Super Bowl XXIV Play by Play

Super Bowl XXIV play-by-play | Final: San Francisco 55 Denver 10
Super Bowl XXIV odds: San Francisco -12 Super Bowl XXIV Total: 48

Denver won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
Denver (15:00)
Cofer kick 1 yard into end zone, Bell 24 return (Hendrickson).
D 23 1-10 Elway pass to M. Jackson right underthrown, incomplete.
D 23 2-10 Elway pass to M. Jackson middle overthrown, incomplete.
D 23 3-10 Elway 2 run evading pass rush (Fagan).
D 25 4-8 Horan 41 punt, Taylor fair catch.
San Francisco (14:05)
SF 34 1-10 Montana pass to Jones right overthrown, incomplete.
SF 34 2-10 Craig 18 run around left end (Henderson).
D 48 1-10 Montana pass to Craig middle incomplete.
D 48 2-10 Craig 1 run left end (Holmes).
D 47 3-9 Montana 9 screen pass to Craig left (Atwater).
D 38 1-10 Montana 9 pass to Rice right (Braxton).
D 29 2-1 Craig run right tackle, loss of 3 (M. Brooks).
D 32 3-4 Montana 10 run evading pass rush (slid down).
D 22 1-10 Craig 2 run left tackle (Fletcher).
D 20 2-8 Montana 20 pass to Rice middle (caught at D 8), touchdown (10:06). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 66 yards, 10 plays, 3:59.
San Francisco 7, Denver 0
Denver (10:06)
Cofer kick to D 13, Carrington 13 return (Romanowski).
D 26 1-10 Elway 27 shovel pass to Humphrey (Lott).
SF 47 1-10 Elway shovel pass to Humphrey incomplete.
SF 47 2-10 Humphrey 10 run middle (C. Brooks).
SF 37 1-10 Humphrey 6 run right end (Walter).
SF 31 2-4 Humphrey 3 draw middle (Millen).
SF 28 3-1 Elway 3 run middle (Millen).
SF 25 1-10 Elway shovel pass knocked away (Haley), incomplete.
SF 25 2-10 Elway pass to Mobley left overthrown, incomplete.
SF 25 3-10 Elway pass to M. Jackson right incomplete.
SF 25 4-10 Treadwell, 42-yard field goal (6:47).
Denver scoring drive: 49 yards, 9 plays, 3:19.
San Francisco 7, Denver 3
San Francisco (6:47)
Treadwell kick to SF 4, Flagler 14 return (Braxton).
SF 18 1-10 Montana sacked, no gain (Carreker).
SF 18 2-10 Craig 4 run left (Atwater, Munford).
SF 22 3-6 Montana rushed, pass to Rice left incomplete.
SF 22 4-6 Helton 36 punt, Johnson 7 return (J. Jackson).
Denver (5:25)
D 49 1-10 Humphrey 1 run left tackle (Fagan), fumbled, C. Brooks recovered for San Francisco at SF 46.
San Francisco (5:18)
SF 46 1-10 Rathman 14 run left tackle. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for holding (Sapolu).
SF 36 1-20 Montana 20 pass to Rice middle (D. Smith).
D 44 1-10 Rathman 2 run right (Dennison).
D 42 2-8 Montana 6 pass to Craig left (Fletcher).
D 36 3-2 Craig 1 run left end (Kragen).
D 35 4-1 Rathman 4 run off left tackle (Henderson).
D 31 1-10 Montana pass to Taylor end zone incomplete.
D 31 2-10 Montana pass to Taylor right broken up (Braxton), incomplete.
D 31 3-10 Montana 21 pass to Rice middle (Corrington).
D 10 1-goal Craig 3 run left (Munford).
D 7 2-goal Montana 7 pass to Jones right (caught at D 3), touchdown (:03). Cofer's extra-point attempt was wide right, no good.
San Francisco scoring drive: 54 yards, 10 plays, 5:15.
San Francisco 13, Denver 3
Denver (:03)
Cofer kick to D 8, Bell 17 return (Wilson).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
San Francisco 13, Denver 3

Second quarter
D 25 1-10 Elway pass to M. Jackson broken up (Griffin), incomplete.
D 25 2-10 Elway pass to Kay broken up (Lott), incomplete.
D 25 3-10 Elway 7 screen pass to Winder middle (Holt).
D 32 4-3 Horan 37 punt, Taylor fair catch.
San Francisco (14:22)
SF 31 1-10 Montana 18 pass to Rathman middle (Fletcher).
SF 49 1-10 Craig 6 run middle (Munford).
D 45 2-4 Craig 9 run right tackle (Carreker).
D 36 1-10 Montana rushed, pass to Rice incomplete.
D 36 2-10 Montana 12 pass to Rathman middle (Atwater).
D 24 1-10 Craig 8 run right end (Atwater).
D 16 2-2 Rathman 1 run right tackle (M. Brooks).
D 15 3-1 Craig 3 run left tackle (Mecklenburg).
D 12 1-10 Craig run middle, no gain (Kragen).
D 12 2-10 Craig run left, no gain (Henderson).
D 12 3-10 Montana 9 pass to Rathman middle (Braxton).
D 3 4-1 Rathman 1 run middle (Kragen).
D 2 1-goal Craig 1 run right tackle (Mecklenburg).
D 1 2-goal Rathman 1 run middle, touchdown (7:15). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 69 yards, 14 plays, 7:07
San Francisco 20, Denver 3
Denver (7:15)
Cofer kick to D 2, Carrington 19 return (Hendrickson).
D 21 1-10 Humphrey run left, loss of 3 (Millen).
D 18 2-13 Humphrey 2 draw middle (Holt).
D 20 3-11 Elway pass to M. Jackson middle dropped, incomplete.
D 20 4-11 Horan 30 punt out of bounds at 50.
San Francisco (5:27)
50 1-10 Craig run right end, no gain (Braxton).
50 2-10 Montana 1 pass to Craig right (D. Smith).
D 49 3-9 Montana 6 pass to Craig middle (Braxton).
D 43 4-3 Helton 31 punt, Johnson 4 return (Romanowski).
Denver (3:19)
D 16 1-10 Elway 4 pass to Humphrey right (Kugler).
D 20 2-6 Elway 6 pass to Kay middle (Millen).
D 26 1-10 Elway 8 pass to Johnson middle (Kugler). Two-Minute Warning.
D 34 2-2 Elway pass to Johnson right incomplete.
D 34 3-2 Elway pass to M. Jackson right broken up (McKyer), incomplete.
D 34 4-2 Horan 42 punt, Taylor 17 return (Dennison).
San Francisco (1:38)
SF 41 1-10 Montana 4 pass to Rathman left (Fletcher).
SF 45 2-6 Montana 5 run evading pass rush (Henderson). San Francisco-first time out (1:05).
50 3-1 Rathman 3 run middle (Holmes).
D 47 1-10 Montana 9 pass to Walls middle (Munford). San Francisco-second time out (:40).
D 38 2-1 Montana 38 pass to Rice deep middle (caught at D 4), touchdown (:34). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 59 yards, 5 plays, 1:04.
San Francisco 27, Denver 3
Denver (:34)
Cofer kick to D 28, Bratton 9 return (Wilson).
D 37 1-10 Elway pass to M. Jackson deep broken up (Wright), incomplete.
D 37 2-10 Elway 12 pass to Sewell middle (Romanowski). Denver-first time out (:12).
D 49 1-10 Elway pass to M. Young left sideline incomplete.
D 49 2-10 Elway pass to M. Young right sideline incomplete.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
San Francisco 27, Denver 3

Third quarter
San Francisco (15:00)
Treadwell kick to SF 10, Flagler 13 return (Corrington).
SF 23 1-10 Montana 8 pass to Taylor left (Henderson).
SF 31 2-2 Rathman 1 run left (Curtis).
SF 32 3-1 Rathman run middle, no gain (Holmes).
SF 32 4-1 Helton 44 punt, Johnson fair catch.
Denver (13:01)
D 24 1-10 Elway pass to M. Jackson left intercepted at D 32, Walter 4 return (M. Jackson).
San Francisco (12:54)
D 28 1-10 Montana 28 pass to Rice deep middle (caught at D 2), touchdown (12:48). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 28 yards, 1 play, :06.
San Francisco 34, Denver 3
Denver (12:48)
Cofer kick to D 3, Carrington 27 return (Walls).
D 30 1-10 Elway 7 swing pass to Humphrey right (Walter).
D 37 2-3 Humphrey 6 run right tackle (Walter).
D 43 1-10 Elway sacked, loss of 6 (Fagan).
D 37 2-16 Elway 10 pass to Sewell middle (Holt).
D 47 3-6 Elway pass to M. Young deep left intercepted at SF 25, C. Brooks 38 return (out of bounds).
San Francisco (10:32)
D 37 1-10 Craig 2 run left end (Dennison).
D 35 2-2 Montana 35 pass to Taylor middle end zone, touchdown (9:44). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 37 yards, 2 plays, :48.
San Francisco 41, Denver 3
Denver (9:44)
Cofer kick to goal line, Carrington 39 return (Flagler).
D 39 1-10 Elway 13 pass to Johnson left (J. Jackson).
SF 48 1-10 Humphrey 34 draw left (Griffin, Pollard).
SF 14 1-10 Elway pass to Kay end zone intercepted by Romanowski, touchback. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 13 for pass interference (Romanowski).
SF 1 1-goal Humphrey run left tackle, no gain (Fagan).
SF 1 2-goal Humphrey run left, loss of 2 (Haley, Millen).
SF 3 3-goal Elway 3 draw around right end, touchdown (6:53). Treadwell kicked extra point.
Denver scoring drive: 61 yards, 5 plays, 2:51.
San Francisco 41, Denver 10
San Francisco (6:53)
Treadwell kick SF 3, Flagler 22 return (Carrington).
SF 25 1-10 Craig 12 run right end (Fletcher).
SF 37 1-10 Craig 2 run left (Townsend, Lucas).
SF 39 2-8 Montana 6 pass to Taylor middle (Lucas).
SF 45 3-2 Montana 7 pass to Williams right (Curtis).
D 48 1-10 Rathman 18 run left end (Atwater, Munford).
D 30 1-10 Craig run left, loss of 1 (Curtis).
D 31 2-11 Montana 12 pass to Rice right (Braxton).
D 19 1-10 Montana pass to Wilson right dropped, incomplete.
D 19 2-10 Montana 12 pass to Craig left (Curtis). San Francisco-first time out (:28).
D 7 1-goal Rathman 4 run left (Kragen, Curtis).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
San Francisco 41, Denver 10

Fourth quarter
D 3 2-goal Rathman 3 run middle, touchdown (14:57). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 75 yards, 11 plays, 6:56.
San Francisco 48, Denver 10
Denver (14:57)
Cofer kick to D 1, Carrington 22 return (Romanowski).
D 23 1-10 Elway sacked, loss of 6 (Stubbs).
D 17 2-16 Elway 9 screen pass to Winder. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Stubbs).
D 22 2-11 Elway sacked, loss of 6 (Griffin), fumbled, Stubbs recovered for San Francisco at D 16, 15 return (Sewell).
San Francisco (13:51)
D 1 1-goal Craig 1 run right tackle, touchdown (13:47). Cofer kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 1 yard, 1 play, :04.
San Francisco 55, Denver 10
Denver (13:47)
Cofer kick to goal line, Carrington 26 return (Flagler).
D 26 1-10 Humphrey 6 draw middle (Walter).
D 32 2-4 Elway 14 screen pass to Bratton (Millen).
D 46 1-10 Elway recovered fumbled snap, loss of 1.
D 45 2-11 Elway sacked, loss of 12 (Roberts).
D 33 3-23 Winder run left tackle, loss of 5 (Fagan).
D 28 4-28 Horan 43 punt, Taylor 9 return (Dennison).
San Francisco (11:13)
SF 38 1-10 Flagler run left end, no gain (Dennison).
SF 38 2-10 Flagler run right end, loss of 4 (M. Brooks).
SF 34 3-14 S. Young pass to Walls incomplete.
SF 34 4-14 Helton 47 punt downed at D 19.
Denver (9:28)
D 19 1-10 Humphrey run middle, loss of 2 (Fagan).
D 17 2-12 Kubiak sacked, loss of 2 (Kugler).
D 15 3-14 Kubiak 28 pass to Nattiel middle (J. Jackson).
D 43 1-10 Kubiak pass batted down at line (Haley), incomplete.
D 43 2-10 Kubiak pass to Nattiel middle incomplete.
D 43 3-10 Kubiak sacked, loss of 1 (Stubbs).
D 42 4-11 Horan 38 punt, Taylor 12 return (Lucas).
San Francisco (6:58)
SF 32 1-10 Flagler 7 run right tackle. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for holding (Tausch).
SF 22 1-20 Flagler 3 run right tackle (Powers).
SF 25 2-17 S. Young 7 pass to Sydney middle (Dennison).
SF 32 3-10 S. Young 13 pass to Sherrard left (Carrington).
SF 45 1-10 Flagler 4 run left (Townsend).
SF 49 2-6 Flagler 10 run right (Dennison).
D 41 1-10 Flagler 1 run left end (Carrington).
D 40 2-9 Sydney 2 run middle (Powers). Two-Minute Warning.
D 38 3-7 S. Young 11 run evading pass rush (out of bounds).
D 27 1-10 S. Young knelt down, loss of 2.
D 29 2-12 S. Young knelt down, loss of 1.
D 30 3-13 S. Young knelt down, loss of 2.

FINAL SCORE:
San Francisco 55, Denver 10

FINAL RECORDS:
San Francisco 17-2, Denver 13-6