Unbelievable Showdowns: The Super Bowls That Shattered All Scoring Records
But the fourth quarter is when the Cowboys pulled away for good, scoring the last 21 points of the game. The Cowboys scored via the pass (45-yard reception from Alvin Harper), run (10-yard rush from Emmitt Smith) and defense (9-yard fumble return from Ken Norton).
The two teams would meet again the following Super Bowl, which the Cowboys won 30-13. It was the fourth straight Super Bowl loss for the Bills after falling to the New York Giants and Washington, and the team hasn’t been back since.
6. 66 Points: Pittsburgh Steelers 35, Dallas Cowboys 31 in Super Bowl XIII (Jan. 21, 1979)
The team of the 1990s was the Dallas Cowboys, but the team of the 1970s was the Pittsburgh Steelers. And the Steelers proved that by beating the Cowboys for their third Super Bowl win of the decade in 1979.
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