Dallas won the coin toss and elected to receive.
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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| 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 forPittsburgh 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 D48. |
| 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 |
