Super Bowl X
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Dallas Cowboys
(NFC) Pittsburgh Steelers
(AFC)
17 21
1 2 3 4 Total
DAL 7 3 0 7 17
PIT 7 0 0 14 21
Date January 18, 1976
Stadium Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
MVP Lynn Swann, Wide Receiver
Favorite Steelers by 7[1][2]
Referee Norm Schachter
Attendance 80,187[3]
Future Hall of Famers
Cowboys: Tex Schramm (team administrator), Tom Landry (coach), Mike Ditka‡ (assistant coach), Mel Renfro,… More Roger Staubach, Ernie Stautner‡ (assistant coach), Randy White, Rayfield Wright‡ Elected as a player.
Steelers: Art Rooney (owner), Dan Rooney (team administrator), Chuck Noll (coach), Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster
Ceremonies
National anthem Tom Sullivan and Up With People
Coin toss United States Secretary of the Navy John Warner
Halftime show Up with People presents "200 Years and Just a Baby: Tribute to America's Bicentennial"
TV in the United States
Network CBS
Announcers Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier and Hank Stram (4th quarter only)
Nielsen ratings 42.3
(est. 57.7 million viewers)[4]
Market share 78
Cost of 30-second commercial $110,000
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Super Bowl X was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1975 season. The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 21–17 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl. They were the third team to win back-to-back Super Bowls. (The Miami Dolphins won Super Bowls VII and VIII, and the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowls I and II.) It was also the first Super Bowl in which both participating teams had previously won a Super Bowl, as the Steelers were the defending champions and the Cowboys had won Super Bowl VI.

The game was played at the Orange Bowl[5] in Miami, Florida, on January 18, 1976, one of the first major national events of the United States Bicentennial year. Both the pre-game and halftime show celebrated the Bicentennial, while players on both teams wore special patches on their jerseys with the Bicentennial logo.

Super Bowl X featured a contrast of playing styles between the Steelers and the Cowboys, which were, at the time, the two most popular teams in the league. The Steelers, dominating teams with their "Steel Curtain" defense and running game, finished the regular season with a league best 12–2 record and defeated the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs. The Cowboys, with their offense and "flex" defense, became the first NFC wild-card team to advance to the Super Bowl after posting a 10–4 regular season record and postseason victories over the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams.

Trailing 10–7 in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl X, the Steelers rallied to score 14 unanswered points, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann. The Cowboys cut the score, 21–17, late in the game with wide receiver Percy Howard's 34-yard touchdown reception, but Pittsburgh safety Glen Edwards halted Dallas' rally with an end zone interception as time expired. Swann, who caught four passes for a Super Bowl record 161 yards and one touchdown, became the first wide receiver to be named Super Bowl MVP.

Contents
1 Background
1.1 Dallas Cowboys
1.2 Pittsburgh Steelers
1.3 Playoffs
1.4 Super Bowl pregame news and notes
2 Broadcasting
3 Entertainment
4 Game summary
4.1 First quarter
4.2 Second quarter
4.3 Third quarter Less

Super Bowl X was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1975 season. The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 21–17 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl. They were the third team to win back-to… More-back Super Bowls. (The Miami Dolphins won Super Bowls VII and VIII, and the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowls I and II.) It was also the first Super Bowl in which both participating teams had previously won a Super Bowl, as the Steelers were the defending champions and the Cowboys had won Super Bowl VI.

The game was played at the Orange Bowl[5] in Miami, Florida, on January 18, 1976, one of the first major national events of the United States Bicentennial year. Both the pre-game and halftime show celebrated the Bicentennial, while players on both teams wore special patches on their jerseys with the Bicentennial logo.

Super Bowl X featured a contrast of playing styles between the Steelers and the Cowboys, which were, at the time, the two most popular teams in the league. The Steelers, dominating teams with their "Steel Curtain" defense and running game, finished the regular season with a league best 12–2 record and defeated the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs. The Cowboys, with their offense and "flex" defense, became the first NFC wild-card team to advance to the Super Bowl after posting a 10–4 regular season record and postseason victories over the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams.

Trailing 10–7 in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl X, the Steelers rallied to score 14 unanswered points, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann. The Cowboys cut the score, 21–17, late in the game with wide receiver Percy Howard's 34-yard touchdown reception, but Pittsburgh safety Glen Edwards halted Dallas' rally with an end zone interception as time expired. Swann, who caught four passes for a Super Bowl record 161 yards and one touchdown, became the first wide receiver to be named Super Bowl MVP. Less

Super Bowl X was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1975 season. The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 21–17 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl. They were the third team to win back-to… More-back Super Bowls. (The Miami Dolphins won Super Bowls VII and VIII, and the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowls I and II.) It was also the first Super Bowl in which both participating teams had previously won a Super Bowl, as the Steelers were the defending champions and the Cowboys had won Super Bowl VI.

The game was played at the Orange Bowl[5] in Miami, Florida, on January 18, 1976, one of the first major national events of the United States Bicentennial year. Both the pre-game and halftime show celebrated the Bicentennial, while players on both teams wore special patches on their jerseys with the Bicentennial logo.

Super Bowl X featured a contrast of playing styles between the Steelers and the Cowboys, which were, at the time, the two most popular teams in the league. The Steelers, dominating teams with their "Steel Curtain" defense and running game, finished the regular season with a league best 12–2 record and defeated the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs. The Cowboys, with their offense and "flex" defense, became the first NFC wild-card team to advance to the Super Bowl after posting a 10–4 regular season record and postseason victories over the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams.

Trailing 10–7 in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl X, the Steelers rallied to score 14 unanswered points, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann. The Cowboys cut the score, 21–17, late in the game with wide receiver Percy Howard's 34-yard touchdown reception, but Pittsburgh safety Glen Edwards halted Dallas' rally with an end zone interception as time expired. Swann, who caught four passes for a Super Bowl record 161 yards and one touchdown, became the first wide receiver to be named Super Bowl MVP. Less

Dallas Position Pittsburgh
Offense
Golden Richards WR John Stallworth‡
Ralph Neely LT Jon Kolb
Burton Lawless LG Jim Clack
John Fitzgerald C Ray Mansfield
Blaine Nye RG Gerry Mullins
Rayfield Wright‡ RT Gordon Gravelle
Jean Fugett TE Larry Brown
Drew Pearson WR Lynn Swann‡
Roger Staubach‡ QB Terry Bradshaw‡
Preston Pearson RB Rocky Bleier
Robert Newhouse RB Franco Harris‡
Defense
Ed "Too Tall" Jones LE L. C. Gr… Moreeenwood
Jethro Pugh LT Joe Greene‡0aR2
Larry Cole RT Ernie Holmes
Harvey Martin RE Dwight White
Dave Edwards LLB Jack Ham‡
Lee Roy Jordan MLB Jack Lambert‡
D. D. Lewis RLB Andy Russell
Mark Washington LCB J. T. Thomas
Mel Renfro‡ RCB Mel Blount‡
Charlie Waters LS Mike Wagner
Cliff Harris RS Glen Edwards
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Cowboys Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Car
Robert Newhouse 16 56 0 16 3.50
Roger Staubach 5 22 0 11 4.40
Doug Dennison 5 16 0 5 3.20
Preston Pearson 5 14 0 9 2.80

Cowboys Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Car
Robert Newhouse 16 56 0 16 3.50
Roger Staubach 5 22 0 11 4.40
Doug Dennison 5 16 0 5 3.20
Preston Pearson 5 14 0 9 2.80

Cowboys Rushing
Car2 Yds TD LG3 Yds/Car
Robert Newhouse 16 56 0 16 3.50
Roger Staubach 5 22 0 11 4.40
Doug Dennison 5 16 0 5 3.20
Preston Pearson 5 14 0 9 2.80