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Super Bowl XVI
play-by-play

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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).
C 47 3–1 Montana 14 pass to Young right after Solomon fake reverse (LeClair).
C 33 1–10 Montana pass almost intercepted (Breeden), incomplete.
C 33 2–10 Cooper 11 run right (Kemp).
C 22 1–10 Ring 7 run right (Breeden).
C 15 2–3 Cooper run left, no gain (Riley).
C 15 3–3 Montana 14 pass to Solomon right (Breeden).
C 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 C 5, Verser 14 return (Gervais).
C 19 1–10 Anderson 3 screen to Johnson left (Leopold).
C 22 2–7 Anderson 5 pass to Johnson right flat (Lott).
C 27 3–2 Anderson 3 bootleg right.
C 30 1–10 Johnson 3 run middle (Reese).
C 33 2–7 Anderson 6 run evading pass rush (Wright).
C 39 3–1 Johnson 2 run middle (Reynolds).
C 41 1–10 Anderson pass to Collinsworth broken up (Wright), incomplete.
C 41 2–10 Anderson pass to Collinsworth incomplete.
C 41 3–10 Anderson sacked, loss of 4 (Turner).
C 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)
C 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).
C 47 1–10 Patton 4 run off right tackle (Kemp).
C 43 2–6 Montana pass to Solomon incomplete.
C 43 3–6 Montana 12 pass to Clark right (B. Harris).
C 31 1–10 Patton 9 run middle (Riley).
C 22 2–1 Patton 3 run middle (Breeden).
C 19 1–10 Clark reverse, loss of 2. Cincinnati penalized 10 (half the distance) for a personal foul (LeClair). Automatic first down.
C 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 C 5, Verser return, loss of 1 (Wright). Cincinnati penalized 2 (half the distance) for illegal block.
C 2 1–10 Johnson 4 run middle (Reese).
C 6 2–6 Anderson 10 pass to Ross right (Reynolds).
C 16 1–10 Anderson pass to Curtis right overthrown, incomplete.
C 16 2–10 Anderson pass to Ross dropped, incomplete.
C 16 3–10 Anderson 9 pass to Ross right (Leopold).
C 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).
C 49 1–10 Patton 3 run middle (Whitley).
C 46 2–7 Patton 7 run middle (Williams).
C 39 1–10 Montana 4 pass to Cooper right (Breeden). Two–Minute Warning.
C 35 2–6 Montana pass to Young broken up (Cameron), incomplete.
C 35 3–6 Montana 10 pass to Clark right (Riley).
C 25 1–10 Patton 3 run left (Williams).
C 22 2–7 Cooper 6 run middle (Cameron). San Francisco–first time out. (:54)
C 16 3–1 Montana 2 quarterback sneak (Cameron).
C 14 1–10 Montana 9 pass to Solomon left (Breeden).
C 5 2–1 Montana pass to Clark broken up (Hicks), incomplete.
C 5 3–1 Montana pass thrown out of end zone, incomplete.
C 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 C 15, A. Griffin no return, fumbled, McColl recovered for San Francisco at C 4.
San Francisco (:05)
C 4 1–goal San Francisco penalized 5 for false start (Downing).
C 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 C 28, Frazier no return.
  END OF SECOND QUARTER:
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 0
Third quarter
Cincinnati (15:00)
Wersching kick to C 1, Verser 16 return (Gervais).
C 17 1–10 Alexander 13 run around right end. San Francisco penalized 5 for facemask (Hicks).
C 35 1–10 Johnson 3 run right (Harper).
C 38 2–7 Anderson 3 pass to Alexander right (Williamson).
C 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).
C 41 1–19 Anderson 15 pass to Ross (Wright). Cincinnati penalized 15 for personal foul (Kreider).
C 41 2–19 Anderson sacked, loss of 4 (Dean).
C 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)
C 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).
C 41 1–10 Patton 2 run middle (Browner).
C 39 2–8 Patton 7 run off right tackle (Browner).
C 32 3–1 Montana 4 run inside right tackle (Razzano).
C 28 1–10 Cooper 1 run left (Riley).
C 27 2–9 Patton 3 run off left tackle (Williams).
C 24 3–6 Patton 1 run middle (Browner).
C 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 C 14, Verser 8 return (Lawrence).
C 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)
C 22 1–10 Patton 4 run off right tackle (Razzano).
C 18 2–6 Cooper 3 run right (Cameron).
C 15 3–3 Davis 4 run middle (Hicks).
C 11 1–10 Patton 4 run right (Breeden). Cincinnati–second time out.
C 7 2–6 Patton run right, loss of 6 (Razzano). Cincinnati–third time out.
C 13 3–12 Montana 7 bootleg left (Hicks). Two–Minute Warning.
C 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 C 11, Verser 15 return (Lawrence).
C 26 1–10 Anderson 21 pass to Curtis right (Williamson).
C 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