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San Francisco 49ers 20 vs. Cincinnati Bengals 16

Sunday, January 22, 1989
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San Francisco 49ers (13-6-0)3031420
Cincinnati Bengals (14-5-0)0310316

Game Info
Stadium Joe Robbie Stadium
Start Time 5:00pm
Surface grass
Weather 72 degrees, relative humidity 80%, wind 17 mph
Vegas Line San Francisco 49ers -6.0
Over/Under 46.0 (under)
Super Bowl MVP Jerry Rice

Scoring

Team Stats

Passing, Rushing, & Receiving

Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Jerry Rice SFO 1 5 0 5 11 215 1 44
Joe Montana SFO 23 36 357 2 0 44 4 13 0 11
Roger Craig SFO 17 71 0 13 8 101 0 40
Tom Rathman SFO 5 23 0 11 1 16 0 16
John Frank SFO 2 15 0 8
John Taylor SFO 1 10 1 10
Passing Rushing Receiving
Tm Cmp Att Yds TD Int Lng Att Yds TD Lng Rec Yds TD Lng
Ickey Woods CIN 20 79 0 10
Boomer Esiason CIN 11 25 144 0 1 23 1 0 0 0
Eddie Brown CIN 4 44 0 17
James Brooks CIN 6 24 0 11 1 20 0 20
Cris Collinsworth CIN 3 40 0 23
Tim McGee CIN 2 23 0 18
Ira Hillary CIN 1 17 0 17
Stanford Jennings CIN 1 3 0 3

Defense & Returns

Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
Michael Carter SFO 1.0 0 0 0 0
Kevin Fagan SFO 1.0 0 0 0 0
Charles Haley SFO 2.0 0 0 0 0
Joe Montana SFO 0 0 0 0 1 -12 0
Darryl Pollard SFO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Del Rodgers SFO 0 0 0 0 3 53 17.7 0 22
Bill Romanowski SFO 1 0 0 0
Danny Stubbs SFO 1.0 0 0 0 0
Harry Sydney SFO 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 11
John Taylor SFO 0 0 0 0 1 13 13.0 0 13 3 56 18.7 0 45
Def Interceptions Fumbles Kick Returns Punt Returns
Tm Sk Int Yds TD Lng FR Yds TD Rt Yds Y/Rt TD Lng Ret Yds Y/R TD Lng
James Brooks CIN 0 0 0 0 1 15 15.0 0 15
Jason Buck CIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
David Fulcher CIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
David Grant CIN 1.0 0 0 0 0
Ira Hillary CIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0
Ray Horton CIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 5.0 0 5
Stanford Jennings CIN 0 0 0 0 2 117 58.5 1 93
Jim Skow CIN 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Reggie Williams CIN 1.0 0 0 0 0

Kicking & Punting

PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Mike Cofer SFO 2 2 2 4 0 0 0
Barry Helton SFO 4 148 37.0 55
PAT FG Punting
Tm XPM XPA FGM FGA Pnt Yds Y/P Lng
Jim Breech CIN 1 1 3 3 0 0 0
Lee Johnson CIN 5 221 44.2 63

Starting Lineups

San Francisco 49ers
Pos
Joe Montana QB
Roger Craig RB
Tom Rathman FB
Jerry Rice WR
John Taylor WR
John Frank TE
Steve Wallace LT
Jesse Sapolu LG
Randy Cross C
Guy McIntyre RG
Harris Barton RT
Larry Roberts LDE
Michael Carter NT
Kevin Fagan RDE
Charles Haley LOLB
Jim Fahnhorst LILB
Mike Walter RILB
Keena Turner ROLB
Tim McKyer LCB
Don Griffin RCB
Jeff Fuller SS
Ronnie Lott FS
Cincinnati Bengals
Pos
Boomer Esiason QB
James Brooks RB
Ickey Woods FB
Eddie Brown WR
Tim McGee WR
Rodney Holman TE
Anthony Munoz LT
Bruce Reimers LG
Bruce Kozerski C
Max Montoya RG
Brian Blados RT
Jim Skow LDE
Tim Krumrie NT
Jason Buck RDE
Leon White LOLB
Carl Zander LILB
Joe Kelly RILB
Reggie Williams ROLB
Lewis Billups LCB
Eric Thomas RCB
David Fulcher SS
Solomon Wilcots FS

Full Play-By-Play

Quarter Time Down ToGo Location Detail SFO CIN EPB EPA
1st Quarter
1 Lee Johnson kicks off 54 yards, returned by Harry Sydney for 11 yards 0 0 0 0.74
1 1 10 SFO 27 Jerry Rice for 5 yards 0 0 0.74 0.87
1 2 5 SFO 32 Roger Craig for no gain 0 0 0.87 0.17
1 3 5 SFO 32 Joe Montana pass complete to Roger Craig for 10 yards 0 0 0.17 1.73
1 1 10 SFO 42 Joe Montana sacked for -6 yards 0 0 1.73 0.38
1 2 16 SFO 36 Roger Craig for 6 yards 0 0 0.38 0.5
1 3 10 SFO 42 Joe Montana for -2 yards. Joe Montana fumbles, recovered by Joe Montana 0 0 0.5 -0.72
1 4 12 SFO 40 Barry Helton punts 34 yards 0 0 -0.72 -0.67
1 1 10 CIN 26 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Eddie Brown for 17 yards 0 0 0.67 1.8
1 1 10 CIN 43 Ickey Woods for 8 yards 0 0 1.8 2.33
1 2 2 SFO 49 James Brooks for -1 yards 0 0 2.33 1.49
1 3 3 CIN 50 Ickey Woods for 6 yards 0 0 1.49 2.65
1 1 10 SFO 44 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Rodney Holman 0 0 2.65 2.11
1 2 10 SFO 44 Ickey Woods for 5 yards 0 0 2.11 2.08
1 3 5 SFO 39 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Tim McGee 0 0 2.08 0.66
1 4 5 SFO 39 Lee Johnson punts 36 yards 0 0 0.66 0.38
1 1 10 SFO 3 Roger Craig for 8 yards 0 0 -0.38 -0.2
1 2 2 SFO 11 Joe Montana for 2 yards 0 0 -0.2 -0.32
1 1 10 SFO 13 Joe Montana pass complete to John Frank for 8 yards 0 0 -0.32 0.35
1 2 2 SFO 21 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 12 yards 0 0 0.35 1.14
1 1 10 SFO 33 Montana pass to Taylor incomplete. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 15 for roughing the passer (Grant). 0 0 1.14 2.13
1 1 10 SFO 48 Roger Craig for 9 yards 0 0 2.13 2.8
1 2 1 CIN 43 Tom Rathman for 3 yards 0 0 2.8 2.92
1 1 10 CIN 40 Tom Rathman for no gain 0 0 2.92 2.37
1 2 10 CIN 40 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for John Taylor 0 0 2.37 1.68
1 3 10 CIN 40 Joe Montana pass complete to Tom Rathman for 16 yards 0 0 1.68 3.97
1 1 10 CIN 24 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Mike Wilson 0 0 3.97 3.43
1 2 10 CIN 24 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Roger Craig 0 0 3.43 2.74
1 3 10 CIN 24 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Jerry Rice 0 0 2.74 1.87
1 4 10 CIN 24 Mike Cofer 41 yard field goal good 3 0 1.87 3
1 Mike Cofer kicks off 70 yards, touchback 3 0 0 0.28
1 1 10 CIN 20 James Brooks for 3 yards 3 0 0.28 0.14
1 2 7 CIN 23 Ickey Woods for 8 yards 3 0 0.14 1
1 1 10 CIN 31 Ickey Woods for 2 yards 3 0 1 0.73
1 2 8 CIN 33 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Jim Riggs 3 0 0.73 0.04
1 3 8 CIN 33 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Eddie Brown 3 0 0.04 -1.18
1 4 8 CIN 33 Lee Johnson punts 48 yards 3 0 -1.18 -0.94
1 1 10 SFO 30 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 16 yards 3 0 0.94 1.99
1 1 10 SFO 46 Joe Montana pass complete to Roger Craig for 8 yards 3 0 1.99 2.53
Quarter Time Down ToGo Location Detail SFO CIN EPB EPA
2nd Quarter
2 2 2 CIN 46 Roger Craig for 5 yards 3 0 2.53 2.85
2 1 10 CIN 41 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 30 yards 3 0 2.85 4.84
2 1 10 CIN 11 Tom Rathman for 2 yards 3 0 4.84 4.51
2 2 8 CIN 9 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for John Frank 3 0 4.51 3.53
2 3 8 CIN 9 Tom Rathman for 7 yards 3 0 3.53 3.25
2 4 1 CIN 2 Mike Cofer 19 yard field goal no good 3 0 3.25 -0.28
2 1 10 CIN 20 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Eddie Brown 3 0 0.28 -0.27
2 2 10 CIN 20 Ickey Woods for 1 yard 3 0 -0.27 -0.82
2 3 9 CIN 21 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Eddie Brown for 7 yards 3 0 -0.82 -1.5
2 4 2 CIN 28 Lee Johnson punts 63 yards 3 0 -1.5 -2.52
2 1 10 CIN 46 Joe Montana for -2 yards 3 0 2.52 0.63
2 2 20 SFO 44 Joe Montana sacked for -2 yards 3 0 0.63 -0.29
2 3 22 SFO 42 Roger Craig for 16 yards. Roger Craig fumbles, recovered by Jim Skow 3 0 -0.29 -1.66
2 1 10 CIN 41 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Cris Collinsworth for 6 yards 3 0 1.66 1.93
2 2 4 CIN 47 James Brooks for 11 yards 3 0 1.93 2.79
2 1 10 SFO 42 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Tim McGee 3 0 2.79 2.24
2 2 10 SFO 42 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete 3 0 2.24 1.55
2 3 10 SFO 42 Boomer Esiason sacked for -8 yards 3 0 1.55 -0.06
2 4 18 CIN 50 Lee Johnson punts 39 yards 3 0 -0.06 0.37
2 1 10 SFO 11 Roger Craig for no gain 3 0 -0.37 -0.78
2 2 10 SFO 11 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Roger Craig 3 0 -0.78 -1.42
2 3 10 SFO 11 Joe Montana pass complete to Roger Craig for 10 yards 3 0 -1.42 0.34
2 1 10 SFO 21 Roger Craig for no gain 3 0 0.34 -0.2
2 2 10 SFO 21 Montana 10 pass to Frank. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for holding (Cross). 3 0 -0.2 -1.51
2 2 20 SFO 11 Roger Craig for -3 yards 3 0 -1.51 -2.94
2 3 23 SFO 8 Joe Montana pass complete to Roger Craig for 4 yards 3 0 -2.94 -2.49
2 4 19 SFO 12 Barry Helton punts 37 yards 3 0 -2.49 -2.65
2 1 10 SFO 44 Ickey Woods for 3 yards 3 0 2.65 2.52
2 2 7 SFO 41 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Tim McGee for 18 yards 3 0 2.52 4.04
2 1 10 SFO 23 James Brooks for 3 yards 3 0 4.04 3.9
2 2 7 SFO 20 Ickey Woods for 4 yards 3 0 3.9 3.85
2 3 3 SFO 16 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Eddie Brown 3 0 3.85 2.48
2 4 3 SFO 16 Jim Breech 34 yard field goal good 3 3 2.48 3
2 Lee Johnson kicks off 67 yards, returned by Del Rodgers for 22 yards 3 3 0 0.61
2 1 10 SFO 25 Roger Craig for 11 yards 3 3 0.61 1.33
2 1 10 SFO 36 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Roger Craig 3 3 1.33 0.79
2 2 10 SFO 36 Joe Montana sacked for -5 yards 3 3 0.79 -0.56
2 3 15 SFO 31 Tom Rathman for 11 yards 3 3 -0.56 -0.59
2 4 4 SFO 42 Barry Helton punts 55 yards 3 3 -0.59 0.38
2 1 10 CIN 3 Boomer Esiason for no gain 3 3 -0.38 -0.78
End of Half33-0.780
Quarter Time Down ToGo Location Detail SFO CIN EPB EPA
3rd Quarter
3 Cofer kick to goal line, Jennings 24 return (Holmoe). Cincinnati penalized 10 for holding (Bussey). 3 3 0 -0.28
3 1 10 CIN 14 Ickey Woods for 5 yards 3 3 -0.28 -0.04
3 2 5 CIN 19 Ickey Woods for 6 yards 3 3 -0.04 0.61
3 1 10 CIN 25 Brooks 5 run wide left (Lott). Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Haley). 3 3 0.61 1.34
3 1 5 CIN 30 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Cris Collinsworth for 23 yards 3 3 1.34 2.46
3 1 10 SFO 47 Ickey Woods for -1 yards 3 3 2.46 1.78
3 2 11 SFO 48 Esiason 6 run. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 10 for holding (Reimers). 3 3 1.78 0.43
3 2 21 CIN 42 Boomer Esiason pass complete to James Brooks for 20 yards 3 3 0.43 2.41
3 3 1 SFO 38 Ickey Woods for 3 yards 3 3 2.41 3.25
3 1 10 SFO 35 Woods 3 run right. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 5 for illegal procedure. 3 3 3.25 2.92
3 1 15 SFO 40 Boomer Esiason sacked for 0 yards 3 3 2.92 2.03
3 2 15 SFO 40 James Brooks for 7 yards 3 3 2.03 2.28
3 3 8 SFO 33 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Cris Collinsworth for 11 yards 3 3 2.28 4.11
3 1 10 SFO 22 Ickey Woods for 3 yards 3 3 4.11 3.97
3 2 7 SFO 19 Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Kozerski). 3 3 3.97 3.29
3 2 12 SFO 24 Ickey Woods for -1 yards 3 3 3.29 2.48
3 3 13 SFO 25 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Tim McGee 3 3 2.48 1.8
3 4 13 SFO 25 Jim Breech 43 yard field goal good 3 6 1.8 3
3 Johnson kick to goal line, Rodgers 16 return (Smith). Cincinnati penalized 15 for personal foul-facemask (Smith). 3 6 0 1
3 1 10 SFO 31 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Jerry Rice 3 6 1 0.46
3 2 10 SFO 31 Joe Montana for 11 yards 3 6 0.46 1.73
3 1 10 SFO 42 Roger Craig for 4 yards 3 6 1.73 1.73
3 2 6 SFO 46 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 12 yards 3 6 1.73 2.79
3 1 10 CIN 42 Roger Craig for 4 yards 3 6 2.79 2.78
3 2 6 CIN 38 Joe Montana sacked for -3 yards 3 6 2.78 1.68
3 3 9 CIN 41 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Roger Craig 3 6 1.68 0.53
3 4 9 CIN 41 Barry Helton punts 22 yards 3 6 0.53 -0.15
3 1 10 CIN 19 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Tim McGee is intercepted by Bill Romanowski 3 6 0.15 -4.04
3 1 10 CIN 23 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Jerry Rice 3 6 4.04 3.5
3 2 10 CIN 23 Roger Craig for 3 yards 3 6 3.5 3.2
3 3 7 CIN 20 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 5 yards 3 6 3.2 2.57
3 4 2 CIN 15 Mike Cofer 32 yard field goal good 6 6 2.57 3
3 Mike Cofer kicks off 63 yards, returned by Stanford Jennings for 93 yards, touchdown 6 13 0 7
3 Lee Johnson kicks off 68 yards, returned by John Taylor for 13 yards 6 13 0 -0.22
3 1 10 SFO 15 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 31 yards 6 13 -0.22 1.99
Quarter Time Down ToGo Location Detail SFO CIN EPB EPA
4th Quarter
4 1 10 SFO 46 Joe Montana pass complete to Roger Craig for 40 yards 6 13 1.99 4.65
4 1 10 CIN 14 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for John Taylor 6 13 4.65 4
4 2 10 CIN 14 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 14 yards, touchdown 13 13 4 -7
4 1 10 CIN 35 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Eddie Brown for 8 yards 13 13 1.27 1.8
4 2 2 CIN 43 Ickey Woods for 4 yards 13 13 1.8 2.06
4 1 10 CIN 47 Ickey Woods for 2 yards 13 13 2.06 1.79
4 2 8 CIN 49 Boomer Esiason sacked for -6 yards 13 13 1.79 0.3
4 3 14 CIN 43 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Cris Collinsworth 13 13 0.3 -0.52
4 4 14 CIN 43 Lee Johnson punts 35 yards. John Taylor fumbles, recovered by Darryl Pollard 13 13 -0.52 -0.04
4 1 10 SFO 18 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 44 yards 13 13 0.04 3.05
4 1 10 CIN 38 Roger Craig for 7 yards 13 13 3.05 3.45
4 2 3 CIN 31 Roger Craig for -1 yards 13 13 3.45 2.61
4 3 4 CIN 32 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for John Taylor 13 13 2.61 1.27
4 4 4 CIN 32 Mike Cofer 49 yard field goal no good 13 13 1.27 -1.07
4 1 10 CIN 32 Ickey Woods for no gain 13 13 1.07 0.53
4 2 10 CIN 32 Boomer Esiason sacked for -3 yards 13 13 0.53 -0.56
4 3 13 CIN 29 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Ira Hillary for 17 yards 13 13 -0.56 1.99
4 1 10 CIN 46 James Brooks for 1 yard 13 13 1.99 1.59
4 2 9 CIN 47 Ickey Woods for 10 yards 13 13 1.59 2.72
4 1 10 SFO 43 Ickey Woods for 7 yards 13 13 2.72 3.12
4 2 3 SFO 36 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Eddie Brown for 12 yards 13 13 3.12 3.97
4 1 10 SFO 24 Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Kozerski). 13 13 3.97 3.64
4 1 15 SFO 29 Ickey Woods for 4 yards 13 13 3.64 3.3
4 2 11 SFO 25 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for James Brooks 13 13 3.3 2.61
4 3 11 SFO 25 Stanford Jennings for 3 yards 13 13 2.61 1.99
4 4 8 SFO 22 Jim Breech 40 yard field goal good 13 16 1.99 3
4 Johnson kick to goal line, Rodgers 15 return. San Francisco penalized 7 (half the distance) for illegal block. 13 16 0 -0.38
4 1 10 SFO 8 Joe Montana pass complete to Roger Craig for 8 yards 13 16 -0.38 -0.09
4 2 2 SFO 16 Joe Montana pass complete to John Frank for 7 yards 13 16 -0.09 0.48
4 1 10 SFO 23 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 7 yards 13 16 0.48 0.88
4 2 3 SFO 30 Roger Craig for 1 yard 13 16 0.88 0.3
4 3 2 SFO 31 Roger Craig for 4 yards 13 16 0.3 1.27
4 1 10 SFO 35 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 17 yards 13 16 1.27 2.39
4 1 10 CIN 48 Joe Montana pass complete to Roger Craig for 13 yards 13 16 2.39 3.25
4 1 10 CIN 35 Joe Montana pass incomplete intended for Jerry Rice 13 16 3.25 2.7
4 2 10 CIN 35 Montana 5 pass to Craig. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for illegal man downfield (Cross). 13 16 2.7 1.35
4 2 20 CIN 45 Joe Montana pass complete to Jerry Rice for 27 yards 13 16 1.35 4.37
4 1 10 CIN 18 Joe Montana pass complete to Roger Craig for 8 yards 13 16 4.37 5.23
4 2 2 CIN 10 Joe Montana pass complete to John Taylor for 10 yards, touchdown 20 16 5.23 7
4 Mike Cofer kicks off 59 yards, returned by James Brooks for 15 yards 20 16 0 0.67
4 1 10 CIN 26 Boomer Esiason pass complete to Tim McGee for 5 yards 20 16 0.67 0.81
4 2 5 CIN 31 Boomer Esiason sacked for -4 yards 20 16 0.81 -0.43
4 3 9 CIN 27 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Cris Collinsworth 20 16 -0.43 -1.57
4 4 9 CIN 27 Boomer Esiason pass incomplete intended for Cris Collinsworth 20 16 -1.57 -0.74
End of Regulation2016-0.740
Scoring plays are highlighted in green and accepted penalties are highlighted in gray, while changes of possession are denoted by a bold line. Expected points before and after are relative to the team possessing the ball at the start of the play (though kickoffs are assumed to be in possession of the receiving team).