| Dallas Cowboys at Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Game Statistics & Box Score |
| Date: November 20, 1977 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Venue: Three Rivers Stadium Attendance: 49761 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 57 F Humidty: % Wind: 10 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | DAL | PIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Tony Dorsett 13 run (Efren Herrera kick blocked) | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 61 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 6 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Jay Saldi 23 pass from Roger Staubach (Efren Herrera kick) | 13 | 7 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Lynn Swann 9 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 14 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | John Stallworth 28 pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 21 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh SteelersPIT | Franco Harris 2 run (Roy Gerela kick) | 13 | 28 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 83 | WR | Golden Richards |
| 73 | LOT | Ralph Neely |
| 66 | LOG | Burton Lawless |
| 62 | C | John Fitzgerald |
| 64 | ROG | Tom Rafferty |
| 67 | ROT | Pat Donovan |
| 89 | TE | Billy Joe DuPree |
| 12 | QB | Roger Staubach |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 44 | RB | Robert Newhouse |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 75 | LDT | Jethro Pugh |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 56 | LLB | Thomas Henderson |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 50 | RLB | D.D. Lewis |
| 31 | LCB | Benny Barnes |
| 41 | SS | Charlie Waters |
| 43 | FS | Cliff Harris |
| 25 | RCB | Aaron Kyle |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 82 | WR | John Stallworth |
| 88 | WR | Lynn Swann |
| 55 | LOT | Jon Kolb |
| 57 | LOG | Sam Davis |
| 52 | C | Mike Webster |
| 50 | ROG | Jim Clack |
| 79 | ROT | Larry Brown |
| 89 | TE | Bennie Cunningham |
| 12 | QB | Terry Bradshaw |
| 20 | RB | Rocky Bleier |
| 32 | RB | Franco Harris |
| Offense | ||
| 64 | LDE | Steve Furness |
| 75 | LDT | Joe Greene |
| 63 | RDT | Ernie Holmes |
| 75 | RDE | Dwight White |
| 59 | LLB | Jack Ham |
| 53 | MLB | Dennis Winston |
| 51 | RLB | Loren Toews |
| 24 | LCB | J.T. Thomas |
| 45 | LS | Jimmy Allen |
| 27 | RS | Glen Edwards |
| 24 | RCB | Mel Blount |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | FD | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rdDownEff | 4thDownEff | PEN | PENY | FUM | Lost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAL | 28:33 | 20 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 4/14 | / | 8 | 55 | 2 | 0 |
| PIT | 31:27 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4/13 | / | 6 | 55 | 1 | 1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 17 | 73 | 4.3 | 13 | 1 |
| Robert Newhouse | 10 | 63 | 6.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 136 | 5.0 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Franco Harris | 29 | 179 | 6.2 | 61t | 2 |
| Rocky Bleier | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Sidney Thornton | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Bradshaw | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Reggie Harrison | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| John Stallworth | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 228 | 4.9 | 2 | |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Roger Staubach | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 2 | 230 | 6.4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 56.5 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 18 | 50.0 | 2 | 230 | 6.4 | 1 | 3 | 29 | 56.5 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||||||
| Terry Bradshaw | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 0 | 106 | 8.8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 127.1 | |
| Team Totals | 12 | 7 | 58.3 | 0 | 106 | 8.8 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 127.1 | |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Preston Pearson | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 0 | |
| Tony Dorsett | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| Jay Saldi | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 1 | |
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Robert Newhouse | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 230 | 12.8 | 1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| John Stallworth | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 1 | |
| Rocky Bleier | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bennie Cunningham | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Lynn Swann | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 106 | 15.1 | 2 | |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||
| Jimmy Allen | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 |
| Tony Dungy | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | |||
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TB | I20 | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||
| Danny White | 8 | 284 | 35.5 | 44 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 284 | 35.5 | ||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |||||||
| Bobby Walden | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | 65 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 229 | 38.2 | ||||
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Butch Johnson | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Larry Brinson | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 41 | 0 | |
| Butch Johnson | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Pittsburgh Steelers | ||||||
| Jim Smith | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Alvin Maxson | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Randy White | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | |
| Steve Furness | 1.0 |
| Dwight White | 1.0 |
| Ernie Holmes | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 |