TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE OFFENSIVE EXPLOSIONS 4 CHAPTER TWO ENDURING PERFORMANCES 14 CHAPTER THREE BIGGEST BEST AND WORST 24 CHAPTER FOUR SUPER BOWL FIRSTS 34 HONORABLE MENTIONS 44 INDEX 47 GLOSSARY 46 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 47
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CHAPTER ONE OFFENSIVE EXPLOSIONS Terry Bradshaw rewrote the Super Bowl record book on January 21 1979. The strong-armed Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback used long bombs to become the first 300-yard passer in the game's history He also became the first quarterback to throw four touchdown passes in a Super Bowl And most importantly Bradshaw's performance in Super Bowl XIII helped the Steelers hold off the Dallas Cowboys to win the game for a record-setting third time That offensive explosion turned a lot of heads back in 1979 Through the years Super Bowl quarterbacks have consistently raised the level smashing the game's records over and over again Today Bradshaw's performance wouldn't even crack the top 10 for Terry Bradshaw completed 49 passes in four Super Bowl appearances including nine touchdowns 5
