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Super Bowl XXIX
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San Francisco won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
San Francisco (15:00)
Carney kick to SF 17, Carter 9 return (Coleman). San Diego penalized 15 for personal foul–facemask (D. Miller).
SF 41 1–10 Floyd 4 draw middle (O’Neal).
SF 45 2–6 S. Young 11 pass to Taylor left (Seau, Gibson).
SD 44 1–10 S. Young 44 pass to Rice deep middle (caught at SD 13), touchdown (13:36). Brien kicked extra point.
  San Francisco scoring drive: 59 yards, 3 plays, 1:24.
San Francisco 7, San Diego 0
San Diego (13:36)
Brien kick to SD 10, Coleman 5 return (Walker).
SD 15 1–10 Means 4 run left (Norton).
SD 19 2–6 Humphries 5 pass to Seay middle (Plummer).
SD 24 3–1 Humphries rollout right, pass to Jefferson overthrown, incomplete.
SD 24 4–1 Wagner 55 punt, downed by Harrison at SF 21.
San Francisco (11:58)
SF 21 1–10 Watters 1 run middle (Lee).
SF 22 2–9 S. Young 6 pass to Floyd right (Gordon).
SF 28 3–3 S. Young 21 scramble right (out of bounds).
SF 49 1–10 S. Young 51 pass to Watters middle (caught at SD 30), broke 2 tackles, touchdown (10:05). Brien kicked extra point.
  San Francisco scoring drive: 79 yards, 4 plays, 1:53.
San Francisco 14, San Diego 0
San Diego (10:05)
Brien kick 2 yards into end zone, Coleman 24 return (Cook).
SD 22 1–10 Humphries 3 pass to D. Young right (B. Young) (tipped at line by Brown).
SD 25 2–7 Humphries 6 pass to Harmon right (McDonald).
SD 31 3–1 Humphries 3 sneak middle (Plummer).
SD 34 1–10 Means 3 run left (Stubblefield, Norton).
SD 37 2–7 Means 3 run middle (Jackson).
SD 40 3–4 Humphries 17 pass to Harmon middle (McDonald).
SF 43 1–10 Humphries pass to Means thrown away, incomplete.
SF 43 2–10 Humphries 4 pass to Seay right (E. Davis).
SF 39 3–6 San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Stubblefield).
SF 34 3–1 Harmon 10 run right (E. Davis, Cook).
SF 24 1–10 Means 3 run left (Mann).
SF 21 2–7 Means 11 run right (Sanders).
SF 10 1–goal Means 1 run left (Plummer).
SF 9 2–goal Humphries pass to Jefferson middle end zone incomplete. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 8 for pass interference (Sanders). Automatic first down. San Diego–first time out (2:48).
SF 1 1–goal Means 1 dive right, touchdown (2:44). Carney kicked extra point.
  San Diego scoring drive: 78 yards, 13 plays, 7:21.
San Francisco 14, San Diego 7
San Francisco (2:44)
Carney kick to SF 12, Carter 18 return (Castle).
SF 30 1–10 S. Young rollout right, 19 pass to Rice (Seau).
SF 49 1–10 Rice 10 reverse right (Gordon). Rice hurt.
SD 41 1–10 S. Young pass to Jones right overthrown, incomplete.
SD 41 2–10 S. Young 12 pass to Taylor left (Harper).
SD 29 1–10 Watters run left, loss of 1 (Harper, Gibson), fumbled, ball went out of bounds.
SD 30 2–11 S. Young 15 scramble right (Seau).
  END OF FIRST QUARTER:
San Francisco 14, San Diego 7
Second quarter
SD 15 1–10 S. Young 3 pass to Rice right (Gordon).
SD 12 2–7 San Diego penalized 5 for offsides (R. Davis).
SD 7 2–2 Floyd 1 run middle (Gibson, Seau).
SD 6 3–1 S. Young 1 sneak middle (R. Davis).
SD 5 1–goal S. Young 5 pass to Floyd middle, touchdown (13:02). Brien kicked extra point.
  San Francisco scoring drive: 70 yards, 10 plays, 4:42.
San Francisco 21, San Diego 7
San Diego (13:02)
Brien kick 1 yard into end zone, Coleman 21 return (Loville).
SD 20 1–10 Humphries sacked, loss of 9 (Stubblefield).
SD 11 2–19 Means 1 run middle (B. Young).
SD 12 3–18 Humphries pass to Martin right almost intercepted (Drakeford), incomplete.
SD 12 4–18 Wagner 45 punt, Carter 1 return (S. Mitchell).
San Francisco (11:30)
SF 44 1–10 S. Young deep pass to Taylor left overthrown, incomplete.
SF 44 2–10 S. Young 5 pass to McCaffrey left (Gibson).
SF 49 3–5 S. Young pass to McCaffrey left overthrown, incomplete.
SF 49 4–5 Wilmsmeyer 33 punt, Gordon no return (K. Mitchell).
San Diego (10:30)
SD 18 1–10 Means run right, no gain (Jackson). San Diego penalized 9 (half the distance) for unnecessary roughness (I. Davis).
SD 9 2–19 Humphries pressured, deep pass to Harmon right incomplete.
SD 9 3–19 Humphries pass to Pupunu left underthrown, incomplete.
SD 9 4–19 Wagner 40 punt (tipped by Walker for San Francisco), downed by Harrison at SD 49.
San Francisco (9:35)
SD 49 1–10 Floyd 3 run left (Seau).
SD 46 2–7 S. Young 8 pass to Jones middle (Gibson), incomplete.
SD 38 1–10 S. Young pass to Rice right broken up (Gordon), incomplete.
SD 38 2–10 S. Young 11 pass to Rice middle (Gordon).
SD 27 1–10 S. Young 4 pass to Taylor left (Harper).
SD 23 2–6 S. Young 8 pass to Rice left (Gibson).
SD 15 1–10 Floyd 6 draw right (Seau, Richard).
SD 9 2–4 Watters 1 draw middle (Mims). San Francisco–first time out (4:50).
SD 8 3–3 S. Young 8 swing pass to Watters left, touchdown (4:44). Brien kicked extra point.
  San Francisco scoring drive: 49 yards, 9 plays, 4:51.
San Francisco 28, San Diego 7
San Diego (4:44)
Brien kick to SD 5, Coleman 20 return (Jordan, McCaffrey).
SD 25 1–10 Means 2 run left (McDonald, Plummer).
SD 27 2–8 Humphries 17 pass to Seay left (Woodall).
SD 44 1–10 Jefferson 10 reverse right (Hanks).
SF 46 1–10 Humphries 33 screen pass to Bieniemy middle (McDonald).
SF 13 1–10 Humphries rollout left, pass to Martin in end zone broken up (E. Davis), incomplete. Two–Minute Warning.
SF 13 2–10 Humphries pass to Seay left end zone overthrown (Seay just missed diving catch), incomplete.
SF 13 3–10 Humphries pass to Pupunu middle broken up (McDonald), incomplete.
SF 13 4–10 Carney, 31–yard field goal (1:44).
  San Diego scoring drive: 62 yards, 7 plays, 3:00.
San Francisco 28, San Diego 10
San Francisco (1:44)
Carney kick to SF 12, Carter 11 return (Bieniemy).
SF 23 1–10 S. Young 33 pass to Jones deep right, out of bounds (Carrington).
SD 44 1–10 S. Young 6 pass to Floyd left (Seau, Griggs).
SD 38 2–4 S. Young 5 pass to Rice left (out of bounds).
SD 33 1–10 Watters 4 draw middle (Gibson).
SD 29 2–6 S. Young pass to Watters left incomplete.
SD 29 3–6 S. Young rollout left, pass to Jones overthrown, incomplete. San Francisco–second time out (:36).
SD 29 4–6 Brien’s 47–yard field–goal attempt was short and wide right.
San Diego (:30)
(San Diego takes over at spot of field–goal attempt)
SD 37 1–10 Humphries 9 pass to Jefferson left (Sanders). San Diego–second time out (:24)
SD 46 2–1 Humphries pass to Harmon right incomplete. (Jackson tipped at line).
SD 46 3–1 Humphries deep pass to Martin middle goal line intercepted, E. Davis no return, touchback.
San Francisco (:10)
SF 20 1–10 Young knelt down, loss of 1.
  END OF SECOND QUARTER:
San Francisco 28, San Diego 10
Third quarter
San Diego (15:00)
Brien kick to SD 2, Coleman 17 return (Jordan). San Diego penalized 9 (half the distance) for illegal block (Harrison).
SD 10 1–10 Means 5 run right (Brown).
SD 15 2–5 Bieniemy 3 run middle (Brown).
SD 18 3–2 Humphries pass to Martin left dropped, incomplete.
SD 18 4–2 Wagner 55 punt, Carter 11 return (Harrison).
San Francisco (13:20)
SF 38 1–10 S. Young 16 pass to Rice right (out of bounds).
SD 46 1–10 Watters 1 run right (Gibson, Seau).
SD 45 2–9 S. Young sacked, loss of 8 (Johnson).
SF 47 3–17 S. Young 21 pass to Rice middle (Richard).
SD 32 1–10 S. Young 16 pass to Taylor left (Carrington). Holding on San Diego (Gibson) declined.
SD 16 1–10 Watters 2 draw middle (Gibson, Lee).
SD 14 2–8 Watters run middle, no gain (R. Davis). Play nullified and San Diego penalized 5 for offsides (O’Neal).
SD 9 2–3 Watters 9 run middle, cutback left, touchdown (9:35). Brien kicked extra point.
  San Francisco scoring drive: 62 yards, 7 plays, 3:45.
San Francisco 35, San Diego 10
San Diego (9:35)
Brien kick to SD 4, Coleman 33 return (D. Hall).
SD 37 1–10 Humphries 4 pass to Means left flat (Norton).
SD 41 2–6 Humphries 23 pass to Pupunu left (Norton).
SF 36 1–10 Means 3 run left (Norton).
SF 33 2–7 Humphries pass to Seay right underthrown, incomplete.
SF 33 3–7 Humphries pass to Jefferson middle broken up (McDonald), incomplete.
SF 33 4–7 Humphries pass to Martin broken up (E. Davis), incomplete. Pass interference against San Diego (Seay) declined.
San Francisco (7:25)
SF 33 1–10 S. Young 9 pass to Floyd right (Griggs).
SF 42 2–1 Floyd 2 run middle (Mims).
SF 44 1–10 S. Young deep pass to Rice right overthrown, incomplete.
SF 44 2–10 S. Young sacked, loss of 4 (Seau).
SF 40 3–14 S. Young pass to Rice right incomplete. Play nullified and San Diego penalized 22 for pass interference (Gordon).
SD 38 1–10 Watters 13 run right end (Carrington).
SD 25 1–10 Watters run middle, no gain (Lee).
SD 25 2–10 S. Young 13 scramble left (out of bounds).
SD 12 1–10 Watters run wide right, loss of 3 (Gordon).
SD 15 2–13 S. Young pass to Taylor right overthrown, incomplete. San Francisco–first time out (3:25).
SD 15 3–13 S. Young 15 pass to Rice crossing right (caught at SD 3), touchdown (3:18). Brien kicked extra point.
  San Francisco scoring drive: 67 yards, 10 plays, 4:07.
San Francisco 42, San Diego 10
San Diego (3:18)
Brien kick to SD 2, Coleman 98 return middle, then left sideline, touchdown (3:01). Humphries pass to Seay middle for 2–point conversion.
  San Diego scoring drive: 98–yard kickoff return, :17.
San Francisco 42, San Diego 18
San Francisco (3:01)
Carney kick to SF 18, Carter 10 return (Hendrickson).
SF 28 1–10 S. Young pass to Taylor broken up (Griggs), incomplete.
SF 28 2–10 S. Young sacked, loss of 3 (Johnson).
SF 25 3–13 S. Young 2 pass to Watters right (Clark).
SF 27 4–11 Wilmsmeyer 45 punt, Gordon fair catch.
San Diego (1:22)
SD 28 1–10 Humphries pass to Jefferson left broken up (Hanks), incomplete.
SD 28 2–10 Humphries 6 pass to Jefferson right (E. Davis).
SD 34 3–4 Humphries 3 pass to Pupunu right (Drakeford).
SD 37 4–1 Means run left, loss of 4 (D. Hall, Woodall).
San Francisco (:08)
(Yard–line difference because of change of possession.)
SD 32 1–10 S. Young pass deflected at line (O’Neal), incomplete.
SD 32 2–10 Watters 8 run right (out of bounds).
  END OF THIRD QUARTER:
San Francisco 42, San Diego 18
Fourth quarter
SD 24 3–2 Watters 13 run right (Carrington).
SD 11 1–10 Watters 4 run middle (Gibson).
SD 7 2–6 S. Young rollout left, pass to Rice underthrown, incomplete.
SD 7 3–6 S. Young 7 pass to Rice left, touchdown (13:49). Brien kicked extra point.
  San Francisco scoring drive: 32 yards, 6 plays, 1:19.
San Francisco 49, San Diego 18
San Diego (13:49)
Brien kick to SD 12, Coleman 26 return (Walker).
SD 38 1–10 Humphries 5 pass to Harmon right (E. Davis).
SD 43 2–5 Humphries pass to Martin right incomplete.
SD 43 3–5 Humphries 7 pass to Harmon left (McDonald).
50 1–10 Humphries pass to Jefferson deep right incomplete. Humphries hurt.
50 2–10 Gilbert 8 scramble middle (Brown).
SF 42 3–2 Gilbert 6 pass to Seay right (E. Davis).
SF 36 1–10 Harmon run right, no gain (Drakeford).
SF 36 2–10 Gilbert 5 pass to Pupunu right. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Wilson).
SF 31 2–5 Gilbert 20 pass to Harmon middle (McDonald).
SF 11 1–10 Gilbert 4 pass to Harmon right (Drakeford).
SF 7 2–6 Gilbert pass to Pupunu middle broken up (Drakeford), incomplete.
SF 7 3–6 Gilbert pass to Jefferson left broken up (Sanders), incomplete.
SF 7 4–6 Gilbert pass middle intercepted 1 yard into end zone, Sanders 15 return (Harmon).
San Francisco (9:41)
SF 14 1–10 Floyd 6 run right (Mims, Gibson).
SF 20 2–4 Floyd 5 run middle (Griggs).
SF 25 1–10 Floyd run left, no gain (Griggs).
SF 25 2–10 Watters run middle, loss of 3 (Mims).
SF 22 3–13 S. Young deep pass to Sanders middle broken up (Richard), incomplete.
SF 22 4–13 Wilmsmeyer 46 punt, Gordon muffed at SD 32, Bush recovered for San Diego at SD 28.
San Diego (6:47)
SD 28 1–10 Humphries pass to Harmon right, no gain (Harris).
SD 28 2–10 Humphries deep pass to Martin right intercepted at SF 27, Cook 1 return (Pupunu).
San Francisco (6:08)
SF 28 1–10 Watters run wide right, loss of 2 (Mims).
SF 26 2–12 Floyd 5 run left (O’Neal).
SF 31 3–7 Grbac pass to Singleton left overthrown, incomplete.
SF 31 4–7 Wilmsmeyer 37 punt, Gordon 1 return (Tamm).
San Diego (4:21)
SD 33 1–10 Humphries 8 pass to Seay right (Drakeford).
SD 41 2–2 Humphries pass to Seay left broken up (Hanks), incomplete.
SD 41 3–2 Humphries 4 pass to Pupunu right (Cook).
SD 45 1–10 Humphries deep pass to Jefferson right overthrown, incomplete.
SD 45 2–10 Humphries 12 pass to Martin left (Sanders).
SF 43 1–10 Humphries sacked, loss of 9 (Harris, Brown).
SD 48 2–19 Humphries 22 pass to Seay middle (McDonald).
SF 30 1–10 Humphries 30 pass to Martin middle end zone, touchdown (2:25). Humphries rollout right, pass to Pupunu for 2–point conversion.
  San Diego scoring drive: 67 yards, 8 plays, 1:56.
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
San Francisco (2:25)
Carney onside kick to SD 38, McCaffrey covered for San Francisco.
SD 38 1–10 Carter run right, loss of 6, fumbled, ball went out at SF 47. San Francisco–second time out (2:14).
SF 47 2–25 Carter 1 run left (Seau). Two–Minute Warning.
SF 48 3–24 Musgrave 6 pass to Popson middle (Seau, Griggs). San Diego–first time out (1:48).
SD 46 4–18 Wilmsmeyer 38 punt, Gordon fair catch.
San Diego (1:39)
SD 8 1–10 Humphries 13 pass to Seay left (D. Hall, Norton).
SD 21 1–10 Humphries pass to Martin left incomplete.
SD 21 2–10 Humphries 18 pass to Pupunu right (Cook). San Diego–second time out (:52).
SD 39 1–10 Humphries pass to Seay middle overthrown, incomplete.
SD 39 2–10 Humphries 17 pass to Martin middle (McDonald).
SF 44 1–10 Humphries 9 pass to Harmon right (Norton). San Diego–third time out (:16).
SF 35 2–1 Humphries pass to Martin right overthrown, incomplete.
SF 35 3–1 Humphries pass to Jefferson right overthrown, incomplete.
SF 35 4–1 Humphries pass to Jefferson left overthrown, incomplete.
  FINAL SCORE:
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
  FINAL RECORDS:
San Francisco 16–3, San Diego 13–6