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The game was one of the most watched broadcasts in American television history, with
more than 85 million viewers. The final national Nielsen rating was a 49.1,
a Super Bowl record. The game was televised in the United States by CBS and featured the broadcast team of play-by-play announcer Pat Summerall and color commentator John Madden (the latter making his Super Bowl debut as a broadcaster). The broadcast also featured the introduction of the telestrator to a national audience. The game is, as of January 2006, the highest-rated Super Bowl of all time. |
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Super Bowl MVP XVI |
The 49ers' Super Bowl era began with this 26-21 victory over Cincinnati. Most Valuable
Player Joe Montana led the way by throwing a touchdown pass, scoring on a
short run and directing drive after drive through the Bengals' defense. San Francisco's first score, a 1-yard run by Montana, came after an impressive 11-play, 68-yard drive early in the first quarter. Montana then led another drive of 92 yards -- a Super Bowl record -- on 12 plays, capped off by an 11-yard TD pass to running back Earl Cooper. The 49ers added a pair of field goals to grab a then-record 20-0 halftime lead. Cincinnati came back in the second half, and San Francisco needed a key goal-line stand late in the third quarter to maintain its advantage. Montana continued to run the finely tuned 49ers offense, setting up two more field goals on the way to the victory. Montana completed 14-of-22 passes for 157 yards. |
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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. |
GAME RECAP |
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7 13 0 6
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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