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| SUPER BOWL SUNDAY | 22 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2016 Jan. 18, 1976 at Miami Dallas 7 3 0 7 — 17 Pittsburgh 7 0 0 14 — 21 Attendance — 80,187 The Steelers won the Super Bowl for the second consecutive year on Terry Bradshaw's 64-yard touchdown pass to Lynn Swann and an aggressive SUPER BOWL X STEELERS WIN 2ND STRAIGHT IN CLASSIC OVER COWBOYS Jan. 9, 1977 at Pasadena Oakland 0 16 3 13 — 32 Minnesota 0 0 7 7 — 14 Attendance — 103,438 See page 10. SUPER BOWL XI RAIDERS WIN 1ST TITLE BEHIND STABLER AND BILETNIKOFF Jan. 12, 1975 at New Orleans Pittsburgh 0 2 7 7 — 16 Minnesota 0 0 0 6 — 6 Attendance — 80,997 Pittsburgh's Steel Curtain totally shut down Minnesota's offense to hand the Vikings their third Super Bowl defeat. In beating Oakland for the AFC title, Pittsburgh held the Raiders to 29 yards rushing. The Vikings didn't reach that total. On 21 rushing plays, Minnesota managed a net of 17 yards. Yet, Minnesota trailed only 2-0 at the half, the result of a safety when Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton botched a pitchout deep in his territory. Tarkenton fell on the ball in the end zone and was pounced upon by Steelers defensive end Dwight White. The Steelers got another break at the start of the second half when Vikings running back Bill Brown fumbled the kickoff and Pittsburgh's Marv Kellum recovered on the Vikings 30. Four plays later, Franco Harris scored from 12 yards SUPER BOWL IX STEELERS DEFENSE SHUTS DOWN VIKINGS FOR FIRST TITLE FILE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pittsburgh Steelers' Lynn Swann makes a diving catch against the Dallas Cowboys during Super Bowl X at the Orange Bowl in Miami. defense that snuffed out a late rally by the Cowboys. Leading 15-10 in the fourth quar- ter, Bradshaw withstood a ferocious Cowboys rush to unleash his scoring strike to Swann. Swann, known for his spectacular catches, made four recep- tions for 161 yards, and was voted the game's MVP. Dallas came back on a Roger Staubach- to-Percy Howard 34-yard TD pass to close within four points. Then with 1:22 to go, Pittsburgh gave up the ball on downs. Staubach picked up a couple of first downs, but his desperation pass on the last play of the game was picked off by Glen Edwards in the end zone. Jan. 14, 1973 at Los Angeles Miami 7 7 0 0 — 14 Washington 0 0 0 7 — 7 Attendance — 90,182 Miami went 14-0 in the regular season, but struggled in its two playoff wins over Cleveland (20-14) and Pittsburgh (21-17). Washington was 11-3 during the regular season and posted impres- sive playoff wins over Green Bay (16-3) and Dallas (26-3). So the Dolphins were a slight underdog in seeking the first perfect season in NFL history. They played virtually flaw- less football in the first half, and late in the first quarter Bob Griese directed Miami on a 63-yard drive capped by a 28-yard pass to Howard Twilley. Then, just before the half, Jim Kiick went over from the 1-yard line to give Miami a 14-0 lead. Washington was apparently going to be shut out when, with about two minutes remaining in the game, Miami's Garo Yepremian attempted a 42-yard field goal. It was blocked. Yepremian then picked up the ball and attempted to pass, only to have the ball slip out of his hands right to Mike Bass of the Red- skins. Bass ran 49 yards for the score. But the Dolphins held on. Miami safety Jake Scott picked off two passes in the game and was voted MVP. SUPER BOWL VII DOLPHINS TOP REDSKINS TO COMPLETE UNDEFEATED SEASON Jan. 13, 1974 at Houston Minnesota 0 0 0 7 — 7 Miami 14 3 7 0 — 24 Attendance — 71,882 The 12-2 Dolphins weren't unbeaten this time, but Miami made it two Super Bowl wins in a row and became the first team with three straight Super Bowl appearances. Miami marched 62 and 56 yards for scores in the first 15 minutes. Larry Csonka, the game's most valuable player, scored on a 5-yard run and Jim Kiick blasted over from 1 yard. Trailing 17-0 near the end of the half, Minnesota faced a fourth-and-1 from the Miami 6. Electing to go for the first down, Minnesota came up short when running back Oscar Reed fumbled. Csonka gained 145 yards on 33 car- SUPER BOWL VIII DOLPHINS REPEAT BEHIND RUNNING OF CSONKA AND KIICK FILE — THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Larry Csonka runs the ball against the Minnesota Vikings during Super Bowl VIII in Houston, Texas. ries and Bob Griese threw only seven passes in the game, a Super Bowl low, completing six for 73 yards. and Pittsburgh led 9-0. Minnesota narrowed the margin to three points at 4:27 of the fourth quarter when Matt Blair blocked Bobby Walden's punt and Terry Brown recov- ered in the end zone. But the Steelers came right back on a 66-yard march culminating in a 4-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw to Larry Brown. Harris, the game's MVP, set a Super Bowl rushing record with 158 yards on 34 carries and led the Steelers offense that outgained Minnesota 333-119.