Super Bowl XVI (16) San Francisco VS Cincinnati Recap

Super Bowl XVI San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 Recap

San Francisco Defeats Cincinnati in Super Bowl XVI. Joe Montana named MVP

Cincinnati outgained San Francisco 356 to 275 yards, but four Bengals turnovers made the difference in the first Super Bowl played in a cold-weather city. By halftime at the Silverdome, San Francisco had jumped out to a 20-0 lead, but the Bengals clawed their way back in to close within six points at the begining of the fourth quarter. Ray Wersching hit all four of his field-goal attempts for the Niners. Joe Montana won the first of his three MVP awards by going 14-for-22 for 157 yards.

Ray Wersching tied a Super Bowl record with four field goals and Joe Montana's controlled passing helped lift the San Francisco 49ers to their first NFL championship with a 26-21 victory over Cincinnati.

The 49ers built a game-record 20-0 halftime lead via Montana's 1-yard touchdown run, which capped an 11-play, 68-yard drive; fullback Earl Cooper's 11-yard scoring pass from Montana, which climaxed a Super Bowl record 92-yard drive on 12 plays. Wersching added two field goals at 22 and 26 yards to round off the scoring.

The Bengals who were out played rebounded in the second half, closing the gap to 20-14 on quarterback Ken Anderson's 5-yard run and Dan Ross's 4-yard reception from Anderson, who established Super Bowl passing records for completions (25) and completion percentage (73.5 percent on 25 of 34).

Wersching added early fourth quarter field goals of 40 and 23 yards to increase the 49ers' much needed lead to 26-14.

The Bengals managed to score on an Anderson-to-Ross 3-yard pass with only 16 seconds remaining. Ross set a Super Bowl record with 11 receptions for 104 yards.

Montana, the game's most valuable player, completed 14 of 22 passes for 157 yards.

Cincinnati compiled 356 yards to San Francisco's 275, which marked the first time in Super Bowl history that the team that gained the most yards from scrimmage lost the game.

Scoring Information

                       1  2  3  4  Final
                       _________________
San Francisco          7 13  0  6     26
Cincinnati             0  0  7 14     21

San Francisco - Montana 1 run  (Wersching kick)         
9:08 into the 1st

San Francisco - E. Cooper 11 pass from Montana (Wersching kick)
8:07 into the 2nd

San Francisco - FG Wersching 22            
14:45 into the 2nd

San Francisco - FG Wersching 26            
14:58 into the 2nd

Cincinnati    - Anderson 5 run  (Breech kick)
3:35 into the 3rd

Cincinnati    - Ross 4 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
4:54 into the 4th

San Francisco - FG Wersching 40               
9:35 into the 4th

San Francisco - FG Wersching 23               
13:03 into the 4th

Cincinnati    - Ross 3 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
14:44 into the 4th

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Score:

Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 26
Cincinnati 21

Location:
Pontiac Silverdome
Pontiac, Michigan
January 24, 1982
Attendance: 81,270

MVP:
Joe Montana, Quarterback
of the San Francisco 49ers

Coaches
SF Bill Walsh
CIN Forrest Gregg

Super Bowl XVI Ring, San Francisco 26 vs Cincinnati 21 , Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, MVP Joe Montana, Quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers

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