Super Bowl XVI (16) San Francisco VS Cincinnati Play by Play

Super Bowl XVI Team Drive Chart

*	San Francisco won the coin toss and elected to receive.
First Quarter
San Francisco (15:00) Breech kick out of bounds. Cincinnati penalized 5 for illegal procedure (Breech). Breech kick to SF 9 Lawrence 17 return (Frazier) fumbled Simmons recovered for Cincinnati at SF 26.
Cincinnati (14:46)
SF 26	1–10	Anderson 8 pass to Curtis middle (Reynolds).
SF 18	2–2	Johnson 2 run middle (Reese).
SF 16	1–10	Anderson 11 pass to Ross middle (Reynolds).
SF 5	1–goal	Alexander run off left tackle no gain (Harper).
SF 5	2–goal	Anderson sacked loss of 6 (Stuckey).
SF 11	3–goal	Anderson pass to Curtis intercepted at SF 5 Hicks 27 return (Wilson).
San Francisco (11:50)
SF 32	1–10	Montana 6 screen pass left to Patton (Edwards).
SF 38	2–4	Montana 6 pass to Clark middle (B. Harris).
SF 44	1–10	Cooper run left no gain (Browner).
SF 44	2–10	Montana 9 pass to Solomon right (Kemp).
CIN 47	3–1	Montana 14 pass to Young right after Solomon fake reverse (LeClair).
CIN 33	1–10	Montana pass almost intercepted (Breeden) incomplete.
CIN 33	2–10	Cooper 11 run right (Kemp).
CIN 22	1–10	Ring 7 run right (Breeden).
CIN 15	2–3	Cooper run left no gain (Riley).
CIN 15	3–3	Montana 14 pass to Solomon right (Breeden).
CIN 1	1–goal	Montana 1 quarterback sneak touchdown (5:52). Wersching kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 68 yards 11 plays 5:58. San Francisco 7 Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (5:52) Wersching kick to CIN 5 Verser 14 return (Gervais).
CIN 19	1–10	Anderson 3 screen to Johnson left (Leopold).
CIN 22	2–7	Anderson 5 pass to Johnson right flat (Lott).
CIN 27	3–2	Anderson 3 bootleg right.
CIN 30	1–10	Johnson 3 run middle (Reese).
CIN 33	2–7	Anderson 6 run evading pass rush (Wright).
CIN 39	3–1	Johnson 2 run middle (Reynolds).
CIN 41	1–10	Anderson pass to Collinsworth broken up (Wright) incomplete.
CIN 41	2–10	Anderson pass to Collinsworth incomplete.
CIN 41	3–10	Anderson sacked loss of 4 (Turner).
CIN 37	4–14	McInally 53 punt downed at SF 10.
San Francisco (1:01)
SF 10	1–10	Montana pass to Clark broken up (Riley) incomplete.
SF 10	2–10	Patton run left loss of 7 (Browner).
SF 3	3–17	Cincinnati penalized 5 for illegal procedure.
SF 8	3–12	Patton 4 run right (LeClair).
END OF FIRST QUARTER: San Francisco 7 Cincinnati 0
Second Quarter
SF 12	4–8	Miller 44 punt Fuller 5 return (Gervais).
Cincinnati (14:50)
CIN 49	1–10	Johnson 5 run right (Puki). Cincinnati–first time out.
SF 46	2–5	Anderson 18 pass to Collinsworth right (Lott).
SF 28	1–10	Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Lapham).
SF 33	1–15	Anderson pass to Ross right incomplete.
SF 33	2–15	Anderson pass to Curtis incomplete. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for illegal contact (Thomas). Automatic first down.
SF 28	1–10	Alexander 1 run right (Harper).
SF 27	2–9	Anderson 19 pass to Collinsworth middle (Wright) fumbled Thomas recovered for San Francisco at SF 8.
San Francisco (12:22)
SF 8	1–10	Davis 1 run middle (LeClair).
SF 9	2–9	Ring 2 run right (Browner).
SF 11	3–7	Montana 20 pass to Solomon right.
SF 31	1–10	Montana 8 run evading pass rush (Browner).
SF 39	2–2	Cooper 14 run around right end (Cameron).
CIN 47	1–10	Patton 4 run off right tackle (Kemp).
CIN 43	2–6	Montana pass to Solomon incomplete.
CIN 43	3–6	Montana 12 pass to Clark right (B. Harris).
CIN 31	1–10	Patton 9 run middle (Riley).
CIN 22	2–1	Patton 3 run middle (Breeden).
CIN 19	1–10	Clark reverse loss of 2. Cincinnati penalized 10 (half the distance) for a personal foul (LeClair). Automatic first down.
CIN 11	1–10	Montana 11 pass to Cooper left touchdown (6:53). Wersching kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 92 yards 12 plays 5:29. San Francisco 14 Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (6:53) Wersching kick to CIN 5 Verser return loss of 1 (Wright). Cincinnati penalized 2 (half the distance) for illegal block.
CIN 2	1–10	Johnson 4 run middle (Reese).
CIN 6	2–6	Anderson 10 pass to Ross right (Reynolds).
CIN 16	1–10	Anderson pass to Curtis right overthrown incomplete.
CIN 16	2–10	Anderson pass to Ross dropped incomplete.
CIN 16	3–10	Anderson 9 pass to Ross right (Leopold).
CIN 25	4–1	McInally 47 punt Hicks 6 return (Hargrove).
San Francisco (4:11)
SF 34	1–10	Montana 17 pass to Clark middle (Kemp).
CIN 49	1–10	Patton 3 run middle (Whitley).
CIN 46	2–7	Patton 7 run middle (Williams).
CIN 39	1–10	Montana 4 pass to Cooper right (Breeden). Two–Minute Warning.
CIN 35	2–6	Montana pass to Young broken up (Cameron) incomplete.
CIN 35	3–6	Montana 10 pass to Clark right (Riley).
CIN 25	1–10	Patton 3 run left (Williams).
CIN 22	2–7	Cooper 6 run middle (Cameron). San Francisco–first time out. (:54)
CIN 16	3–1	Montana 2 quarterback sneak (Cameron).
CIN 14	1–10	Montana 9 pass to Solomon left (Breeden).
CIN 5	2–1	Montana pass to Clark broken up (Hicks) incomplete.
CIN 5	3–1	Montana pass thrown out of end zone incomplete.
CIN 5	4–1	Wersching 22–yard field goal (:15).
San Francisco scoring drive: 61 yards 12 plays 3:56. San Francisco 17 Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (:15) Wersching kick to CIN 15 A. Griffin no return fumbled McColl recovered for San Francisco at C 4.
San Francisco (:05)
CIN 4	1–goal	San Francisco penalized 5 for false start (Downing).
CIN 9	1–goal	Wersching 26–yard field goal (:02).
San Francisco scoring drive: 0 yards 0 plays :03. San Francisco 20 Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (:02) Wersching kick to CIN 28 Frazier no return.
END OF SECOND QUARTER: San Francisco 20 Cincinnati 0
Third Quarter
Cincinnati (15:00) Wersching kick to CIN 1 Verser 16 return (Gervais).
CIN 17	1–10	Alexander 13 run around right end. San Francisco penalized 5 for facemask (Hicks).
CIN 35	1–10	Johnson 3 run right (Harper).
CIN 38	2–7	Anderson 3 pass to Alexander right (Williamson).
CIN 41	3–4	Anderson 19 pass to Kreider right (Lott).
SF 40	1–10	Johnson 5 run middle (Reese).
SF 35	2–5	Anderson 13 pass to Curtis after pitch from A. Griffin (Puki). San Francisco penalized 11 (half the distance) for late hit (Wright).
SF 11	1–10	A. Griffin 4 run middle (Stuckey).
SF 7	2–6	Johnson 2 run left (Reynolds).
SF 5	3–4	Anderson back to pass then 5 run up middle touchdown (11:25). San Francisco penalized 5 for illegal procedure assessed on kickoff. Breech kicked extra point.
Cincinnati scoring drive: 83 yards 9 plays 3:35. San Francisco 20 Cincinnati 7
San Francisco (11:25) Breech kick out of bounds. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 15 for personal foul (Leopold). Breech kick out of end zone touchback.
SF 20	1–10	Montana sacked loss of 9 (Browner).
SF 11	2–19	Montana pass to Solomon broken up (Breeden) incomplete.
SF 11	3–19	Patton 4 run around right end (Williams).
SF 15	4–15	Miller 47 punt Fuller 13 return (Bunz).
Cincinnati (9:35)
SF 49	1–10	Johnson 3 run right (Board).
SF 46	2–7	Anderson screen to Collinsworth dropped incomplete.
SF 46	3–7	Anderson sacked no gain (Leopold).
SF 46	4–7	McInally 31 punt Solomon fair catch.
San Francisco (8:34)
SF 15	1–10	Cooper run left loss of 2 (LeClair).
SF 13	2–12	Ring 1 run right (Edwards).
SF 14	3–11	Montana 3 pass to Ring right (R. Griffin).
SF 17	4–8	Miller 50 punt Fuller 17 return (Turner).
Cincinnati (6:53)
50	1–10	Anderson 1 run. Cincinnati penalized 10 from spot of foul for holding (Ross).
CIN 41	1–19	Anderson 15 pass to Ross (Wright). Cincinnati penalized 15 for personal foul (Kreider).
CIN 41	2–19	Anderson sacked loss of 4 (Dean).
CIN 37	3–23	Anderson 49 pass to Collinsworth deep (Wright).
SF 14	1–10	Alexander 1 run middle (Reynolds).
SF 13	2–9	Anderson sacked loss of 2 (Reynolds).
SF 15	3–11	Anderson 10 pass to Ross middle (Williamson).
SF 5	4–1	Johnson 2 run middle (Board).
SF 3	1–goal	Johnson 2 run middle (Choma).
SF 1	2–goal	Johnson run left no gain (Reynolds).
SF 1	3–goal	Anderson pass to Alexander no gain (Bunz). Cincinnati–first time out.
SF 1	4–goal	Johnson run middle no gain (Reynolds).
San Francisco (1:17)
SF 1	1–10	Ring 3 run right (Cameron).
SF 4	2–7	Ring 4 run off right tackle (Kemp).
END OF THIRD QUARTER: San Francisco 20 Cincinnati 7
Fourth Quarter
SF 8	3–3	Cooper 1 draw middle (Browner).
SF 9	4–2	Miller 44 punt Fuller no return (Cross).
Cincinnati (13:58)
CIN 47	1–10	Johnson 3 run middle (Stuckey).
50	2–7	Anderson 12 pass to Collinsworth middle (Harper).
SF 38	1–10	Anderson 9 pass to Ross middle (Leopold).
SF 29	2–1	Anderson pass incomplete. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 14 for pass interference (Lott).
SF 15	1–10	Anderson pass into turf incomplete.
SF 15	2–10	Anderson 9 pass to Ross right (Williamson).
SF 6	3–1	Alexander 2 run middle (Hicks).
SF 4	1–goal	Anderson 4 pass to Ross middle end zone touchdown (10:06). Breech kicked extra point.
Cincinnati scoring drive: 53 yards 7 plays 3:52. San Francisco 20 Cincinnati 14
San Francisco (10:06) Breech kick to SF 4 Hicks 23 return (Razzano).
SF 27	1–10	Montana pass to Patton broken up (Williams) incomplete.
SF 27	2–10	San Francisco penalized 5 for false start (Audick).
SF 22	2–15	Montana 22 pass to Wilson right sideline.
SF 44	1–10	Montana pass incomplete. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 5 for pass interference (Riley). Automatic first down.
SF 49	1–10	Patton 10 run middle (Hicks).
CIN 41	1–10	Patton 2 run middle (Browner).
CIN 39	2–8	Patton 7 run off right tackle (Browner).
CIN 32	3–1	Montana 4 run inside right tackle (Razzano).
CIN 28	1–10	Cooper 1 run left (Riley).
CIN 27	2–9	Patton 3 run off left tackle (Williams).
CIN 24	3–6	Patton 1 run middle (Browner).
CIN 23	4–5	Wersching 40–yard field goal (5:25).
San Francisco scoring drive: 50 yards 9 plays 4:41. San Francisco 23 Cincinnati 14
Cincinnati (5:25) Wersching kick to CIN 14 Verser 8 return (Lawrence).
CIN 22	1–10	Anderson pass to Collinsworth intercepted at C 47 Wright 25 return (Montoya) fumbled Harper recovered for San Francisco at C 22.
San Francisco (4:57)
CIN 22	1–10	Patton 4 run off right tackle (Razzano).
CIN 18	2–6	Cooper 3 run right (Cameron).
CIN 15	3–3	Davis 4 run middle (Hicks).
CIN 11	1–10	Patton 4 run right (Breeden). Cincinnati–second time out.
CIN 7	2–6	Patton run right loss of 6 (Razzano). Cincinnati–third time out.
CIN 13	3–12	Montana 7 bootleg left (Hicks). Two–Minute Warning.
CIN 6	4–5	Wersching 23–yard field goal (1:57).
San Francisco scoring drive: 16 yards 6 plays 3:00. San Francisco 26 Cincinnati 14
Cincinnati (1:57) Wersching kick to CIN 11 Verser 15 return (Lawrence).
CIN 26	1–10	Anderson 21 pass to Curtis right (Williamson).
CIN 47	1–10	Anderson 16 pass to Ross right (Williamson).
SF 37	1–10	Anderson 8 pass to Ross right (Harper).
SF 29	2–2	Anderson 9 pass to Collinsworth left (Leopold).
SF 20	1–10	Anderson 17 pass to Kreider left (Leopold).
SF 3	1–goal	Anderson 3 pass to Ross middle end zone touchdown (:16). Breech kicked extra point.
Cincinnati scoring drive: 74 yards 6 plays 1:41. San Francisco 26 Cincinnati 21
San Francisco (:16) Breech onside kick to SF 48 covered by Clark no return.
SF 48	1–10	Montana knelt down loss of 4.
FINAL SCORE: San Francisco 26 Cincinnati 21
FINAL RECORDS: San Francisco 16–3 Cincinnati 14–5

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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