Editing Super Bowl X (section)

===Second quarter===
Dallas responded on their next drive, advancing the ball 51 yards, all rushing, (30 of them on five carries from fullback [[Robert Newhouse]]) before incurring a third down false start penalty on offensive tackle [[Ralph Neely]], and scoring on kicker [[Toni Fritsch]]'s 36-yard field goal to take a 10–7 lead early in the second quarter.<ref name="USA Today Super Bowl X Play by Play">{{cite web|title=USA Today Super Bowl X Play by Play|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/super/superbowl-x-plays.htm|work=USA Today|access-date=March 29, 2015|archive-date=January 15, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130115183248/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/nfl/super/superbowl-x-plays.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> The 51 rushing yards the Cowboys amassed on the drive tripled what the Minnesota Vikings gained against Pittsburgh for all of [[Super Bowl IX]]. The Steelers subsequently advanced to the Cowboys' 36-yard line on their next possession, during which Bradshaw completed a 12-yard pass to wide receiver [[John Stallworth]], who then appeared to fumble the ball while getting tackled by safety [[Cliff Harris]], but the officials ruled him down before the ball came loose. Two plays later, however, on 4th-and-1, Bradshaw's pass to running back [[Franco Harris]] was broken up by Cliff Harris, turning the ball over on downs.

After an exchange of punts, Dallas drove to the Pittsburgh 20-yard line from their own 48, aided by a 14-yard reception by running back [[Charley Young]]. However, in three plays, they lost 25 yards. On first down, Newhouse was tackled for a 3-yard loss by linebacker [[Andy Russell (American football player)|Andy Russell]]. Then Greenwood sacked Staubach for a 12-yard loss. And on third down, Staubach was sacked again, this time for a 10-yard loss, by defensive end [[Dwight White]]. The sacks pushed Dallas out of field goal range, forcing them to punt. The Steelers' offense got the ball back on their own 6-yard line with 3:47 left in the half. On the drive, Bradshaw completed a 53-yard pass to Swann to advance the ball to the Cowboys' 37-yard line; Swann's catch has become one of the most memorable acrobatic catches in Super Bowl history. On the very next play, Bradshaw just missed a connection with Swann at the Dallas 6 (although CBS's [[Pat Summerall]] thought the incomplete pass was intended for Stallworth). Pittsburgh drove to the 19-yard line after the two-minute warning, but the drive stalled there and ended with no points after Gerela missed a game-tying 36-yard field goal attempt wide left with 22 seconds remaining in the period.