- NFC titlist San Francisco won its fourth Super Bowl championship
with a 55-10 victory over AFC champion Denver. The 49ers, who also won
Super Bowls XVI, XIX, and XXIII, tied the Pittsburgh Steelers for most
Super Bowl victories. The Steelers captured Super Bowls IX, X, XIII,
and XIV. San Francisco's 55 points broke the previous Super Bowl
scoring mark of 46 points by Chicago in Super Bowl XX. San Francisco
scored touchdowns on four of its six first-half possessions to hold a
27-3 lead at halftime. Interceptions by Michael Walter and Chet Brooks
ended the Broncos' first two possessions of the second half.
- Joe Montana played in four Super Bowls and led the 49ers to four
victories. Ironically, the only game in which he wasn't named the most
valuable player -- the award went to wide receiver Jerry Rice -- was
the one in which he passed for 357 yards and two touchdowns, including
the game-winner in the final minute. "I don't want to call him a
god," Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth said, "but
he's not human either." He was quietly efficient while winning
his first MVP award in Super Bowl XVI, completing 14-of-22 passes for
157 yards and a touchdown in San Francisco's 26-21 victory over the
Bengals. In XIX, he passed for 331 yards and three touchdowns and ran
for 59 yards and another touchdown in a 38-16 rout of the Dolphins.
But he saved the best for last. In Super Bowl XXIV against the Denver
Broncos, Montana was named MVP for an unprecedented third time when he
completed 22-of-29 passes for 297 yards and five touchdowns in a 55-10
victory.
- In a game of big numbers, Joe Montana's were the biggest of all.
Montana earned his record third MVP award (he also won in XVI and XIX)
by leading the 49ers to their fourth Super Bowl title, a 55-10 pasting
of Denver. The 49ers tied Pittsburgh for most Super Bowl victories.
Montana teamed with Jerry Rice for three touchdown passes: 20 yards in
the first quarter, and 38 and 28 yards in the third. Montana also had
scoring passes of 7 yards to Brent Jones and 35 yards to John Taylor.
The 5 touchdown passes were a new Super Bowl record. Montana completed
22-of-29 passes for 297 yards.
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