1975 was the first time that featured an entire season with no games ending in a tie. It was also the first year that clubs with the best regular season records were made the home teams for each playoff round. Previously, game sites rotated by division. Pittsburgh would repeat as Super Bowl Champions with a much more dominating season than 1974. The Steelers would win the Central Division by one game over Cincinnati. Other division winners in the AFC were the Baltimore Colts in the East, and the Oakland Raiders in the West. The NFC division winners were St.Louis in the East, Minnesota in the Central, and Los Angeles in the West, with the Wild-Card going to Dallas. In the first round of the AFC playoffs, the Raiders dominated the Bengals for most of the game, but the Bengals made a rush at the Raiders in the fourth quarter with two touchdowns to close the gap to 31-28. But, it wasn't enough, as the Raiders were able to hold on to win the game. In the other AFC match-up, the Colts would hang around for three quarters before the Steelers put
them away with two fourth quarter touchdowns, winning 28-10. In the NFC, With 24 seconds left in the game, Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach threw the 50-yard winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Drew Pearson on a play that became known as the Hail Mary pass. Pearson's last minute touchdown reception remains a strong part of Cowboys lore. To many Minnesota fans, however, Pearson's touchdown should have never counted because of an alleged offensive pass interference penalty that was not called by game officials. As a result of the play, the Cowboys would win the game 17-14. In the other NFC match-up, the Rams would take care of the Cardinals 35-23. In the conference championship games, the Steelers would win a tight defensive struggle over the Raiders 16-10, while the Cowboys would roll over the Rams 37-7, setting up the Super Bowl Match-up between the defending Super Bowl Champion Steelers against the Dallas Cowboys. Super Bowl X was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on January 18, 1976. Trailing 10–7 in the fourth quarter, the Steelers rallied to score 14 unanswered points, including a 64-yard touchdown reception by Pittsburgh wide receiver Lynn Swann. The Cowboys cut the score, 21–17, late in the game with wide receiver Percy Howard's 34-yard touchdown reception, but Pittsburgh safety Glen Edwards halted Dallas' rally with an end zone interception as time expired. Swann, who caught four passes for a Super Bowl record 161 yards and one touchdown, became the first wide receiver to be named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player.