Super Bowl XVI Play by Play

Super Bowl XVI play-by-play | Final: San Francisco 26 Cincinnati 21
Super Bowl XVI odds: PK: Super Bowl XVI Total: 48

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 1