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Super Bowl XII

Denver Broncos 10 - Dallas Cowboys 27

January 15, 1978 • New Orleans Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

Denver Broncos
10
Team Super Bowls
Dallas Cowboys
27
Team Super Bowls

Starters

Dallas Cowboys
Craig Morton QB
Otis Armstrong RB
Jon Keyworth FB
Jack Dolbin WR
Haven Moses WR
Riley Odoms TE
Andy Maurer LT
Tom Glassic LG
Mike Montler C
Paul Howard RG
Claudie Minor RT
Barney Chavous LDE
Rubin Carter NT
Lyle Alzado RDE
Bob Swenson LOLB
Joe Rizzo LILB
Randy Gradishar RILB
Tom Jackson RILB
Louis Wright LCB
Steve Foley RCB
Bill Thompson SS
Bernard Jackson FS
Denver Broncos
Roger Staubach QB
Tony Dorsett RB
Robert Newhouse FB
Drew Pearson WR
Butch Johnson WR
Billy Joe DuPree TE
Ralph Neely LT
Herbert Scott LG
John Fitzgerald C
Tom Rafferty RG
Pat Donovan RT
Too Tall Jones LDE
Jethro Pugh LDT
Randy White RDT
Harvey Martin RDE
Thomas Henderson LLB
Bob Breunig MLB
D.D. Lewis RLB
Benny Barnes LCB
Aaron Kyle RCB
Charlie Waters SS
Cliff Harris FS

Team Stats

Stat DEN DAL
First Downs 17 11
Rush-Yds-TDs 38-143-1 29-121-1
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 19-28-217-2-0 8-25-61-0-4
Sacked-Yards 5-35 4-26
Net Pass Yards 182 35
Total Yards 325 156
Fumbles-Lost 6-2 4-4
Turnovers 2 8
Penalties-Yards 12-94 8-60

Game Story

Dallas beat Denver 27-10 on January 15, 1978 at the Superdome. The Doomsday Defense forced eight turnovers; Randy White and Harvey Martin shared MVP honors.

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