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The following records were set in Super Bowl XIII, according to the official NFL.com box score [32] and the ProFootball reference.com game summary. [33] Some records have to meet NFL minimum number of attempts to be recognized. [34] The minimums are shown (in parentheses).
The postseason tournament concluded with the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Dallas Cowboys in Super Bowl XIII, 35–31, on January 21, 1979, at the Orange Bowl in Miami. This was the first year that the playoffs expanded to a ten-team format, adding a second wild card team (a fifth seed) from each conference.
There are four NFL teams that have never appeared in a Super Bowl: the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Jacksonville Jaguars, and Houston Texans, though both the Browns (1950, 1954, 1955, 1964) and Lions (1935, 1952, 1953, 1957) had won NFL Championship Games prior to the creation of the Super Bowl in the 1966 season.
One yard short, in an incredible Super Bowl ending. 3. Super Bowl XIII: January 21, 1979, Orange Bowl in Miami ... Manning hit him with a 13-yard strike to give New York the game-winning score ...
Three-peat bids in NFL history. GREEN BAY PACKERS. 1967, Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10. ... 1978, Super Bowl XIII: Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31. 1979, Super Bowl XIV ...
The highest-scoring Super Bowl was Super Bowl XXIX on January 29, 1995, in which the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers defeated the AFC champion San Diego Chargers 49–26 for a combined 75 points. This Super Bowl win was the only win for Steve Young in his career as a starter, although he won two as a backup as well.
25. Super Bowl VII (1973) Miami Dolphins def. Washington Redskins, 14-7. This was a game where the final score is a bit deceptive of how close the contest actually was, Super Bowl VII was a ...
The 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 46th season in the National Football League (NFL). The season concluded with the team winning Super Bowl XIII to become the first franchise in the NFL to win three Super Bowl titles. [1] The championship run was led by quarterback Terry Bradshaw and the team's vaunted Steel Curtain defense ...