My Super Bowl: Jim O'Brien
Jim O'Brien kicked a 32-yard field with five seconds left to give the Colts the victory at the Orange Bowl in...
1971
Baltimore Colts
16
Dallas Cowboys
13
Miami, Florida
Orange Bowl
1/17/71
Florida A&M University
CBS
Story of the Game
A 32-yard field goal by first-year kicker Jim O'Brien brought the Baltimore Colts a victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the final five seconds of Super Bowl...
| BAL | DAL | |
|---|---|---|
| Total First Downs | 14 | 10 |
| Rushing | 4 | 4 |
| Passing | 6 | 5 |
| Penalty | 4 | 1 |
| Total Net Yardage | 329 | 215 |
| Total Offensive Plays | 56 | 59 |
| Avg. Gain per Offensive Play | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| Rushes | 31 | 31 |
| Yards Gained Rushing (Net) | 69 | 102 |
| Average Yards per Rush | 2.2 | 3.3 |
| Passes Attempted | 25 | 26 |
| Passes Completed | 11 | 12 |
| Had Intercepted | 3 | 3 |
| Tackled Attempting to Pass | 0 | 2 |
| Yards Lost Attempting to Pass | 0 | 14 |
| Yards Gained Passing (Net) | 260 | 113 |
| Punts | 4 | 9 |
| Average Distance | 41.5 | 41.9 |
| Punt Returns | 5 | 3 |
| Punt Return Yardage | 12 | 9 |
| Kickoff Returns | 4 | 3 |
| Kickoff Return Yardage | 90 | 34 |
| Interception Return Yardage | 57 | 22 |
| Fumbles | 5 | 1 |
| Own Fumbles Recovered | 1 | 0 |
| Opponent Fumbles Recovered | 1 | 4 |
| Penalties | 4 | 10 |
| Yards Penalized | 1 | 2 |
| Total Points Scored | 16 | 13 |
| Touchdowns | 2 | 1 |
| Rushing | 1 | 0 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Returns | 0 | 0 |
| Extra Points | 1 | 1 |
| Field Goals | 1 | 2 |
| Fields Goals Attempted | 2 | 2 |
| Safeties | 0 | 0 |
| Third-Down Efficiency | 3/11 | 1/13 |
| Fourth-Down Efficiency | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Time of Possession | 28:37 | 31:23 |
Baltimore Colts
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morrall | 7/15 | 147 | 0 | 1 |
| Unitas | 3/9 | 88 | 1 | 2 |
| Havrilak | 1/1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| Nowatzke | 33 | 1 | 9 | |
| Bulaich | 28 | 0 | 8 | |
| Unitas | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| Havrilak | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Morrall | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Jefferson1 | 3 | 52 | 0 | 23 |
| Mackey | 2 | 80 | 1 | 75t |
| Hinton | 2 | 51 | 0 | 26 |
| Havrilak | 2 | 27 | 0 | 25 |
| Nowatzke | 1 | 45 | 0 | 45 |
| Bulaich | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | LG | TD |
| Volk | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 |
| Logan | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| J.Curtis | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | LG | BLK |
| Lee | 4 | 56 | 0 | |
| Punt Returns | NO/FC | YDS | LG | TD |
| Gardin | 4/3 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Logan | 1/0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | TDS | LG | TD |
| Duncan | 4 | 90 | 30 | 0 |
Dallas Cowboys
| Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton | 12/26 | 127 | 1 | 3 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | TD | LG |
| Garrison | 65 | 0 | 19 | |
| Thomas | 35 | 0 | 7 | |
| Morton | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
| Reeves | 5 | 46 | 0 | 17 |
| Thomas | 4 | 21 | 1 | 7t |
| Garrison | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 |
| Hayes | 1 | 41 | 0 | 41 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | LG | TD |
| Howley | 2 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Renfro | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punting | NO | AVG | LG | BLK |
| Widby | 9 | 49 | 0 | |
| Punt Returns | NO/FC | YDS | LG | TD |
| D. Anderson | 3/0 | 9 | 7 | 0 |
| Kickoff Returns | NO | TDS | LG | TD |
| Harris | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
| Hill | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Kiner | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Baltimore Colts
| Offense | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| Curry, Bill | C |
| Ressler, Glenn | G |
| Williams, John M. | G |
| Sullivan, Dan | T |
| Vogel, Bob | T |
| Mackey, John | TE |
| Hinton, Eddie | WR |
| Jefferson, Roy | WR |
| Bulaich, Norm | RB |
| Nowatzke, Tom | RB |
| Unitas, Johnny | QB |
| Defense | |
| Player | Pos |
| Miller, Fred D. | DT |
| Smith, Billy Ray Sr. | DT |
| Hilton, Roy | DE |
| Smith, Bubba | DE |
| Hendricks, Ted | OLB |
| May, Ray | OLB |
| Curtis, James | MLB |
| Duncan, Jim | CB |
| Stukes, Charles | CB |
| Volk, Rick | FS |
| Logan, Jerry | SS |
| Substitutes | |
| Player | |
| Ball, Sam | |
| Gardin, Ron | |
| Goode, Tom | |
| Grant, Bob | |
| Havrilak, Sam | |
| Hill, Gerald | |
| Johnson, Cornelius | |
| Lee, David | |
| Maitland, John | |
| Maxwell, Tom | |
| Mitchell, Tom | |
| Morrall, Earl | |
| Newsome, Billy | |
| Nichols, Robert | |
| O'Brien, Jim | |
| Perkins, Ray | |
| Did Not Play | |
| Player | |
| Orr, Jimmy | |
| Wright, George | |
Dallas Cowboys
| Offense | |
|---|---|
| Player | Pos |
| Manders, Dave | C |
| Niland, John | G |
| Nye, Blaine | G |
| Neely, Ralph | T |
| Wright, Rayfield | T |
| Norman, Pettis | TE |
| Hayes, Bob | WR |
| Rucker, Reggie | WR |
| Garrison, Walt | RB |
| Thomas, Duane | RB |
| Morton, Craig | QB |
| Defense | |
| Player | Pos |
| Lilly, Bob | DT |
| Pugh, Jethro | DT |
| Andrie, George | DE |
| Cole, Larry | DE |
| Edwards, Dave | OLB |
| Howley, Chuck | OLB |
| Jordan, Lee Roy | MLB |
| Adderley, Herb | CB |
| Renfro, Mel | CB |
| Waters, Charliee | FS |
| Green, Cornell | SS |
| Substitutes | |
| Player | |
| Asher, Bob | |
| Clark, Mike | |
| Ditka, Mike | |
| East, Ron | |
| Flowers, Richmond | |
| Harris, Cliff | |
| Hill, Calvin | |
| Homan, Dennis | |
| Kiner, Steve | |
| Lewis, D. D. | |
| Reeves, Dan | |
| Stincic, Thomas | |
| Toomay, Pat | |
| Washington, Mark | |
| Welch, Claxton | |
| Widby, Ron | |
| Did Not Play | |
| Player | |
| Liscio, Tony | |
| Staubach, Roger | |
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