Super Bowl XXIII Play by Play

Super Bowl XXIII play-by-play | Final: San Francisco 20 Cincinnati 16
Super Bowl XXIII odds: San Francisco -7 Super Bowl XXIII Total: 48

San Francisco won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
San Francisco (15:00)
Johnson kick to SF 16, Sydney 11 return (Parker).
SF 27 1-10 Rice 5 reverse left (Williams).
SF 32 2-5 Craig run left, no gain (Buck).
SF 32 3-5 Montana 10 pass to Craig right (Bussey).
SF 42 1-10 Montana sacked, loss of 6 (Fulcher).
SF 36 2-16 Craig 6 sweep left (Williams).
SF 42 3-10 Montana recovered fumbled snap, loss of 2.
SF 40 4-12 Helton 34 punt out of bounds at C 26.
Cincinnati (12:31)
C 26 1-10 Esiason 17 pass to Brown right (McKyer).
C 43 1-10 Woods 8 run left (Turner).
SF 49 2-2 Brooks reverse right, loss of 1 (Fuller).
50 3-3 Woods 6 run wide left (Lott).
SF 44 1-10 Esiason pass to Holman right incomplete.
SF 44 2-10 Woods 5 run left (Haley).
SF 39 3-5 Esiason pass to McGee right incomplete.
SF 39 4-5 Johnson 36 punt, downed at SF 3.
San Francisco (8:16)
SF 3 1-10 Craig 8 run right (Krumrie).
SF 11 2-2 Montana 2 run evading pass rush (Williams).
SF 13 1-10 Montana 8 pass to Frank right (White).
SF 21 2-2 Montana 12 pass to Rice left (E. Thomas).
SF 33 1-10 Montana pass to Taylor incomplete. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 15 for roughing the passer (Grant).
SF 48 1-10 Craig 9 run left (Wilcots).
C 43 2-1 Rathman 3 run middle (Williams).
C 40 1-10 Rathman run left, no gain (Grant).
C 40 2-10 Montana pass to Taylor deep incomplete.
C 40 3-10 Montana 16 pass to Rathman right (Bussey).
C 24 1-10 Montana pass to Wilson right incomplete.
C 24 2-10 Montana pass to Craig dropped, incomplete.
C 24 3-10 Montana pass to Rice right incomplete.
C 24 4-10 Cofer, 41-yard field goal (3:14).
San Francisco scoring drive: 73 yards, 12 plays, 5:02.
San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (3:14)
Cofer kick into end zone, touchback.
C 20 1-10 Brooks 3 run right (Roberts).
C 23 2-7 Woods 8 run middle (Fuller).
C 31 1-10 Woods 2 run left (Lott).
C 33 2-8 Esiason pass to Riggs incomplete.
C 33 3-8 Esiason pass to Brown broken up (Lott), incomplete.
C 33 4-8 Johnson 48 punt, Taylor 11 return (Barker).
San Francisco (:23)
SF 30 1-10 Montana 16 pass to Rice right sideline.
SF 46 1-10 Montana 8 pass to Craig left (Fulcher).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 0

Second quarter
C 46 2-2 Craig 5 run left (Wilcots).
C 41 1-10 Montana 30 pass to Rice deep right sideline.
C 11 1-10 Rathman 2 run middle (Williams).
C 9 2-8 Montana pass to Frank overthrown, incomplete.
C 9 3-8 Rathman 7 run middle (Horton). San Francisco-first time out (13:02).
C 2 4-1 Cofer's 19-yard field-goal attempt was wide left.
Cincinnati (12:59)
C 20 1-10 Esiason pass to Brown broken up (Griffin), incomplete.
C 20 2-10 Woods 1 run left (Carter).
C 21 3-9 Esiason 7 pass to Brown left (Lott).
C 28 4-2 Johnson 63 punt, Taylor 45 return (Horton).
San Francisco (11:06)
C 46 1-10 Montana lateral recovered by Sydney, loss of 10.
SF 44 2-20 Montana sacked, loss of 2 (Grant).
SF 42 3-22 Craig 13 run left (Fulcher), fumbled, Skow recovered for Cincinnati at C 41.
Cincinnati (9:54)
C 41 1-10 Esiason 6 pass to Collinsworth right flat.
C 47 2-4 Brooks 11 run off right tackle (Fuller).
SF 42 1-10 Esiason pass to McGee broken up (McKyer), incomplete.
SF 42 2-10 Esiason pass incomplete out of bounds.
SF 42 3-10 Esiason sacked, loss of 8 (Stubbs).
50 4-18 Johnson 39 punt, Taylor fair catch.
San Francisco (7:52)
SF 11 1-10 Craig run off right tackle, no gain (Fulcher).
SF 11 2-10 Montana pass to Craig overthrown, incomplete.
SF 11 3-10 Montana 10 pass to Craig (Barker).
SF 21 1-10 Craig run wide left, no gain (Fulcher).
SF 21 2-10 Montana 10 pass to Frank. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for holding (Cross).
SF 11 2-20 Craig run right, loss of 3 (McClendon).
SF 8 3-23 Montana 4 pass to Craig (E. Thomas). Illegal block downfield against San Francisco (Sapolu) is declined.
SF 12 4-19 Helton 37 punt, Horton 5 return.
Cincinnati (4:04)
SF 44 1-10 Woods 3 run right (Stubbs).
SF 41 2-7 Esiason 18 pass to McGee left sideline (Lott).
SF 23 1-10 Brooks 3 run left (Griffin). Two-Minute Warning.
SF 20 2-7 Woods 4 run off right tackle (Haley).
SF 16 3-3 Esiason pass to Brown overthrown, incomplete.
SF 16 4-3 Breech, 34-yard field goal (1:15).
Cincinnati scoring drive: 28 yards, 5 plays, 2:45.
San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 3
San Francisco (1:15)
Johnson kick to SF 3, Rodgers 22 return.
SF 25 1-10 Craig 11 sweep left (Thomas, Horton).
SF 36 1-10 Montana pass to Craig dropped, incomplete.
SF 36 2-10 Montana sacked, loss of 5 (Buck). Cincinnati-first time out (:36).
SF 31 3-15 Rathman 11 run middle (Bussey). Cincinnati-second time out (:28).
SF 42 4-4 Helton 55 punt, downed at C 3.
Cincinnati (:13)
C 3 1-10 Esiason run, no gain.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 3

Third quarter
Cincinnati (15:00)
Cofer kick to goal line, Jennings 24 return (Holmoe). Cincinnati penalized 10 for holding (Bussey).
C 14 1-10 Woods 5 run off right tackle (Walter).
C 19 2-5 Woods 6 run right (Fahnhorst).
C 25 1-10 Brooks 5 run wide left (Lott). Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Haley).
C 30 1-5 Esiason 23 pass to Collinsworth (Griffin).
SF 47 1-10 Woods run middle, loss of 1 (Fagan).
SF 48 2-11 Esiason 6 run. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 10 for holding (Reimers).
C 42 2-21 Esiason 20 pass to Brooks left flat (Griffin).
SF 38 3-1 Woods 3 run off right tackle (Haley).
SF 35 1-10 Woods 3 run right. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 5 for illegal procedure.
SF 40 1-15 Esiason sacked, no gain (Fagan).
SF 40 2-15 Brooks 7 run wide right (McKyer).
SF 33 3-8 Esiason 11 pass to Collinsworth left (Griffin).
SF 22 1-10 Woods 3 run left (Romanowski).
SF 19 2-7 Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Kozerski).
SF 24 2-12 Woods run middle, loss of 1 (Fagan).
SF 25 3-13 Esiason pass to McGee incomplete. Illegal motion against Cincinnati declined.
SF 25 4-13 Breech, 43-yard field goal (5:45).
Cincinnati scoring drive: 61 yards, 12 plays, 9:15.
Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 3
San Francisco (5:45)
Johnson kick to goal line, Rodgers 16 return (Smith). Cincinnati penalized 15 for personal foul-facemask (Smith).
SF 31 1-10 Montana pass to Rice underthrown, incomplete.
SF 31 2-10 Montana 11 keeper wide right.
SF 42 1-10 Craig 4 run middle (Zander).
SF 46 2-6 Montana 12 pass to Rice left (Wilcots).
C 42 1-10 Craig 4 run wide left (Grant).
C 38 2-6 Montana sacked, loss of 3 (Williams).
C 41 3-9 Montana pass to Craig broken up (Bussey), incomplete.
C 41 4-9 Helton 22 punt, touched by Hillary, Horton recovered for Cincinnati at C 19.
Cincinnati (2:29)
C 19 1-10 Esiason pass to McGee left intercepted at C 23, Romanowski no return (Holman).
San Francisco (2:22)
C 23 1-10 Montana pass to Rice dropped, incomplete.
C 23 2-10 Craig 3 run left (Williams).
C 20 3-7 Montana 5 pass to Rice middle (Billups).
C 15 4-2 Cofer, 32-yard field goal (:50).
San Francisco scoring drive: 8 yards, 3 plays, 1:32.
Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 6
Cincinnati (:50)
Cofer kick to C 7, Jennings 93 return up middle, touchdown (:34). Breech kicked extra point.
Cincinnati scoring drive: 93-yard kickoff return, :16.
Cincinnati 13, San Francisco 6
San Francisco (:34)
Johnson kick to SF 2, Taylor 13 return.
SF 15 1-10 Montana 31 pass to Rice left (Wilcots).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
Cincinnati 13, San Francisco 6

Fourth quarter
SF 46 1-10 Montana 40 pass to Craig deep right (Billups).
C 14 1-10 Montana pass to Taylor almost intercepted (Billups), incomplete.
C 14 2-10 Montana 14 pass to Rice left, touchdown (14:03). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 85 yards, 4 plays, 1:31.
Cincinnati 13, San Francisco 13
Cincinnati (14:03)
Cofer kick out of bounds. Cincinnati took possession at C 35.
C 35 1-10 Esiason 8 pass to Brown right flat (McKyer).
C 43 2-2 Woods 4 run off right tackle (Roberts).
C 47 1-10 Woods 2 run right (Roberts).
C 49 2-8 Esiason sacked, loss of 6 (Haley).
C 43 3-14 Esiason pass to Collinsworth left overthrown, incomplete.
C 43 4-14 Johnson 35 punt, Taylor no return, fumbled, Pollard recovered for San Francisco at SF 18.
San Francisco (11:05)
SF 18 1-10 Montana 44 pass to Rice deep right (Billups).
C 38 1-10 Craig 7 run wide right (Buck).
C 31 2-3 Craig run wide left, loss of 1 (Williams).
C 32 3-4 Montana pass to Taylor broken up (Fulcher), incomplete.
C 32 4-4 Cofer's 49-yard field-goal attempt was wide right.
Cincinnati (8:47)
C 32 1-10 Woods run left side, no gain (Fagan).
C 32 2-10 Esiason sacked, loss of 3 (Carter).
C 29 3-13 Esiason 17 pass to Hillary right (McKyer).
C 46 1-10 Brooks 1 run left (Carter).
C 47 2-9 Woods 10 run left (Fagan).
SF 43 1-10 Woods 7 run right (Haley).
SF 36 2-3 Esiason 12 pass to Brooks right (McKyer).
SF 24 1-10 Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Kozerski).
SF 29 1-15 Woods 4 run off right tackle (Romanowski).
SF 25 2-11 Esiason pass to Brooks incomplete.
SF 25 3-11 Jennings 3 run left (Holt).
SF 22 4-8 Breech, 40-yard field goal (3:20).
Cincinnati scoring drive: 46 yards, 10 plays, 5:27.
Cincinnati 16, San Francisco 13
San Francisco (3:20)
Johnson kick to goal line, Rodgers 15 return. San Francisco penalized 7 (half the distance) for illegal block.
SF 8 1-10 (3:10) Montana 8 pass to Craig middle (Zander).
SF 16 2-2 Montana 7 pass to Frank middle (Zander).
SF 23 1-10 Montana 7 pass to Rice right (Billups).
SF 30 2-3 Craig 1 run right (Barker). Two-Minute Warning.
SF 31 3-2 Craig 4 run off right tackle (McClendon). San Francisco-first time out (1:54).
SF 35 1-10 Montana 17 pass to Rice left (out of bounds).
C 48 1-10 (1:49) Montana 13 pass to Craig middle (Barker).
C 35 1-10 Montana pass to Rice incomplete.
C 35 2-10 Montana 5 pass to Craig. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for illegal man downfield (Cross).
C 45 2-20 (1:17) Montana 27 pass to Rice middle (Dixon).
C 18 1-10 Montana 8 pass to Craig middle (Horton). San Francisco-second time out (:39).
C 10 2-2 Montana 10 pass to Taylor middle, touchdown (:34). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 92 yards, 11 plays, 2:46.
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
Cincinnati (:34)
Cofer kick to C 11, Brooks 15 return.
C 26 1-10 Esiason 5 pass to McGee right sideline.
C 31 2-5 Esiason sacked, loss of 4 (Haley). Cincinnati-first time out (:17).
C 27 3-9 Esiason pass to Collinsworth at SF 40 overthrown, incomplete.
C 27 4-9 Esiason pass to Collinsworth broken up at SF 25 (Wright), incomplete.

FINAL SCORE:
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16

FINAL RECORDS:
San Francisco 13-6, Cincinnati 14-5