The Steelers won Super Bowl X and Super Bowl XIII ; both games were decided in the final seconds, first on a last-second throw by Roger Staubach, then as a fourth-quarter rally by Dallas fell short on an onside kick.

Later in the period, Dallas drove 76 yards in nine plays, including a 21-yard reception by Alworth and Calvin Hill's three carries for 25 yards, and then scored on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Staubach to Alworth to increase their lead, 10 – 0.

With 1: 22 left in the game, Staubach started out the drive with an 11-yard scramble to midfield, and then followed it up with a 12-yard completion to Preston Pearson at the Steelers 38-yard line.

Dallas then drove to the 8-yard line, but Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach was sacked by Lyle Alzado for a 10-yard loss on third down, forcing them to settle for a 35-yard Efren Herrera field goal to increase their lead to 10-0.

On the next play, the Cowboys scored on a 29-yard halfback option play: Staubach pitched the ball to fullback Robert Newhouse, who ran left as if it were a normal run play, but then Newhouse passed the ball to Cowboys receiver Golden Richards for a touchdown.

Staubach then capitalized on Bradshaw's mistake three plays later with a 39-yard scoring strike to receiver Tony Hill, tying the game at 7 as the first quarter expired.

Washington led 34 – 28 with time running out, but quarterback Roger Staubach then led the Cowboys in a fourth-quarter comeback with two touchdown passes.

During an NBC broadcast in 1963, Roger Staubach, then a Navy quarterback, described a pass play during his team ’ s victory over Michigan that year as a “ Hail Mary play .” He scrambled to escape a pass rush, nearly getting sacked 20 yards behind the line of scrimmage before completing a desperation pass for a one-yard gain.

After a spectacular catch by Pearson on fourth and 17 brought the Cowboys to midfield with just 37 seconds left, Staubach then tried to hit running back Preston Pearson ( no relation to Drew ) with a short pass over the middle, but the ball fell incomplete.

Then, with 32 seconds remaining Staubach again lined up in the shotgun formation, took the snap, pump-faked left, then turned to his right and unloaded a desperation pass to Drew Pearson who was being covered by All-Pro cornerback Nate Wright.

The Cowboys, led by quarterback Roger Staubach in what proved to be his last NFL game of his hall of fame career, then scored two unanswered touchdowns in the second half to take the lead, 19 – 14.

The next year, Staubach won the starting job and eventually led Dallas to defeat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VI, 24-3.

The defending Super Bowl champions were once again led by quarterback Roger Staubach.

Staubach was instrumental in developing the Cowboys into one of the best teams of the 1970s and led the team to nine of the Cowboys ' record-setting twenty consecutive winning seasons.

Staubach led the Cowboys to their first Super Bowl victory and as a result he was named MVP in Super Bowl VI.

Staubach relieved starter Ron Klemick as the Minnesota defense, led by Bobby Bell and Carl Eller, was stifling in its 21 – 0 victory.

Staubach led the team to a 34 – 14 upset over Army, throwing for two touchdowns and running for another.

Backup quarterback Roger Staubach led the Cowboys to score 17 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to overcome a 28-13 San Francisco lead.

Staubach replaced Morton and led the Cowboys to Fritsch's 27-yard field goal.

Danny White had led the team to three straight NFC title games after taking over for legend Roger Staubach, but couldn't get over the hump to a Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XII provided an opportunity for Morton to not only beat his former team, but also to redeem himself for his Super Bowl V loss and the loss of his starting job to Staubach.

Green was convinced by former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach that Dallas would be a suitable market for an NHL team.

Landry re-introduced the shotgun to give Staubach more time to pass as the Cowboys had a relatively young and inexperienced team that year-12 rookies were on that 1975 team.

Staubach first achieved national attention when he was named the starting quarterback of the Navy football team in 1962.

With his team trailing the Pittsburgh Steelers 21-14 in the third quarter of Super Bowl XIII, Smith dropped a third down pass in the end zone from Roger Staubach.

Staubach entered a hopeless situation and would go on to throw two touchdown passes in the last 90 seconds to win the game 30-28, sealing Morton's fate with the team.

In his tenure with the Texas Longhorns ( 1963 – 1965 ) he averaged nearly 20 tackles a game and, as the only sophomore starter, was an important participant on the Longhorns ’ 1963 National College Football Championship team, which defeated Heisman Trophy winner Roger Staubach in the Cotton Bowl Classic.

Hall of Fame Racing, a new NASCAR team created by former Dallas Cowboys quarterbacks Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach, fielded their first car, the No. 96 sponsored by Texas Instruments ' DLP technology.

In contrast, Staubach, although a noted scrambler and able to salvage broken plays effectively, threw for 542 yards, and only 2 touchdowns compared to 8 interceptions, giving him a 42. 9 rating.

Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, who completed 12 out of 19 passes for 119 yards, threw 2 touchdown passes, and rushed 5 times for 18 yards, and was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.

Staubach finished the regular season as the NFL's top rated passer ( 101. 8 ) by throwing for 1, 882 yards, 15 touchdowns, and only 4 interceptions.

Griese completed the same amount of passes as Staubach ( 12 ), and threw for 15 more yards ( 134 ), but threw no touchdown passes and was intercepted once.

Quarterback Roger Staubach had a solid season, passing for 2, 666 yards and 17 touchdowns, while also rushing for 310 yards.

Early in the third quarter, Pittsburgh got a great scoring opportunity when defensive back J. T. Thomas intercepted a pass from Staubach and returned it 35 yards to the Cowboys 25-yard line.

Then on the first play of the Cowboys ' next drive, Steelers defensive back Mike Wagner intercepted a pass from Staubach and returned it 19 yards to the Dallas 7-yard line.

Staubach completed 15 out of 24 passes for 204 yards and two touchdowns with three interceptions.

Staubach threw for 2, 620 yards and 18 touchdowns with only 8 interceptions, while also gaining 171 rushing yards and 3 touchdowns on the ground.

Staubach finished the game with 17 out of 25 pass completions for 183 yards and a touchdown, with no interceptions.

Staubach finished the season as the top rated passer in the NFL ( 84. 9 ) by throwing 231 out of 413 completions for 3, 190 yards and 25 touchdowns, with 16 interceptions.

But Pittsburgh defensive back Mel Blount intercepted a pass from Staubach and returned it 13 yards to the 29, with a personal foul on Dallas tight end Billy Joe Dupree adding another 15 yards and giving the Steelers the ball at their own 44-yard line ( note: The interception happened on exactly the same play that Drew Pearson scored on in the first quarter of Super Bowl X. Mike Wagner intercepted Staubach on exactly the same playcall in the 4th quarter of the same game .).

On their next drive, Dallas drove 89 yards in 8 plays, including an 18-yard scramble by Staubach on 3rd and 11 and a 29-yard run by Dorsett, to score on Staubach's 7-yard touchdown pass to Dupree.

Staubach finished the game with exactly as many passing attempts ( 30 ) and completions ( 17 ) as Bradshaw, good for 228 passing yards, 3 touchdowns, and 1 interception.

In 1972, the Redskins won the NFC championship game of the 1972-73 NFL playoffs against the Dallas Cowboys, when they limited the Cowboys to 3 points, 96 rushing yards on 21 carries, and, despite Roger Staubach as their quarterback, to 73 net passing yards, as McDole held his own against the opposing right offensive tackle, Rayfield Wright, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.