Super Bowl XXIX
San Francisco 49ers 49
San Diego Chargers 26
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Steve Young passed for a record six touchdowns, and the 49ers became the first team to win five Super Bowls when they routed the Chargers.
Young, the game's most valuable player, directed an explosive offense that generated seven touchdowns, 28 first downs, and 455 total yards. He completed 24 of 36 passes for 325 yards, and broke the record of five touchdown passes set by former 49ers quarterback Joe Montana in Super Bowl XXIV.
San Francisco wasted little time scoring, taking the lead for good on Young's 44-yard touchdown pass to Jerry Rice only three plays and 1:24 into the game. The next time they had the ball, the 49ers marched 79 yards in four plays, taking a 14-0 lead when Young teamed with running back Ricky Watters on a 51-yard touchdown pass with 10:05 still to play in the opening period.
San Diego then put together its most impressive possession of the game, a 13-play, 78-yard drive that consumed more than seven minutes and was capped by Natrone Means' 1-yard touchdown run, to cut its deficit to 14-7 late in the quarter.
But San Francisco countered with a 70-yard drive of its own, and Young's 5-yard touchdown pass to fullback William Floyd made it 21-7. Young's fourth touchdown pass of the half, eight yards to Watters 4:44 before halftime, increased the advantage to 28-7, and the Chargers could get no closer than 18 points after that.
Watters, who ran nine yards for a touchdown in the third quarter, equaled the Super Bowl record with three touchdowns. Rice also scored three touchdowns (the second time in his career he'd done that in a Super Bowl) while catching 10 passes for 149 yards. He established career records for receptions, yards, and touchdowns in a Super Bowl.
Young, who scrambled 21 yards and 15 yards to set up touchdowns in the first half, was the game's leading rusher with 49 yards on five carries. San Diego's Means, who rushed for 1,350 yards during the regular season, was limited to 33 yards on 13 attempts.
Chargers quarterback Stan Humphries completed 24 of 49 passes for 275 yards. Rookie Andre Coleman became only the third player in Super Bowl history to return a kickoff for a touchdown, going 98 yards in the third quarter.
The 75 points scored by the two teams established another record, breaking the previous mark of 69 set in Dallas's 52-17 victory over Buffalo in XXVII.
The 49ers' victory was the eleventh straight for NFC teams over AFC teams in the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XXIX: MVP Steve Young, QB, San Francisco
Steve Young stepped out of the shadow of three-time MVP Joe Montana by breaking Montana's Super Bowl record for touchdown passes in a game and guiding San Francisco to a dominating 49-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers.
Young completed 24 of 36 passes for 325 yards and 6 touchdowns as the 49ers won their fifth Super Bowl.
It took San Francisco only 1:24 to score its first touchdown on a 44-yard pass from Young to wide receiver Jerry Rice. Young connected with running back Ricky Watters on a 51-yard touchdown pass on the 49ers' second possession. San Francisco never trailed in the game, and its explosive offense generated seven touchdowns, 28 first downs and 455 total yards.
SUPER BOWL XXIX SCORING
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
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San Diego Chargers | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
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San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
1st Quarter
SF Rice 44 pass from S. Young (Brien kick), 1:24
SF Watters 51 pass from S. Young (Brien kick), 4:55
SD Means 1 run (Carney kick), 12:16
2nd Quarter
SF Floyd 5 pass from S. Young (Brien kick), 1:58
SF Watters 8 pass from S. Young (Brien kick), 10:16
SD FG Carney 31, 13:16
3rd Quarter
SF Watters 9 run (Brien kick), 5:25
SF Rice 15 pass from S. Young (Brien kick), 11:42
SD Coleman 98 kick return (2-pt Seay from Humphries, T-Formation), 11:59
4th Quarter
SF Rice 7 pass from S. Young (Brien kick), 1:11
SD Martin 30 pass from Humphries (2-pt Pupunu from Humphries, T-Formation), 12:35
January 29, 1995
Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami, Florida)
Attendance: 74,107
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