The Pittsburgh Steelers were involved in Super Bowl XIII which took place 30 years ago at the Orange Bowl in Miami...it marked the first ever rematch of a previous Super Bowl as the Steelers took on the Dallas Cowboys...the two teams met three years earlier in Super Bowl X...and just like the first time, the Steelers won again, but it was a game in which the Cowboys probably should have taken if not for three plays...The first incident took place late in the third quarter with the Steelers leading 21-14...Dallas drove to the Pittsburgh 10-yard line...on 3rd and 3, Staubach hit a wide open Jackie Smith who droppe
d a sure game tying touchdown (photo)...Dallas had to settle for a Rafael Septien field goal to make it 21-17...With the score still the same, the second unfortunate incident for Dallas occurred early in the fourth quarter when Terry Bradshaw's pass sailed incomplete to a stumbling Lynn Swann...however, Dallas cornerback Benny Barnes was flagged for pass interference...Barnes argued vehemently that it was incidental contact...replays later confirmed Barnes claim...four plays later, Franco Harris burst straight up the middle for a 22-yard TD to make it 28-17 in favor of Pittsburgh...
The third incident happened on the ensuing kick-off when Steelers kicker Roy Gerela slipped on the kick and shanked the ball straight at Dallas' Randy White...however, White was unable to h
andle the ball because of a cast on his arm...Pittsburgh's Tony Dungy separated the ball from White and Dennis "Dirt" Winston recovered on the Dallas 18-yard line...on the very next play, Bradshaw hit Swann in the back of the endzone to make it 35-17...Dallas did make a valiant comeback attempt, but fell short 35-31...
Every play matters...and as the Cowboys found out, three very big plays went against them and basically cost them a chance to win Super Bowl XIII...
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