Representatives from Miami touted a proposed $8-15 million stadium improvement project, a plan to erect temporary bleachers to increase capacity to nearly 80,000 spectators, and offered the facility for low rent. The selection of Miami was seen by some as a surprise, due to the aging condition of the Miami Orange Bowl. Though neither were selected, Detroit was invited to bid for a future game at the next meeting. Seattle and Detroit were attempting to become the first cold-weather city to host a Super Bowl, albeit inside a domed stadium. A total of eight cities submitted bids: Miami, Pasadena ( Rose Bowl), Los Angeles ( Coliseum), Houston, New Orleans, Dallas ( Cotton Bowl), Seattle ( Kingdome), and Detroit ( Pontiac Silverdome). It marked the fifth and final time the Orange Bowl was chosen to host a Super Bowl. For the first time since 1973, multiple Super Bowl host sites were selected at the same meeting. The NFL awarded Super Bowl XIII to Miami on Jat the owners' meetings held in New York City. This game featured a combined 26 Hall of Famers (15 from the Steelers and 11 from the Cowboys). The Cowboys were able to score two touchdowns in the final minutes of the game, but still ended up being the first defending champion to lose in the Super Bowl and the first losing Super Bowl team to score 30 points or more. Dallas also could not overcome turnovers, drops, and a controversial penalty during the second half. The Cowboys were able to stay close, only trailing 21–17 at the end of the third quarter, but Pittsburgh scored two touchdowns in a span of 19 seconds in the fourth period. His 75-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter also tied Johnny Unitas in Super Bowl V for the longest pass in a Super Bowl. Bradshaw eclipsed Bart Starr's Super Bowl record for passing yards in the first half with 253 yards in the air as the Steelers led 21–14 at intermission. He was the first quarterback since Staubach in Super Bowl VI to win the award. Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw was named Super Bowl MVP for completing 17 of 30 passes for 318 yards and 4 touchdowns (both of which were Super Bowl records at the time) with 1 interception. The Pittsburgh Steelers (quarterbacked by Terry Bradshaw) won Super Bowl IX during the 1974–75 season, and Super Bowl X during the 1975–76 season. The Dallas Cowboys (quarterbacked by Roger Staubach) won Super Bowl VI during the 1971–72 season and Super Bowl XII during the 1977–78 season. Super Bowl XIII is also the only Super Bowl to date that featured two teams (and quarterbacks) that had previously won two Super Bowls in the same decade. Pittsburgh entered the game after posting a 14–2 regular season record and playoff wins over the Denver Broncos and the Houston Oilers. Dallas was also the defending Super Bowl XII champion, and finished the 1978 regular season with a 12–4 record, and posted playoff victories over the Atlanta Falcons and the Los Angeles Rams. This was the first Super Bowl that featured a rematch of a previous one (the Steelers had previously beaten the Cowboys, 21–17, in Super Bowl X), and both teams were attempting to be the first club to win a third Super Bowl. The game was played on January 21, 1979, at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, the fifth and last time that the Super Bowl was played in that stadium. The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 35–31. Super Bowl XIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1978 season. Steelers: Art Rooney (owner), Dan Rooney (team administrator), Bill Nunn (scout), Chuck Noll (head coach), Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Franco Harris, Jack Lambert, Donnie Shell, John Stallworth, Lynn Swann, Mike Webster, Tony DungyĬowboys: Tex Schramm (team administrator), Gil Brandt (team administrator), Tom Landry (head coach), Tony Dorsett, Cliff Harris, Drew Pearson, Jackie Smith, Roger Staubach, Randy White, Rayfield Wrightīob Jani presents "Carnival: A Salute to the Caribbean" Ĭurt Gowdy, John Brodie, and Merlin Olsen For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 1979 season, see Super Bowl XIV.
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