Editing Super Bowl XII (section)

===Third quarter===
On the opening drive of the second half, the Broncos moved the ball deep into Cowboys territory. First, Schultz returned the second half kickoff 25 yards to the Denver 35, and then running back [[Otis Armstrong]] took off for an 18-yard gain. Seven plays later, kicker [[Jim Turner (placekicker)|Jim Turner]] put the Broncos on the board with a 47-yard field goal, cutting their deficit to 13–3. But after an exchange of punts,<ref name="pfr sb XII">{{cite web|title=Super Bowl XII Full Play by Play|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197801150dal.htm|publisher=Pro Football Reference}}</ref> the Cowboys mounted a 59-yard scoring drive in six plays with Staubach completing a 13-yard pass to wide receiver [[Drew Pearson (American football)|Drew Pearson]], followed by a 45-yard touchdown pass to Johnson, who made a fingertip catch as he fell into the end zone, increasing the Dallas lead to 20–3. Johnson dropped the ball when he hit the ground, but officials ruled it a touchdown before the ball came out of his hands.

Denver wide receiver [[Rick Upchurch]] returned the ensuing kickoff a Super Bowl-record 67 yards to the Cowboys 26-yard line. On the next play, Morton nearly threw his fifth interception to Cowboys defensive end [[Ed "Too Tall" Jones]], and was then immediately replaced by backup quarterback [[Norris Weese]]. Two plays later, on 4th-and-1, running back [[Jim Jensen (running back)|Jim Jensen]]'s 16-yard run moved the ball to the 1-yard line, and then running back [[Rob Lytle]] scored on a 1-yard touchdown run to cut Denver's deficit to 20–10.