Super Bowl XII provided an opportunity for Morton to not only beat his former team, but also to redeem himself for his Super Bowl V loss and the loss of his starting job to Staubach. For Staubach, he had a chance to win his second Super Bowl and defeat his old rival, showing that he truly was the better quarterback of the two. The Jets' most recent championship appearance was their victory over the Colts in Super Bowl III. Four current teams have never reached the Super Bowl (shown in bold below). Two of them (Jacksonville and Houston) joined the NFL relatively recently, and there are an additional eight teams whose Super Bowl appearance droughts began prior to 2002 XII (12) Dallas Cowboys: 27: Denver Broncos: 10: PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Full Site Menu. Players who played for multiple teams, Player Linker Tool, Dallas Cowboys 27 vs. Denver Broncos 10 on January 15th, 1978 - Full team and player stats and box score. Super Bowl XII - Dallas Cowboys vs. Denver Broncos Super Bowl matchups by year. Super Bowl 1: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10; Super Bowl 2: Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14; Super Bowl 3: New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 Super Bowl XII was a great achievement for the Cowboys organization, players, and fans, and it cemented the team's legacy as a powerhouse in the NFL during that era. × Feedback Super Bowl XII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos and to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1977 season. The Cowboys defeated the Broncos by the score of 27–10 to win their second Super Bowl. The game was played on January 15, 1978, at An estimated 60,000 visitors — roughly double that of the city's first Super Bowl, IV, in 1970 — descended on New Orleans for the weekend of the game, which pitted a pair of 12-2 teams. The Cowboys went into Super Bowl XII as the clear favorites to claim their second title, partially because they still had Super Bowl VI MVP Roger Staubach calling the shots at quarterback. Meanwhile, the Broncos weren’t rebuilding their team — they were building their team after bringing Morton onboard and finally securing winning records Super Bowl XII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1977 season. The Cowboys defeated the Broncos 27–10 to win their second Super Bowl. The game was played on January 15, 1978, at the Louisiana While the Cowboys won't be participating, they're tied with the San Francisco 49ers for the most Super Bowls in NFL history with five and captured their second in 1977 in Super Bowl XII in a 27-10 win over the Denver Broncos. Background. The NFL awarded Super Bowl XII to New Orleans on March 16, 1976 at the NFL owners meetings held in San Diego. [1] It would be the first of seven Super Bowls (as of 2017) to be played in the Superdome, though it was not the first one scheduled in the Superdome; Super Bowl IX was scheduled to be played there, but construction delays forced it to be played at Tulane Stadium. Super Bowl XII Dallas Cowboys vs Denver Broncos Dallas Cowboys vs Denver Broncos January 15, 1978. Scoring Team Dallas Denver. Scoring Summary. 1st Quarter: DAL Let’s examine which teams have the most Super Bowl victories and revisit the final score of each game. T1) New England Patriots, 6 XII (1978) 27-10 vs. Denver In this Jan. 15, 1978, file photo, Dallas Cowboys head coach Tom Landry is given a victory ride after the team defeated the Denver Broncos in NFL football's Super Bowl XII in New Orleans. Super Bowl XII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) c Super Bowl XII was an American football game played on January 15, 1978 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion following the 1977 regular season. It was the first Super Bowl played inside a domed stadium. The National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys (15-2) defeated the American Football Conference (AFC Today we have Super Bowl XII, which was held on January 15, 1978, in the Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana between the first-time AFC champion Denver Broncos and the four-time NFC champion Dallas Cowboys. New Orleans hosted its first Super Bowl on January 11, 1970, at Tulane Stadium in front of a crowd of nearly 81,000. Led by Head Coach Hank Stram, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Minnesota Vikings 23-7 in the last-ever championship between the NFL and AFL before the two leagues merged. TEAM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL; TEAM 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL; Dallas Cowboys: 10: 3: 7: 7: 27: The lack of an offense, however, finally caught up to the Broncos in the 27-10 loss in Super Bowl XII
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