Previously, the designated "home" team was required to wear their team colored jersey. That's not saying we’re going to go out there and kick butts, but that's saying we’re going to be going about our business, what we’re being paid for.The Steelers exhibition schedule did not start off smoothly, despite coming away with a 22–10 victory against the In the fourth and final pre-season game, the Steelers' defense once again played well, but the offense was the weak link in a 16–13 loss to the At the end of the preseason, the Steelers were listed by The Steelers came into the season opener as heavy favorites over the Meanwhile, the Steelers scored two second-quarter touchdowns, the first coming on a throw from This game marked the second ever meeting between the Steelers and the The first quarter saw Bradshaw injure his throwing hand when he jammed his index finger on a helmet.The win gave the Steelers a 2–0 record – a mark they had achieved only once since The Steelers entered the third week 2–0 and favored to win, though one sportswriter called the Steelers "convincing but not overpowering", and noted that they had not beaten the The Bengals came into the game without their starting quarterback, The Steelers players were beginning to feel that the team might be once again approaching the level of the Super Bowl teams. Stallworth and Swann became the first pair of teammates to each have 100 yards receiving in a Super Bowl and first time two receivers did it in the same game. His rehabilitation from the surgery was not complete and he was unable to run.The Jim Clack trade also netted the Steelers nothing when John Hicks was injured in the pre-season and placed on the injured reserve list. This was the first Super Bowl that featured a rematch of a previous one (the Steelers had previously beaten the Cowboys, 21–17, in The NFL awarded Super Bowl XIII to Miami on June 14, 1977 at the owners meetings held in New York. The three division winners from each conference would be ranked first through third and be given a week off, and two wild card teams from each conference, seeded fourth and fifth, would play a playoff game with the winner going on to play the first seeded team (or, if they were in the same division, the second seed). But Dallas could not overcome their miscues in the second half. As far as I'm concerned he was working for the other people. In the following week, any doubts about the Cowboys due to their struggle to win against the Falcons were quickly put to rest as they shut out the 12-4 Meanwhile, the Steelers easily demolished the defending AFC champion Although the Super Bowl had grown into America's biggest one-day sporting event by this point, many believe the 13th edition began the game's evolution to unofficial national holiday. The NFL instituted several major changes for the 1978 season. After the game, Terry Bradshaw mocked Dallas linebacker Thomas Henderson's previous insult about him not being able to spell the word "cat", stating "Ask if he can spell M.V.P".The teams would face in yet another re-match in Three Rivers Stadium during Week 9 of the 1979 regular season, with the Steelers prevailing in a defensive slug fest, 14–3.
So I have to assume that he [referring to John Clayton] is working for the competition. Among the departed were: The regular season was extended from 14 to 16 games, with an offsetting decrease in the number of preseason games from six to four.
With this start, Staubach became the first quarterback to start four Super Bowls. The side judge was added by a vote of NFL owners at their March 1978 meeting. The Cowboys, who traditionally wear their white jerseys in home games and often only wear their blue jerseys against teams that have similar policies for themselves (This was the first Super Bowl played on grass to match two teams which played their home games on The Cowboys were playing their third Super Bowl at the Orange Bowl, the first team to play three different Super Bowls in the same stadium.
But Dallas finished strong, winning their last six regular season games to post a 12–4 record. Unlike Super Bowl XIII, Harris was able to break free of Doomsday, gaining 48 of his 102 yards on the game-clinching touchdown. Houston would never pose a threat for the rest of the game as they turned over the ball 4 times in their 6 second-half possessions. However, after an incomplete pass and a 2-yard run by Harris, Hegman sacked Bradshaw for an 11-yard loss on third down, pushing the ball back to the 34-yard line. It was the first Super Bowl with a true heavyweight title-fight feel, given the Steelers' and Cowboys' unquestioned status as the two best teams in the NFL, and the honor of the first three-time Super Bowl champion (and likely team of the 1970s designation) that would go to the winner. Butch Johnson caught 2 passes for 30 yards and a touchdown, returned 3 kickoffs for 63 yards, and gained 33 yards on 2 punt returns, giving him 126 total yards. In the second quarter, a 19-yard field goal by Oilers kicker Toni Fritsch cut the score 14–3, but then the Steelers scored 17 points during the last 48 seconds of the second quarter. 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates Roster The 1978 Pittsburgh Pirates team roster seen on this page includes every player who appeared in a game during the 1978 season. But late in the quarter, a 12-yard punt return by Cowboys receiver Two controversial penalties early in the fourth quarter paved the way for the Steelers to score 14 unanswered points. Jack Fette became the first official to work four Super Bowls. As the Steelers backers placed bets on them the sportsbooks adjusted the line. Bleier said after the game, "At some point, I don't know when, people are going to start saying, 'Hey, it's the Steelers again. Pittsburgh Steelers roster for the 1978 NFL season. The Steelers entered the season as defending champions of the The team began the 1978 season with seven straight victories, before losing to the The 1978 Steelers team was rated the thirty-fifth best team in the history of the NFL (to September 2015) by In 2007, the 1978 Steelers were ranked as the 3rd greatest Super Bowl champions on the The NFL instituted several major changes for the 1978 season. " On the ensuing kickoff, video shows that Gerela slipped when trying to plant his foot, causing him to squib the ball, which bounced to Cowboys lineman Some of the Steelers were already celebrating victory on the sidelines, but the Cowboys refused to give up. Chief among these were the extension of the regular season and playoff expansion.