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Although the 49ers had 3 rookies starting as defensive backs, they all were major
defensive threats: Carlton Williamson recorded 4 interceptions, Eric Wright had
3, and Ronnie Lott recorded 7 interceptions and tied an NFL record by returning
3 of them for touchdowns. Three-year veteran defensive back Dwight Hicks led the team with 9 interceptions, which he returned for 239 yards and a touchdown, giving the secondary a total of 23. Defensive end Fred Dean and linebacker Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds were big contributors up front, making it difficult for the opposing teams to rush the ball. |
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SB 16 Champion San Francisco 49ers |
San Francisco finished the regular season with a league-best 13-3 record. The 49ers'
success surprised many because they finished with a 6-10 record during the
previous season, and a 2-14 record before that. A major reason for the team's improvement
was the emergence of their young quarterback Joe Montana. In just his
third season in the league, Montana completed 311 out of 488 passes (a 63.7 completion
percentage) for 3,565 yards and 19 touchdowns. His favorite targets were
receivers Dwight Clark (85 receptions, 1,104 yards, and 4 touchdowns) and Freddie
Solomon (59 receptions, 969 yards, and 8 touchdowns). Running back Ricky
Patton was the top rusher on the team with 543 yards and 4 touchdowns, while also
catching 27 passes for 195 yards. Multi-talented running back Earl Cooper also
provided the team with a good running and receiving threat, rushing for 330
yards and catching 51 passes for 477 yards. Much of San Francisco's success was
also aided by their offensive line, led by guard Randy Cross and center Fred
Quillan. |
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The pregame festivities featured the University of Michigan Band. Singer Diana Ross
sang the national anthem. The coin toss ceremony featured hall of fame quarterback
Bobby Layne. Up with People provided the halftime entertainment featuring a salute to the 1960s and Motown. This was the first Super Bowl to be played in the Midwest. |
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Ray Wersching's Super Bowl record-tying 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; and Wersching's 22- and 26-yard field goals. The Bengals 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-period field goals of 40 and 23 yards to increase the 49ers' 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. |
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26 Bengals 0 0 7 14 21 |
BOX SCORE |
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Date January 24, 1982 Stadium Pontiac Silverdome City Pontiac, Michigan MVP Joe Montana, Quarterback Favorite 49ers by 1 National anthem Diana Ross Coin toss Bobby Layne Referee Pat Haggerty Halftime show Up with People presents "Salute to the 1960s and Motown" Attendance 81,270 TV in the United States Network CBS Announcers Pat Summerall and John Madden Nielsen Ratings 49.1 Market share 73 Cost of 30-second commercial US$324,000 |
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Super Bowl XLII, Glendale, Ariz. Feb. 3, 2008 Super Bowl XLIII, Tampa, Fla. Feb. 1, 2009 Super Bowl XLIV, South Florida TBA, 2010 Super Bowl XLV, North Texas TBA, 2011 |
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