Editing Super Bowl V (section)

===First quarter===
The first three possessions of Super Bowl V ended quietly with each team punting after a [[three-and-out]]. Then, after a facemask penalty on Dallas during a punt back to Baltimore for the second time, the Colts started their second drive on their own 47-yard line, but on the first play, Cowboys linebacker [[Chuck Howley]] intercepted a pass from Colts quarterback [[Johnny Unitas]] and returned it 22 yards to the Colts' 46-yard line, the first of 11 combined turnovers committed by both teams. The Cowboys failed to take advantage of the turnover, with a 15-yard holding penalty 10 yards behind the line of scrimmage pushing them back to a 3rd-and-33 situation. Fullback [[Walt Garrison]] could only gain 11 yards on the next play, forcing Dallas to punt. However, Colts punt returner/cornerback [[Ron Gardin]] fumbled the return, and the loose ball was recovered by Cowboys safety [[Cliff Harris]] at the Colts' 9-yard line. Baltimore managed to keep Dallas out of the end zone, forcing them to settle for kicker [[Mike Clark (placekicker)|Mike Clark]]'s 14-yard field goal to establish a 3–0 lead.

After a Colts punt, which they failed to keep from reaching the end zone, Cowboys quarterback [[Craig Morton]] completed a 14-yard pass to running back [[Dan Reeves]], followed by a 41-yard pass to wide receiver [[Bob Hayes]] (Morton's longest pass of the game) to reach the Colts' 12-yard line, with a roughing the passer penalty on Colts defensive tackle [[Fred Miller (defensive lineman)|Fred Miller]] adding 6 yards (half the distance to the goal), but Dallas was denied the end zone by the Baltimore defense for a second time. Linebacker [[Ted Hendricks]] deflected Morton's pass on first down, and running back [[Duane Thomas]] was tackled for a 1-yard loss on second down by cornerback [[Jim Duncan (cornerback)|Jim Duncan]].