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Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31

Scoring Summary · Big Plays · Pittsburgh Steelers Statistics · Dallas Cowboys Statistics

January 21, 1979
Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida (Attendance: 79,484)

MVP: Terry Bradshaw+

Tm 1 2 3 4 Final
PIT 7 14 0 14 35
DAL 7 7 3 14 31

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter
PITTDJohn Stallworth, 28 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick is good)
DALTDTony Hill, 39 yd pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick is good)
2nd Quarter
DALTDMike Hegman, 37 yd fumble return (Rafael Septien kick is good)
PITTDJohn Stallworth, 75 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick is good)
PITTDRocky Bleier, 7 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick is good)
3rd Quarter
DALFGRafael Septien, 27 yd field goal
4th Quarter
PITTDFranco Harris, 22 yd run (Roy Gerela kick is good)
PITTDLynn Swann, 18 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick is good)
DALTDBilly Joe DuPree, 7 yd pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick is good)
DALTDButch Johnson, 4 yd pass from Roger Staubach (Rafael Septien kick is good)

Longest Plays from Scrimmage

Rk Tm Play Description Qtr Down Dist Yard Line
1 PIT John Stallworth 75 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw TD 2 3 5 PIT 25
2 DAL Tony Hill 39 yd pass from Roger Staubach TD 1 3 8 PIT 39
3 DAL Tony Dorsett 29 yd run 4 1 10 DAL 45
PIT Lynn Swann 29 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw 2 1 20 PIT 34
5 PIT John Stallworth 28 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw TD 1 1 10 DAL 28
6 PIT Lynn Swann 26 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw 2 1 10 DAL 48
DAL Butch Johnson 26 yd pass from Roger Staubach 1 3 6 DAL 32
8 DAL Drew Pearson 25 yd pass from Roger Staubach 4 4 18 PIT 38
9 DAL Drew Pearson 22 yd pass from Roger Staubach 4 2 10 DAL 48
PIT Franco Harris 22 yd run TD 4 3 9 DAL 22
PIT Franco Harris 22 yd pass from Terry Bradshaw 1 3 5 PIT 35

Pittsburgh Steelers

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Cmp Att Yds Y/A TD Int Lng Rate Att Yds Y/A TD Lng Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Terry Bradshaw 17 30 318 10.6 4 1 75 119.2 2 -5 -2.5 0 -2
Franco Harris 20 68 3.4 1 22 1 22 22.0 0 22
Rocky Bleier 2 3 1.5 0 2 1 7 7.0 1 7
Lynn Swann 7 124 17.7 1 29
John Stallworth 3 115 38.3 2 75
Randy Grossman 3 29 9.7 0 10
Theo Bell 2 21 10.5 0 12
Team 17 30 318 10.6 4 1 75 119.2 24 66 2.8 1 22 17 318 18.7 4 75

Dallas Cowboys

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Cmp Att Yds Y/A TD Int Lng Rate Att Yds Y/A TD Lng Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng
Roger Staubach 17 30 228 7.6 3 1 39 100.4 4 37 9.3 0 18
Tony Dorsett 16 96 6.0 0 29 5 44 8.8 0 13
Scott Laidlaw 3 12 4.0 0 7
Preston Pearson 1 6 6.0 0 6 2 15 7.5 0 8
Robert Newhouse 8 3 0.4 0 5
Drew Pearson 4 73 18.3 0 25
Tony Hill 2 49 24.5 1 39
Butch Johnson 2 30 15.0 1 26
Billy Joe DuPree 2 17 8.5 1 10
Team 17 30 228 7.6 3 1 39 100.4 32 154 4.8 0 29 17 228 13.4 3 39