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Sunday November 20, 1977
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NFL game summary for 11/20/1977:



Franco Harris rushed for a career-high 179 yards and Terry Bradshaw threw two touchdown passes, as the Steelers won this Super Bowl X rematch. Dallas scored first on Tony Dorsett's 13-yard run. The extra-point kick was blocked and Dallas led 6-0. Franco Harris scored his first touchdown on a 61-yard scamper and the Steelers led 7-6. Roger Staubach brought Dallas back with a 23-yard TD pass to tight end Jay Saldi, but Bradshaw's nine-yard pass to Lynn Swann gave the halftime lead to the Steelers. In the third period, Pittsburgh put the game away as it scored on a 28-yard pass from Bradshaw to John Stallworth and Harris' TD run from two yards out.

Team stats coming into this game (NFL ranks in parentheses):

TeamRush Yds/GmPass Yds/GmTot Yds/GmTurnovers
Dallas CowboysOFFENSE168.9  (4)175.7  (4)344.6  (3)14
DEFENSE114.1  (2)83.2  (1)197.3  (1)26
Pittsburgh SteelersOFFENSE163.1  (6)175.9  (3)339.0  (4)38
DEFENSE114.8  (3)121.1  (6)235.9  (4)25

Line: Steelers by 1

Team1234F
Dallas Cowboys (8-2-0)670013
Pittsburgh Steelers (6-4-0)01414028

( 6- 0) DAL Tony Dorsett 13 yard rush (kick failed)
( 6- 7) PIT Franco Harris 61 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
(13- 7) DAL Jay Saldi 23 yard pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick)
(13-14) PIT Lynn Swann 9 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(13-21) PIT John Stallworth 28 yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)
(13-28) PIT Franco Harris 2 yard rush (Roy Gerela kick)
                     DAL             PIT
First Downs:         20              17
Rushes-yards:        27-136          47-228
Yards/rush:          5.0             4.9
Comp-Att-Yd-INT:     18-36-230-2     7-12-106-0
Sacked-yards:        3-29            1-14
Net pass yards:      201             92
Net yards/pass:      5.2             7.1
Total net yards:     337             320
Total plays:         66 (40% run)    60 (78% run)  
Yards/play:          5.1             5.3
Fumbles-lost:        2-0             1-1
Turnovers:           2               1
Penalties-yards:     8-55            6-65

Attendance: 49,761
Passing:
DAL: Roger Staubach, 18 of 36 for 230 yards and 1 TD (2 int)
PIT: Terry Bradshaw, 7 of 12 for 106 yards and 2 TDs

Rushing:
DAL: Tony Dorsett, 17 for 73 yards and 1 TD; Robert Newhouse, 10 for 63 yards
PIT: Franco Harris, 29 for 179 yards and 2 TDs; Rocky Bleier, 12 for 39 yards; Jack Deloplaine, 2 for 7 yards; Sidney Thornton, 1 for 2 yards; Terry Bradshaw, 1 for 1 yard; Reggie Harrison, 1 for 1 yard; John Stallworth, 1 for -1 yards

Receiving:
DAL: Preston Pearson, 4 for 39 yards; Tony Dorsett, 4 for 37 yards; Drew Pearson, 3 for 71 yards; Billy Joe DuPree, 3 for 45 yards; Jay Saldi, 2 for 33 yards and 1 TD; Butch Johnson, 1 for 11 yards; Robert Newhouse, 1 for -6 yards
PIT: John Stallworth, 4 for 46 yards and 1 TD; Rocky Bleier, 1 for 30 yards; Bennie Cunningham, 1 for 21 yards; Lynn Swann, 1 for 9 yards and 1 TD

Kick returns:
DAL: Larry Brinson, 2 for 65 yards; Butch Johnson, 2 for 54 yards
PIT: Jim Smith, 2 for 59 yards; Alvin Maxson, 1 for 43 yards

Punt returns:
DAL: Butch Johnson, 1 for 4 yards
PIT: Jim Smith, 1 for 9 yards

Interceptions:
PIT: Jimmy Allen, 1 for 48 yards; Tony Dungy, 1 for 7 yards

Punting:
DAL: Danny White, 8 for 284 yards
PIT: Bobby Walden, 6 for 229 yards

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