Super Bowl XII
| Super Bowl XII | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | January 15, 1978 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stadium | Louisiana Superdome | ||||||||||||||||||
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 76,400 | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Randy White, Defensive tackle; and Harvey Martin, Defensive end | ||||||||||||||||||
| National Anthem | Phyllis Kelly of Northeast Louisiana State University | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin Toss | Red Grange | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime Show | "From Paris to the Paris of America" with Tyler Apache Belles, Pete Fountain, and Al Hirt | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S. TV | |||||||||||||||||||
| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen Ratings | 47.2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Market Share | 67 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-sec Commercial | $162,000 USD | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XII was played on January 15, 1978 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Dallas Cowboys won the game, beating the Denver Broncos 27 to 10.
The game was the first Super Bowl played indoors. It was broadcast on CBS in the United States with Pat Summerall and Tom Brookshier.
Asked after the game what he thought made the difference between the two teams, Denver placekicker Jim Turner replied, "We went in thinking about winning. They went in thinking about football."
Scoring summary
- DAL- Dorsett 3 run (Herrera kick)
- DAL- FG Herrera 35
- DAL- FG Herrera 43
- DEN- FG Turner 47
- DAL- Johnson 45 pass from Staubach (Herrera kick)
- DEN- Lytle 1 run (Turner kick)
- DAL- Richards 29 pass from Newhouse (Herrera kick)
See also
| NFL Super Bowls I 1967 | II 1968 | III 1969 | IV 1970 | V 1971 | VI 1972 | VII 1973 | VIII 1974 | IX 1975 | X 1976 XI 1977 | XII 1978 | XIII 1979 | XIV 1980 | XV 1981 | XVI 1982 | XVII 1983 | XVIII 1984 | XIX 1985 | XX 1986 XXI 1987 | XXII 1988 | XXIII 1989 | XXIV 1990 | XXV 1991 | XXVI 1992 | XXVII 1993 | XXVIII 1994 | XXIX 1995 | XXX 1996 XXXI 1997 | XXXII 1998 | XXXIII 1999 | XXXIV 2000 | XXXV 2001 | XXXVI 2002 | XXXVII 2003 | XXXVIII 2004 | XXXIX 2005 | XL 2006 |