Super Bowl XXIX Play by Play

Super Bowl XXIX play-by-play | Final: San Francisco 49 San Dego 26
Super Bowl XXIX odds: San Francisco -18.5 Super Bowl XXIX Total: 53.5

San Francisco won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First quarter
San Francisco (15:00)
Carney kick to SF 17, Carter 9 return (Coleman). San Diego penalized 15 for personal foul-facemask (D. Miller).
SF 41 1-10 Floyd 4 draw middle (O'Neal).
SF 45 2-6 S. Young 11 pass to Taylor left (Seau, Gibson).
SD 44 1-10 S. Young 44 pass to Rice deep middle (caught at SD 13), touchdown (13:36). Brien kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 59 yards, 3 plays, 1:24.
San Francisco 7, San Diego 0
San Diego (13:36)
Brien kick to SD 10, Coleman 5 return (Walker).
SD 15 1-10 Means 4 run left (Norton).
SD 19 2-6 Humphries 5 pass to Seay middle (Plummer).
SD 24 3-1 Humphries rollout right, pass to Jefferson overthrown, incomplete.
SD 24 4-1 Wagner 55 punt, downed by Harrison at SF 21.
San Francisco (11:58)
SF 21 1-10 Watters 1 run middle (Lee).
SF 22 2-9 S. Young 6 pass to Floyd right (Gordon).
SF 28 3-3 S. Young 21 scramble right (out of bounds).
SF 49 1-10 S. Young 51 pass to Watters middle (caught at SD 30), broke 2 tackles, touchdown (10:05). Brien kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 79 yards, 4 plays, 1:53.
San Francisco 14, San Diego 0
San Diego (10:05)
Brien kick 2 yards into end zone, Coleman 24 return (Cook).
SD 22 1-10 Humphries 3 pass to D. Young right (B. Young) (tipped at line by Brown).
SD 25 2-7 Humphries 6 pass to Harmon right (McDonald).
SD 31 3-1 Humphries 3 sneak middle (Plummer).
SD 34 1-10 Means 3 run left (Stubblefield, Norton).
SD 37 2-7 Means 3 run middle (Jackson).
SD 40 3-4 Humphries 17 pass to Harmon middle (McDonald).
SF 43 1-10 Humphries pass to Means thrown away, incomplete.
SF 43 2-10 Humphries 4 pass to Seay right (E. Davis).
SF 39 3-6 San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Stubblefield).
SF 34 3-1 Harmon 10 run right (E. Davis, Cook).
SF 24 1-10 Means 3 run left (Mann).
SF 21 2-7 Means 11 run right (Sanders).
SF 10 1-goal Means 1 run left (Plummer).
SF 9 2-goal Humphries pass to Jefferson middle end zone incomplete. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 8 for pass interference (Sanders). Automatic first down. San Diego-first time out (2:48).
SF 1 1-goal Means 1 dive right, touchdown (2:44). Carney kicked extra point.
San Diego scoring drive: 78 yards, 13 plays, 7:21.
San Francisco 14, San Diego 7
San Francisco (2:44)
Carney kick to SF 12, Carter 18 return (Castle).
SF 30 1-10 S. Young rollout right, 19 pass to Rice (Seau).
SF 49 1-10 Rice 10 reverse right (Gordon). Rice hurt.
SD 41 1-10 S. Young pass to Jones right overthrown, incomplete.
SD 41 2-10 S. Young 12 pass to Taylor left (Harper).
SD 29 1-10 Watters run left, loss of 1 (Harper, Gibson), fumbled, ball went out of bounds.
SD 30 2-11 S. Young 15 scramble right (Seau).
END OF FIRST QUARTER:
San Francisco 14, San Diego 7

Second quarter
SD 15 1-10 S. Young 3 pass to Rice right (Gordon).
SD 12 2-7 San Diego penalized 5 for offsides (R. Davis).
SD 7 2-2 Floyd 1 run middle (Gibson, Seau).
SD 6 3-1 S. Young 1 sneak middle (R. Davis).
SD 5 1-goal S. Young 5 pass to Floyd middle, touchdown (13:02). Brien kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 70 yards, 10 plays, 4:42.
San Francisco 21, San Diego 7
San Diego (13:02)
Brien kick 1 yard into end zone, Coleman 21 return (Loville).
SD 20 1-10 Humphries sacked, loss of 9 (Stubblefield).
SD 11 2-19 Means 1 run middle (B. Young).
SD 12 3-18 Humphries pass to Martin right almost intercepted (Drakeford), incomplete.
SD 12 4-18 Wagner 45 punt, Carter 1 return (S. Mitchell).
San Francisco (11:30)
SF 44 1-10 S. Young deep pass to Taylor left overthrown, incomplete.
SF 44 2-10 S. Young 5 pass to McCaffrey left (Gibson).
SF 49 3-5 S. Young pass to McCaffrey left overthrown, incomplete.
SF 49 4-5 Wilmsmeyer 33 punt, Gordon no return (K. Mitchell).
San Diego (10:30)
SD 18 1-10 Means run right, no gain (Jackson). San Diego penalized 9 (half the distance) for unnecessary roughness (I. Davis).
SD 9 2-19 Humphries pressured, deep pass to Harmon right incomplete.
SD 9 3-19 Humphries pass to Pupunu left underthrown, incomplete.
SD 9 4-19 Wagner 40 punt (tipped by Walker for San Francisco), downed by Harrison at SD 49.
San Francisco (9:35)
SD 49 1-10 Floyd 3 run left (Seau).
SD 46 2-7 S. Young 8 pass to Jones middle (Gibson), incomplete.
SD 38 1-10 S. Young pass to Rice right broken up (Gordon), incomplete.
SD 38 2-10 S. Young 11 pass to Rice middle (Gordon).
SD 27 1-10 S. Young 4 pass to Taylor left (Harper).
SD 23 2-6 S. Young 8 pass to Rice left (Gibson).
SD 15 1-10 Floyd 6 draw right (Seau, Richard).
SD 9 2-4 Watters 1 draw middle (Mims). San Francisco-first time out (4:50).
SD 8 3-3 S. Young 8 swing pass to Watters left, touchdown (4:44). Brien kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 49 yards, 9 plays, 4:51.
San Francisco 28, San Diego 7
San Diego (4:44)
Brien kick to SD 5, Coleman 20 return (Jordan, McCaffrey).
SD 25 1-10 Means 2 run left (McDonald, Plummer).
SD 27 2-8 Humphries 17 pass to Seay left (Woodall).
SD 44 1-10 Jefferson 10 reverse right (Hanks).
SF 46 1-10 Humphries 33 screen pass to Bieniemy middle (McDonald).
SF 13 1-10 Humphries rollout left, pass to Martin in end zone broken up (E. Davis), incomplete. Two-Minute Warning.
SF 13 2-10 Humphries pass to Seay left end zone overthrown (Seay just missed diving catch), incomplete.
SF 13 3-10 Humphries pass to Pupunu middle broken up (McDonald), incomplete.
SF 13 4-10 Carney, 31-yard field goal (1:44).
San Diego scoring drive: 62 yards, 7 plays, 3:00.
San Francisco 28, San Diego 10
San Francisco (1:44)
Carney kick to SF 12, Carter 11 return (Bieniemy).
SF 23 1-10 S. Young 33 pass to Jones deep right, out of bounds (Carrington).
SD 44 1-10 S. Young 6 pass to Floyd left (Seau, Griggs).
SD 38 2-4 S. Young 5 pass to Rice left (out of bounds).
SD 33 1-10 Watters 4 draw middle (Gibson).
SD 29 2-6 S. Young pass to Watters left incomplete.
SD 29 3-6 S. Young rollout left, pass to Jones overthrown, incomplete. San Francisco-second time out (:36).
SD 29 4-6 Brien's 47-yard field-goal attempt was short and wide right.
San Diego (:30)
(San Diego takes over at spot of field-goal attempt)
SD 37 1-10 Humphries 9 pass to Jefferson left (Sanders). San Diego-second time out (:24)
SD 46 2-1 Humphries pass to Harmon right incomplete. (Jackson tipped at line).
SD 46 3-1 Humphries deep pass to Martin middle goal line intercepted, E. Davis no return, touchback.
San Francisco (:10)
SF 20 1-10 Young knelt down, loss of 1.
END OF SECOND QUARTER:
San Francisco 28, San Diego 10

Third quarter
San Diego (15:00)
Brien kick to SD 2, Coleman 17 return (Jordan). San Diego penalized 9 (half the distance) for illegal block (Harrison).
SD 10 1-10 Means 5 run right (Brown).
SD 15 2-5 Bieniemy 3 run middle (Brown).
SD 18 3-2 Humphries pass to Martin left dropped, incomplete.
SD 18 4-2 Wagner 55 punt, Carter 11 return (Harrison).
San Francisco (13:20)
SF 38 1-10 S. Young 16 pass to Rice right (out of bounds).
SD 46 1-10 Watters 1 run right (Gibson, Seau).
SD 45 2-9 S. Young sacked, loss of 8 (Johnson).
SF 47 3-17 S. Young 21 pass to Rice middle (Richard).
SD 32 1-10 S. Young 16 pass to Taylor left (Carrington). Holding on San Diego (Gibson) declined.
SD 16 1-10 Watters 2 draw middle (Gibson, Lee).
SD 14 2-8 Watters run middle, no gain (R. Davis). Play nullified and San Diego penalized 5 for offsides (O'Neal).
SD 9 2-3 Watters 9 run middle, cutback left, touchdown (9:35). Brien kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 62 yards, 7 plays, 3:45.
San Francisco 35, San Diego 10
San Diego (9:35)
Brien kick to SD 4, Coleman 33 return (D. Hall).
SD 37 1-10 Humphries 4 pass to Means left flat (Norton).
SD 41 2-6 Humphries 23 pass to Pupunu left (Norton).
SF 36 1-10 Means 3 run left (Norton).
SF 33 2-7 Humphries pass to Seay right underthrown, incomplete.
SF 33 3-7 Humphries pass to Jefferson middle broken up (McDonald), incomplete.
SF 33 4-7 Humphries pass to Martin broken up (E. Davis), incomplete. Pass interference against San Diego (Seay) declined.
San Francisco (7:25)
SF 33 1-10 S. Young 9 pass to Floyd right (Griggs).
SF 42 2-1 Floyd 2 run middle (Mims).
SF 44 1-10 S. Young deep pass to Rice right overthrown, incomplete.
SF 44 2-10 S. Young sacked, loss of 4 (Seau).
SF 40 3-14 S. Young pass to Rice right incomplete. Play nullified and San Diego penalized 22 for pass interference (Gordon).
SD 38 1-10 Watters 13 run right end (Carrington).
SD 25 1-10 Watters run middle, no gain (Lee).
SD 25 2-10 S. Young 13 scramble left (out of bounds).
SD 12 1-10 Watters run wide right, loss of 3 (Gordon).
SD 15 2-13 S. Young pass to Taylor right overthrown, incomplete. San Francisco-first time out (3:25).
SD 15 3-13 S. Young 15 pass to Rice crossing right (caught at SD 3), touchdown (3:18). Brien kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 67 yards, 10 plays, 4:07.
San Francisco 42, San Diego 10
San Diego (3:18)
Brien kick to SD 2, Coleman 98 return middle, then left sideline, touchdown (3:01). Humphries pass to Seay middle for 2-point conversion.
San Diego scoring drive: 98-yard kickoff return, :17.
San Francisco 42, San Diego 18
San Francisco (3:01)
Carney kick to SF 18, Carter 10 return (Hendrickson).
SF 28 1-10 S. Young pass to Taylor broken up (Griggs), incomplete.
SF 28 2-10 S. Young sacked, loss of 3 (Johnson).
SF 25 3-13 S. Young 2 pass to Watters right (Clark).
SF 27 4-11 Wilmsmeyer 45 punt, Gordon fair catch.
San Diego (1:22)
SD 28 1-10 Humphries pass to Jefferson left broken up (Hanks), incomplete.
SD 28 2-10 Humphries 6 pass to Jefferson right (E. Davis).
SD 34 3-4 Humphries 3 pass to Pupunu right (Drakeford).
SD 37 4-1 Means run left, loss of 4 (D. Hall, Woodall).
San Francisco (:08)
(Yard-line difference because of change of possession.)
SD 32 1-10 S. Young pass deflected at line (O'Neal), incomplete.
SD 32 2-10 Watters 8 run right (out of bounds).
END OF THIRD QUARTER:
San Francisco 42, San Diego 18

Fourth quarter
SD 24 3-2 Watters 13 run right (Carrington).
SD 11 1-10 Watters 4 run middle (Gibson).
SD 7 2-6 S. Young rollout left, pass to Rice underthrown, incomplete.
SD 7 3-6 S. Young 7 pass to Rice left, touchdown (13:49). Brien kicked extra point.
San Francisco scoring drive: 32 yards, 6 plays, 1:19.
San Francisco 49, San Diego 18
San Diego (13:49)
Brien kick to SD 12, Coleman 26 return (Walker).
SD 38 1-10 Humphries 5 pass to Harmon right (E. Davis).
SD 43 2-5 Humphries pass to Martin right incomplete.
SD 43 3-5 Humphries 7 pass to Harmon left (McDonald).
50 1-10 Humphries pass to Jefferson deep right incomplete. Humphries hurt.
50 2-10 Gilbert 8 scramble middle (Brown).
SF 42 3-2 Gilbert 6 pass to Seay right (E. Davis).
SF 36 1-10 Harmon run right, no gain (Drakeford).
SF 36 2-10 Gilbert 5 pass to Pupunu right. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Wilson).
SF 31 2-5 Gilbert 20 pass to Harmon middle (McDonald).
SF 11 1-10 Gilbert 4 pass to Harmon right (Drakeford).
SF 7 2-6 Gilbert pass to Pupunu middle broken up (Drakeford), incomplete.
SF 7 3-6 Gilbert pass to Jefferson left broken up (Sanders), incomplete.
SF 7 4-6 Gilbert pass middle intercepted 1 yard into end zone, Sanders 15 return (Harmon).
San Francisco (9:41)
SF 14 1-10 Floyd 6 run right (Mims, Gibson).
SF 20 2-4 Floyd 5 run middle (Griggs).
SF 25 1-10 Floyd run left, no gain (Griggs).
SF 25 2-10 Watters run middle, loss of 3 (Mims).
SF 22 3-13 S. Young deep pass to Sanders middle broken up (Richard), incomplete.
SF 22 4-13 Wilmsmeyer 46 punt, Gordon muffed at SD 32, Bush recovered for San Diego at SD 28.
San Diego (6:47)
SD 28 1-10 Humphries pass to Harmon right, no gain (Harris).
SD 28 2-10 Humphries deep pass to Martin right intercepted at SF 27, Cook 1 return (Pupunu).
San Francisco (6:08)
SF 28 1-10 Watters run wide right, loss of 2 (Mims).
SF 26 2-12 Floyd 5 run left (O'Neal).
SF 31 3-7 Grbac pass to Singleton left overthrown, incomplete.
SF 31 4-7 Wilmsmeyer 37 punt, Gordon 1 return (Tamm).
San Diego (4:21)
SD 33 1-10 Humphries 8 pass to Seay right (Drakeford).
SD 41 2-2 Humphries pass to Seay left broken up (Hanks), incomplete.
SD 41 3-2 Humphries 4 pass to Pupunu right (Cook).
SD 45 1-10 Humphries deep pass to Jefferson right overthrown, incomplete.
SD 45 2-10 Humphries 12 pass to Martin left (Sanders).
SF 43 1-10 Humphries sacked, loss of 9 (Harris, Brown).
SD 48 2-19 Humphries 22 pass to Seay middle (McDonald).
SF 30 1-10 Humphries 30 pass to Martin middle end zone, touchdown (2:25). Humphries rollout right, pass to Pupunu for 2-point conversion.
San Diego scoring drive: 67 yards, 8 plays, 1:56.
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
San Francisco (2:25)
Carney onside kick to SD 38, McCaffrey covered for San Francisco.
SD 38 1-10 Carter run right, loss of 6, fumbled, ball went out at SF 47. San Francisco-second time out (2:14).
SF 47 2-25 Carter 1 run left (Seau). Two-Minute Warning.
SF 48 3-24 Musgrave 6 pass to Popson middle (Seau, Griggs). San Diego-first time out (1:48).
SD 46 4-18 Wilmsmeyer 38 punt, Gordon fair catch.
San Diego (1:39)
SD 8 1-10 Humphries 13 pass to Seay left (D. Hall, Norton).
SD 21 1-10 Humphries pass to Martin left incomplete.
SD 21 2-10 Humphries 18 pass to Pupunu right (Cook). San Diego-second time out (:52).
SD 39 1-10 Humphries pass to Seay middle overthrown, incomplete.
SD 39 2-10 Humphries 17 pass to Martin middle (McDonald).
SF 44 1-10 Humphries 9 pass to Harmon right (Norton). San Diego-third time out (:16).
SF 35 2-1 Humphries pass to Martin right overthrown, incomplete.
SF 35 3-1 Humphries pass to Jefferson right overthrown, incomplete.
SF 35 4-1 Humphries pass to Jefferson left overthrown, incomplete.

FINAL SCORE:
San Francisco 49, San Diego 26

FINAL RECORDS:
San Francisco 16-3, San Diego 13-6