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Only three cities submitted bids for the two games. For the second time, the owners selected two consecutive Super Bowl host cities at the same meeting. This was the fourth time that the Super Bowl was to be played at the Miami Orange Bowl. The NFL awarded Super Bowl X to Miami on April 3, 1973, at the owners' meetings held in Scottsdale, Arizona. Swann, who caught four passes for a Super Bowl record 161 yards and one touchdown, became the first wide receiver to be named Super Bowl MVP.īackground Host selection process The Cowboys cut the score, 21–17, late in the game with wide receiver Percy Howard's 34-yard touchdown reception, but Pittsburgh safety Glen Edwards halted Dallas' rally with an end zone interception as time expired. Trailing 10–7 in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl X, in the second Super Bowl where the winning team was behind at halftime ( Super Bowl V between the Colts and the Cowboys was the other the Colts trailed at the half 13-6 and would go on to win 16-13), the Steelers rallied to score 14 unanswered points, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann. The Cowboys, with their offense and "flex" defense, became the first NFC wild-card team to advance to the Super Bowl after posting a 10–4 regular season record and postseason victories over the Minnesota Vikings and the Los Angeles Rams. The Steelers, dominating teams with their " Steel Curtain" defense and running game, finished the regular season with a league best 12–2 record and defeated the Baltimore Colts and the Oakland Raiders in the playoffs. Super Bowl X featured a contrast of playing styles between the Steelers and the Cowboys, which were the two most popular teams in the league. Both the pre-game and halftime show celebrated the Bicentennial, while players on both teams wore special patches on their jerseys with the Bicentennial logo. The game was played at the Miami Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on January 18, 1976, one of the first major national events of the United States Bicentennial year. (The Miami Dolphins won Super Bowls VII and VIII, and the Green Bay Packers won Super Bowls I and II.) It was also the first Super Bowl in which both participating teams had previously won a Super Bowl, as the Steelers were the defending champions and the Cowboys had won Super Bowl VI. They were the third team to win back-to-back Super Bowls.
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The Steelers defeated the Cowboys by the score of 21–17 to win their second consecutive Super Bowl. Super Bowl X was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1975 season. Pat Summerall, Tom Brookshier and Hank Stram (4th quarter only) Up with People presents "200 Years and Just a Baby: Tribute to America's Bicentennial" 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 Websterįormer United States Secretary of the Navy John Warner For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 1976 season, see Super Bowl XI.Ĭowboys: Tex Schramm (team administrator), Gil Brandt (team administrator), Tom Landry (head coach), Cliff Harris, Drew Pearson, Mel Renfro, Roger Staubach, Randy White, Rayfield Wright