Head CoachSam Wyche
Final
Game Story
The San Francisco 49ers edged the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in Super Bowl XXIII at Joe Robbie Stadium in a finish defined by Joe Montana's poise. Trailing late, Montana led a 92-yard drive in the closing minutes and found John Taylor for the winning touchdown with 34 seconds left. Jerry Rice caught 11 passes for 215 yards, still one of the great receiving performances in Super Bowl history, and he was named MVP as Bill Walsh closed his 49ers tenure with another title.
Game Ops
MVPJerry Rice
VenueJoe Robbie Stadium
LocationMiami Gardens, FL
NetworkNBC
Broadcast TeamDick Enberg, Merlin Olsen
Broadcast Partners
Rosters
Cincinnati Bengals
Starting Lineup
Boomer EsiasonQB
James BrooksRB
Ickey WoodsFB
Eddie BrownWR
Tim McGeeWR
Rodney HolmanTE
Anthony MunozLT
Bruce ReimersLG
Bruce KozerskiC
Max MontoyaRG
Brian BladosRT
Jim SkowLDE
Tim KrumrieNT
Jason BuckRDE
Leon WhiteLOLB
Carl ZanderLILB
Joe KellyRILB
Reggie WilliamsROLB
Lewis BillupsLCB
Eric ThomasRCB
David FulcherSS
Solomon WilcotsFS
San Francisco 49ers
Starting Lineup
Joe MontanaQB
Roger CraigRB
Tom RathmanFB
John TaylorWR
Jerry RiceWR
John FrankTE
Steve WallaceLT
Jesse SapoluLG
Randy CrossC
Guy McIntyreRG
Harris BartonRT
Larry RobertsLDE
Michael CarterNT
Kevin FaganRDE
Charles HaleyLOLB
Jim FahnhorstLILB
Mike WalterRILB
Keena TurnerROLB
Tim McKyerLCB
Don GriffinRCB
Jeff FullerSS
Ronnie LottFS
Team Stats
StatSFCIN
First Downs1323
Total Net Yards229452
Total Offensive Plays5867
Average Gain/Play3.96.7
Net Rushing Yards106111
Rushing Plays2828
Yards per Rush3.84.0
Net Passing Yards123341
Sacks-Yards Lost5-213-16
Gross Passing Yards144357
Pass Att-Comp-Int25-11-136-23-0
Yards per Pass Play4.18.7
Penalties-Yards7-654-32
Fumbles-Lost1-04-2
Turnovers12
Time of Possession32:4327:17
Gamebook Detail
San Francisco 49ers
Skill Positions
PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Joe Montana233635720344115.2413011000020-
Roger Craig00000-0-1771013810104011-
Tom Rathman00000-0-5230111160160--
Jerry Rice00000-0-1505112151440--
John Frank00000-0-0000215080--
John Taylor00000-0-000011011010-
Mike Wilson------------0000---
Defense
PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Bill Romanowski10000.02200000---
Charles Haley00002.04400000---
Kevin Fagan00001.04400000---
Michael Carter00001.02200000---
Danny Stubbs00001.01100000---
Tim McKyer00000.05500000---
Don Griffin00000.04400000---
Ronnie Lott00000.04400000---
Jeff Fuller00000.03300000---
Larry Roberts00000.03300000---
Jim Fahnhorst00000.01100000---
Keena Turner00000.01100000---
Mike Walter00000.01100000---
Joe Montana00000.0---1-1200---
Darryl Pollard00000.0---1000---
Harry Sydney00000.0---1000---
Pierce Holt----0.0110-------
Returns
PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
John Taylor11313.001335618.7045
Del Rodgers35317.702200-00
Harry Sydney11111.001100-00
Kicking and Punting
PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Mike Cofer222400-0
Barry Helton----414837.055
Cincinnati Bengals
Skill Positions
PlayerCmpAttPass YdsPass TDIntSkPass LngRateRush AttRush YdsRush TDRush LngTgtRecRec YdsRec TDRec LngFmbFL
Boomer Esiason11251440152346.1100000000--
Ickey Woods000000-00-207901000000--
James Brooks00000-0-6240112320200--
Stanford Jennings00000-0-130300000--
Cris Collinsworth00000-0-00003400230--
Eddie Brown00000-0-00003320170--
Tim McGee00000-0-00002230180--
Ira Hillary00000-0-00001170171--
Rodney Holman00000-0-000000000--
Jim Riggs------------0000---
Defense
PlayerIntInt YdsInt TDInt LngPDSacksCombSoloAstTFLQBHitsFRFR YdsFR TDFF
Reggie Williams00001.07700000---
David Fulcher00001.03300000---
Jason Buck00001.02200000---
David Grant00001.02200000---
Lewis Billups00000.04400000---
Solomon Wilcots00000.04400000---
Carl Zander00000.03300000---
Ray Horton00000.02201000---
Tim Krumrie00000.01100000---
Leon White00000.01100000---
Jim Skow00000.0---1000---
Leo Barker----0.0330-------
Barney Bussey----0.0330-------
Skip McClendon----0.0220-------
Rickey Dixon----0.0110-------
Returns
PlayerKRKR YdsKR AvgKR TDKR LngPRPR YdsPR AvgPR TDPR Lng
Ira Hillary00-00100.000
Ray Horton00-00155.005
Stanford Jennings211758.519300-00
James Brooks11515.001500-00
Kicking and Punting
PlayerXPMXPAFGMFGAPntPunt YdsPunt AvgLng
Jim Breech113300-0
Lee Johnson----522144.263
San Francisco 49ers Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
1114:42SFO 2772:11-13Punt
218:16SFO 3145:02-21Field Goal
310:23SFO 3082:2428Missed FG
4211:06CIN 4631:0320Fumble
527:52SFO 1183:48-1Punt
621:04SFO 2550:51-17Punt
735:32SFO 3183:03-10Punt
832:22CIN 2341:328Field Goal
930:14SFO 1541:1115Touchdown
10411:14SFO 1852:27-14Missed FG
1143:04SFO 8122:308Touchdown
Cincinnati Bengals Drives
#QtrTimeLOSPlaysLengthNet YdsResult
1112:31CIN 2684:1535Punt
212:50CIN 2062:2713Punt
3212:59CIN 2041:538Punt
4210:03CIN 4162:119Punt
524:04SFO 4462:4928Field Goal
620:13CIN 3189:3472Field Goal
732:29CIN 1910:070Interception
8414:03CIN 3562:498Punt
948:47CIN 32125:2746Field Goal
1040:26CIN 2640:161End of Game