0.080 | -1.08 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 5:53 | 2 | 3 | DAL 18 | 17-35 | Roger Staubach sacked by John Banaszak for -8 yards | -8 | 0.000 | -1.540 | -1.54 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 7:20 | 3 | 19 | DAL 49 | 0-7 | Roger Staubach sacked for -10 yards | -10 | 0.370 | -0.780 | -1.15 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | 2:00 | 1 | 10 | PIT 30 | 24-35 | Roger Staubach sacked by L.C. Greenwood for -11 yards | -11 | 3.580 | 1.550 | -2.03 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 2 | 8:49 | 3 | 17 | DAL 24 | 14-14 | Roger Staubach sacked for -11 yards. Roger Staubach fumbles, recovered by Tom Rafferty | -11 | -1.150 | -2.490 | -1.34 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | 7:53 | 2 | 7 | PIT 39 | 0-7 | Roger Staubach sacked by Steve Furness for -12 yards | -12 | 2.650 | 0.370 | -2.28 |
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | PIT 2 | 24-35 | Rafael Septien kicks extra point good | |||||||
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 1 | PIT 2 | 7-7 | Rafael Septien kicks extra point good | |||||||
| 1979-01-21 | Cowboys | Steelers | 4 | PIT 2 | 31-35 | Rafael Septien kicks extra point good |
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