COWBOYS WIN THEIR SECOND SUPER BOWL

Super Bowl XII featured the first Super Bowl to be played indoors--at the Superdome in New Orleans. The Dallas Cowboys were in their fourth Super Bowl of the decade while the Denver Broncos were in their first. The game had a subtext to it--former Cowboy Craig Morton was the starting quarterback for Denver. Craig Morton and Roger Staubach were competing once again, this time for the Super Bowl title.

The game was never in doubt. Dallas dominated both sides of the ball. Dallas took a 13-0 lead to the half-time break and continued their dominance into the second half. The third quarter contained a piece of history for Dallas, a controversial call that went in favor of Dallas. Roger Staubach's 45-yard pass to Butch Johnson was ruled a touchdown despite some angles showing that it was dropped. Even without the touchdown, the Cowboys were firmly in control of the game. With the touchdown, the game was nearly out-of-reach. Denver scored to make the score 20-10. Dallas had a play up their sleeve to end all doubt. Robert Newhouse performed the perfect halfback option by passing 29 yards to Golden Richards and the touchdown. Dallas was once again Super Bowl Champions.

Starting Lineups

Scoring

First Quarter

10:31 -- Dallas - TD, Tony Dorsett 3 Yard Run (Efren Herrera Kick)

13:29 -- Dallas - FG, Efren Herrera, 35 Yard

Second Quarter

03:44 -- Dallas - FG, Efren Herrera, 43 Yard

Third Quarter

02:28 -- Denver - FG, Jim Turner, 47 Yard

08:01 -- Dallas - TD, Butch Johnson 45 Yard Pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera Kick)

09:21 -- Denver - TD, Rob Lytle 1 Yard Run (Jim Turner Kick)

Fourth Quarter

07:56 -- Dallas - TD, Golden Richards 29 Yard Pass from Robert Newhouse (Efren Herrera Kick)

Individual Stats