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San Francisco 49ers 20 Cincinnati Bengals 16

MVP Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco 49ers

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Super Bowl XXIII

San Francisco 49ers 20
Cincinnati Bengals 16

Super Bowl XXIIII: San Francisco 49ers  20  Cincinnati Bengals  16  | MVP Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIIII: San Francisco 49ers  20  Cincinnati Bengals  16  | MVP Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco 49ers   SHARE

NFC champion San Francisco captured its third Super Bowl of the 1980s by defeating AFC champion Cincinnati 20-16.

The 49ers, who also won Super Bowls XVI and XIX, became the first NFC team to win three Super Bowls. Pittsburgh, with four Super Bowl titles (IX, X, XIII, and XIV), and the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, with three (XI, XV, and XVIII), lead AFC franchises.

Even though San Francisco held an advantage in total net yards (453 to 229), the 49ers found themselves trailing the Bengals late in the game. With the score 13-13, Cincinnati took a 16-13 lead on Jim Breech's 40-yard field goal with 3:20 remaining. It was Breech's third field goal of the day, following earlier successes from 34 and 43 yards.

The 49ers started their winning drive at their 8-yard line. Over the next 11 plays, San Francisco covered 92 yards with the decisive score coming on a 10-yard pass from quarterback Joe Montana to wide receiver John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining.

At halftime, the score was 3-3, the first time in Super Bowl history the game was tied at intermission.

After the teams traded third-period field goals, the Bengals jumped ahead 13-6 on Stanford Jennings's 93-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 34 seconds remaining in the quarter.

The 49ers didn't waste any time coming back as they covered 85 yards in four plays, concluding with Montana's 14-yard scoring pass to Jerry Rice 57 seconds into the final stanza.

Rice was named the game's most valuable player after compiling 11 catches for a Super Bowl-record 215 yards. Montana completed 23 of 36 passes for a Super Bowl-record 357 yards and two touchdowns.

Super Bowl XXIII: MVP Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco 49ers

Super Bowl XXIIII: San Francisco 49ers  20  Cincinnati Bengals  16  | MVP Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco 49ers

Jerry Rice holds almost every career receiving record. It is only right that he also holds an important Super Bowl record. His 215 receiving yards, on 11 catches, were a single-game best. Using Rice's talents and the most famous drive in Super Bowl history, the 49ers became the first NFC team to win three Super Bowls with their 20-16 victory over Cincinnati.

Following Stanford Jennings' kickoff-return touchdown that gave the Bengals the lead, Rice's 14-yard touchdown catch from Joe Montana tied the score at 13-13. A Jim Breech field goal with less than four minutes remaining gave Cincinnati the lead, but the 49ers one more shot. Moving 92 yards in 11 plays, including several key catches by Rice, the 49ers drove to the winning touchdown, a 10-yard pass from Montana to John Taylor.

 

SUPER BOWL XXIII SCORING

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Final

Cincinnati Bengals

0

3

10

3

16

San Francisco 49ers

3

0

3

14

20

 

1st Quarter

  • SF FG Cofer 41, 11:46

  • 2nd Quarter

  • CIN FG Breech 34, 13:41

  • 3rd Quarter

  • CIN FG Breech 43, 9:15

  • SF FG Cofer 32, 14:10

  • CIN Jennings 93 kick return (Breech kick), 14:26

  • 4th Quarter

  • SF Rice 14 pass from Montana (Cofer kick), 0:57

  • CIN FG Breech 40, 11:40

  • SF Taylor 10 pass from Montana (Cofer kick), 14:26

  •  

    CINCINNATI BENGALS - Team Statistics

    Total First Downs

    13

    Rushing

    7

    Passing

    6

    Penalty

    0

    Total Net Yardage

    229

    Total Offensive Plays

    58

    Avg. Gain per Offensive Play

    3.9

    Rushes

    28

    Yards Gained Rushing (Net)

    106

    Average Yards per Rush

    3.8

    Passes Attempted

    25

    Passes Completed

    11

    Had Intercepted

    1

    Tackled Attempting to Pass

    5

    Yards Lost Attempting to Pass

    21

    Yards Gained Passing (Net)

    123

    Punts

    5

    Average Distance

    44.2

    Punt Returns

    2

    Punt Return Yardage

    5

    Kickoff Returns

    3

    Kickoff Return Yardage

    132

    Interception Return Yardage

    0

    Fumbles

    1

    Own Fumbles Recovered

    1

    Opponent Fumbles Recovered

    1

    Penalties

    7

    Yards Penalized

    65

    Total Points Scored

    16

    Touchdowns

    1

    Rushing

    0

    Passing

    0

    Returns

    1

    Extra Points

    1

    Field Goals

    3

    Fields Goals Attempted

    3

    Safeties

    0

    Third-Down Efficiency

    4/13

    Fourth-Down Efficiency

    0/1

    Time of Possession

    32:36

    SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - Team Statistics

    CINCINNATI BENGALS - Player Statistics

    Total First Downs

    23

    Rushing

    6

    Passing

    16

    Penalty

    1

    Total Net Yardage

    453

    Total Offensive Plays

    67

    Avg. Gain per Offensive Play

    6.8

    Rushes

    27

    Yards Gained Rushing (Net)

    112

    Average Yards per Rush

    4.1

    Passes Attempted

    36

    Passes Completed

    23

    Had Intercepted

    0

    Tackled Attempting to Pass

    4

    Yards Lost Attempting to Pass

    16

    Yards Gained Passing (Net)

    341

    Punts

    4

    Average Distance

    37

    Punt Returns

    3

    Punt Return Yardage

    56

    Kickoff Returns

    5

    Kickoff Return Yardage

    77

    Interception Return Yardage

    0

    Fumbles

    4

    Own Fumbles Recovered

    3

    Opponent Fumbles Recovered

    0

    Penalties

    4

    Yards Penalized

    32

    Total Points Scored

    20

    Touchdowns

    2

    Rushing

    0

    Passing

    2

    Returns

    0

    Extra Points

    2

    Field Goals

    2

    Fields Goals Attempted

    4

    Safeties

    0

    Third-Down Efficiency

    4/13

    Fourth-Down Efficiency

    0/0

    Time of Possession

    27:24

    Passing

    CP/AT

    YDS

    TD

    INT

    Esiason

    11/25

    144

    0

    1

     

    Rushing

    CAR

    YDS

    TD

    LG

    Woods

    20

    79

    0

    10

    Brooks

    6

    24

    0

    11

    Jennings

    1

    3

    0

    3

    Esiason

    1

    0

    0

    0

     

    Receiving

    REC

    YDS

    TD

    LG

    Collinsworth

    3

    40

    0

    23

    Brown

    3

    32

    0

    17

    Brooks

    2

    32

    0

    20

    McGee

    2

    23

    0

    18

    Hillary

    1

    17

    0

    17

     

    Interceptions

    INT

    YDS

    LG

    TD

    None

    --

    --

    --

    --

     

    Punting

    NO

    AVG

    LG

    BLK

    Johnson

    5

    44.2

    63

    0

     

    Punt Returns

    NO/FC

    YDS

    LG

    TD

    Horton

    1/0

    5

    5

    0

    Hillary

    1/0

    0

    0

    0

     

    Kickoff Returns

    NO

    YDS

    LG

    TD

    Jennings

    2

    117

    93t

    1

    Brooks

    1

    15

    15

    0

    SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS - Player Statistics

    Passing

    CP/AT

    YDS

    TD

    INT

    Montana

    23/36

    357

    2

    0

     

    Rushing

    CAR

    YDS

    TD

    LG

    Craig

    17

    71

    0

    13

    Rathman

    5

    23

    0

    11

    Montana

    4

    13

    0

    11

    Rice

    1

    5

    0

    5

     

    Receiving

    REC

    YDS

    TD

    LG

    Rice

    11 215 1 44

    Craig

    8

    101

    0

    40

    Frank

    2

    15

    0

    8

    Rathman

    1

    16

    0

    16

    Taylor

    1

    10

    1

    10t

     

    Interceptions

    INT

    YDS

    LG

    TD

    Romanowski

    1

    0

    0

    0

     

    Punting

    NO

    AVG

    LG

    BLK

    Helton

    4

    37

    55

    0

     

    Punt Returns

    NO/FC

    YDS

    LG

    TD

    Taylor

    3/1

    56

    45

    0

     

    Kickoff Returns

    NO

    YDS

    LG

    TD

    Rodgers

    3

    53

    22

    0

    Taylor

    1

    13

    13

    0

    Sydney

    1

    11

    11

    0

     

    January 22, 1989
    Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami, Florida)
    Attendance: 75,129

     

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