The NFL awarded Super Bowl XII to New Orleans on March 16, 1976, at the owners' meetings held in San Diego.It was the first of seven Super Bowls (as of 2023) to be played at the Louisiana Superdome. The 49ers and the Bengals, who faced off in Super Bowl XVI (pictured), would play each other again in Super Bowl XXIII. The following teams have faced each other more than once in the Super Bowl: [n 2] 3 times – Pittsburgh Steelers (X and XIII) vs. Dallas Cowboys see also Cowboys–Steelers rivalry Dallas Cowboys 27 vs. Denver Broncos 10 on January 15th, 1978 - Full team and player stats and box score Super Bowl XII was the first ever Super Bowl to be played in a dome, the newly constructed Superdome, and the first time a pro football game was played in primetime in the East. The game pitted Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach against their former quarterback Craig Morton. Super Bowl XII (12) – 1977 Season Cowboys defeated Broncos 27-10 ( Harvey Martin & Randy White were Co-MVPs ). Cowboys RB Robert Newhouse threw a 29-yard pass TD to Golden Richards in the 4th 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 Super Bowl XII was played on January 15th, 1978, at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The game featured the Dallas Cowboys, who finished the 1977 season with a 12-2 record against The Super Bowl is one of the greatest sports spectacles in the world. Each year, it transforms the city where the game is being played into the center of the sports universe. Greater Los Angeles Super Bowl XII (Jan. 15, 1978): Dallas Cowboys 27, Denver Broncos 10 Location: Louisiana Superdome Super Bowl XII was the first to be played in a domed stadium. Super Bowl XII Jan. 15, 1978 At New Orleans_75,583 Dallas 10 3 7 7 27 Denver 0 0 10 0 10 The first indoor Super Bowl — played in the New Orleans Superdome — was all about defense. Washington Redskins 42 vs. Denver Broncos 10 on January 31st, 1988 - Full team and player stats and box score XII (12) Dallas Cowboys: 27: PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Full Site Menu Other Finders: Versus Finder, Touchdown Finder, Field Goal Finder, Game Play Finder Super Bowl XII. When the Dallas Cowboys wound up as contenders again in 1978, more than just their second championship was on the line. Super Bowl XII would be a high-pressure match-up between Cowboys’ starting quarterback Roger Staubach and the quarterback he split playing time with while in Dallas five seasons back — Craig Morton, now of the Denver Broncos. View the Box Score for the NFL football game between the Washington Redskins and the Denver Broncos on January 31, 1988. 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 Twenty-One MVP, Phil Simms was 22-25, for 261 yards and 3 touchdowns. His 88% completion percentage is a Super Bowl record. John Elway led the Broncos in rushing and passing, throwing for 304 yards. Vance Johnson led the game with 121 yards, but neither could bring home the Broncos' first Super Bowl. 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 Jan 30, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Studio photograph of a game ticket from Super Bowl XII between the Dallas Cowboys and the Denver Broncos played on January 15, 1978 at the Superdome. Mandatory 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 XXII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Washington Redskins and American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1987 season. The Redskins defeated the Broncos by the score of 42–10, winning their second Super Bowl. The game was played on January 31, 1988, at
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