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Wide Receivers Bob Hayes and Lance Alworth also provided a deep threat, catching
a combined total of 69 passes for 1,327 yards and 10 touchdowns. The offensive
line, anchored by all-pro tackle Rayfield Wright, Pro Bowlers John Niland and Ralph
Neely, and future hall of famer Forrest Gregg, was also a primary reason for
their success on offense. (Neely had broken his leg in November in a dirt-bike
accident, and was replaced first by Gregg and then by Tony Liscio, who came
out of retirement.) The Dallas defense (nicknamed the "Doomsday Defense") had given up only one touchdown in the last 25 quarters prior to the Super Bowl. |
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SB 6 Champion Dallas Cowboys |
The Cowboys entered the season still having the reputation of "not being able to
win the big games" and "next year's champion". The Super Bowl V loss added more
fuel to that widely held view. As in the previous season, Dallas had a quarterback
controversy as Staubach and Craig Morton alternated as starting quarterback
(in a loss to the Bears in game 7, Morton and Staubach alternated plays).[2].
The Cowboys were 4-3 at the season midpoint. But after head coach Tom Landry settled
on Staubach, the Cowboys won their last seven regular season games to finish
with an 11-3 record. Staubach finished the regular season as the NFL's top rated passer (101.8) by throwing for 1,882 yards, 15 touchdowns, and only 4 interceptions. He was also a terrific rusher, gaining 343 yards and 2 touchdowns on 41 carries. Dallas also had an outstanding trio of running backs, Walt Garrison, Duane Thomas, and Calvin Hill, who rushed for a combined total of 1,690 yards and 14 touchdowns during the season. Garrison led the team in receptions during the season. (Thomas, upset that the Cowboys would not renegotiate his contract after his excellent rookie year, had stopped talking to the press and to almost everyone on the team). |
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Their defensive line was anchored by Pro Bowl defensive tackle Bob Lilly, who excelled
at pressuring quarterbacks and breaking up running plays. Dallas also had
an outstanding trio of linebackers: Pro Bowler Chuck Howley, who recorded 5 interceptions
and returned them for 122 yards; Dave Edwards 2 interceptions; and
Lee Roy Jordan, who recorded 2 interceptions. The Cowboys secondary was led by
2 future hall of fame cornerbacks Herb Adderley (6 interceptions for 182 return
yards) and Mel Renfro (4 interceptions for 11 yards). Safeties Cliff Harris and
Pro Bowler Cornell Green also combined for 4 interceptions. |
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The Cowboys rushed for a record 252 yards and their defense limited the Dolphins
to a low of 185 yards while not permitting a touchdown for the first time in Super
Bowl history. Dallas converted Chuck Howley's recovery of Larry Csonka's first fumble of the season into a 3-0 advantage and led at halftime 10-3. After Dallas received the second-half kickoff, Duane Thomas led a 71-yard march in eight plays for a 17-3 margin. Howley intercepted Bob Griese's pass at the 50 and returned it to the Miami 9 early in the fourth period, and three plays later Roger Staubach passed 7 yards to Mike Ditka for the final touchdown. Thomas rushed for 95 yards and Walt Garrison gained 74. Staubach, voted the game's most valuable player, completed 12 of 19 passes for 119 yards and two touchdowns. |
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Date January 16, 1972 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Roger Staubach, Quarterback Favorite Cowboys by 6 National anthem U.S. Air Force Academy Chorale Coin toss Jim Tunney Referee Jim Tunney Halftime show "Salute to Louis Armstrong" with Ella Fitzgerald, Carol Channing, Al Hirt and the U.S. Marine Corps Drill Team Attendance 81,023 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Ray Scott and Pat Summerall Nielsen Ratings 44.2 Market share 74 Cost of 30-second commercial US$86,000 |
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Super Bowl XLII, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida TBA, 2010 Super Bowl XLV, North Texas TBA, 2011 |
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