Super Bowl XIII

Super Bowl XIII was the ninth edition of the final match between the National Football Conference ( NFC) and the American Football Conference (AFC ) when the Super Bowl to count between the American Football League and the National Football League, it is the 13th on 21 January. , 1979, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Dallas Cowboys faced each other in Miami, Florida at the Orange Bowl Stadium. Winners were the Pittsburgh Steelers with a final score of 35:31. Pittsburgh quarterback Terry Bradshaw, of 30 passes for 318 yards and four touchdowns, completed 17, was elected despite two dropped fumbles and an interception Valuable Player.

Background

In Super Bowl XIII probably höchstkarätigen player in history occurred, 14 of the participants in this Super Bowl were later incorporated into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, nine on the part of the Steelers ( Bradshaw, Harris, Swann, Stallworth, Webster, Greene, Lambert, Ham, and Blount ) and five at the Cowboys ( Staubach, Dorsett, White, Wright and Smith). The Super Bowl was the first ever in which one team has scored more than 30 points lost. In addition, the Cowboys were the first team two times against the same team in the Super Bowl lost ( they lost in the Super Bowl against the Steelers also X ).

Game History

In the first quarter both teams scored a touchdown each, which resulted in a tie. In the second quarter of the Steelers two and the Cowboys made ​​another touchdown, which is why it was 21:14 for the Steelers. In the second half, followed by a field goal the Cowboys, followed by four touchdowns - two from each team. Thus, it stood at the end of the game 35:31 and the Steelers won their third Super Bowl.

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