Editing Dallas Cowboys (section)

==== Super Bowl VI champions (1971) ====
{{See also|Super Bowl VI}}
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 01 - Duane Thomas.jpg|thumb|upright=1|The Cowboys playing the [[Miami Dolphins]] in [[Super Bowl VI]] in [[1971–72 NFL playoffs|1971]]|left]]
The Cowboys moved from the [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]] to [[Texas Stadium]] in week six of the [[1971 NFL season|1971 season]]. Landry named Staubach as the permanent starting quarterback to start the second half of the season, and Dallas was off and running. The Cowboys won their last seven regular season games (finishing 11–3) before dispatching the [[1971 Minnesota Vikings season|Minnesota Vikings]] and [[1971 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in the playoffs to return to the Super Bowl. In [[Super Bowl VI]], behind an MVP performance from Staubach and a then Super Bowl record 252&nbsp;yards rushing, the Cowboys crushed the upstart [[1971 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]], 24–3, to finally bury the "Next Year's Champions" stigma.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl VI - Dallas Cowboys vs. Miami Dolphins - January 16th, 1972 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197201160dal.htm |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

After missing the playoffs in 1974, the [[1975 Dallas Cowboys season|team]] drafted well the [[1975 NFL season|following year]], adding defensive lineman [[Randy White (American football)|Randy White]] (a future Hall of Fame member) and linebacker [[Thomas "Hollywood" Henderson]]. The fresh influx of talent helped the Cowboys back to the playoffs in [[1975–76 NFL playoffs|1975]] as a wild card, losing to the [[1975 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]], 21–17, in [[Super Bowl X]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl X - Dallas Cowboys vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - January 18th, 1976 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197601180dal.htm |access-date=2024-08-25 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>