Today's featured sporting event is a September 24th 1978 NFL Game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197809240tam.htm. The 1978-79 NFL Season was the second time in 4 years that the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Dallas Cowboys in the Super Bowl, the score was 35-31. The 31 points scored by the Dallas Cowboys is a record for most points scored by the losing team in the Super Bowl. It was later duplicated by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2013 Super Bowl.


Here are some stats for the 1978-79 Season
Best Record: Pittsburgh Steelers 14-2
Worst Record: San Francisco 49ers 2-14
Most points scored: Dallas Cowboys 384 (24 points per game)
Fewest Points allowed: Pittsburgh Steelers 195 (12 points per game)
Most Passing yards: San Diego Chargers 3375 (211 per game)
Most Rushing yards: New England Patriots 3165 (198 per game)
Fewest Turnovers: Miami Dolphins 30 (1.8 per game)
Here's the complete season summery; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_NFL_season.