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"We were so young, we didn't know we weren't supposed to win. The press would say, 'Well, you can't beat Dallas in a playoff game.' We'd say, 'Why not?' We were just naive enough to think that anything was possible, even a Super Bowl."
-49ers G Randy Cross

Super Bowl XVI

January 24, 1982 - Pontiac Silverdome - Pontiac, MI

San Francisco 49ers (15-3)		Cincinnati Bengals (14-4)

	San Francisco -26 Cincinnati -21

Super Bowl XVI Quick Stats
Date:	January 24, 1982
Location:	Pontiac Silverdome - Pontiac, MI
Surface:	Indoors on turf
Game Weather:	N/A
Conditions:	Temp: 72 F (Indoors)
Attendance:	81,270
Kickoff Time:	4:00 P.M. Central
Commentary:	Pat Summerall and John Madden (CBS)
Officials:	Referee: Pat Haggerty (4), Umpire: Al Conway (7), Line Judge: Bob Beeks (16), Side Judge: Bob Rice (19), Head Linesman: Jerry Bergman (17), Back Judge: Bill Swanson (20), Field Judge: Don Hakes (6)
Pre-Game Show:	University of Michigan Marching Band
National Anthem:	Diana Ross
Coin Toss:	Bobby Layne
Halftime Show:	"Salute to the 60s and Motown" Ftr: Up With People Producer: Up With People
Winner Share:	$18,000
Loser Share:	$9,000
Ticket Price:	$40 to $75, depending on seat location
Favorite:	Even
TV Rating:	49.1, 73 share (CBS)
Most Valuable Player:	49ers QB Joe Montana (14/22, 157 yds, 1 TD; 6 for 18 yds)

* Denotes Division Champion | † Denotes Overtime
1981 NFL Playoffs
AFC Wildcard		AFC Divisional		AFC Conference		NFC Conference		NFC Divisional		NFC Wildcard
Buffalo (10-6) at N.Y. Jets (10-5-1)	31 27	San Diego* (10-6) at Miami* (11-4-1)	41 38†	San Diego (11-6) at Cincinnati (13-4)	7 27	Dallas (13-4) at San Francisco (14-3)	27 28	Tampa Bay* (9-7) at Dallas* (12-4)	0 38	N.Y. Giants (9-7) at Philadelphia (10-6)	27 21
		Buffalo (11-6) at Cincinnati* (12-4)	21 28					N.Y. Giants (10-7) at San Francisco* (13-3)	24 38

* Denotes Wildcard Team | Tiebreakers: Baltimore finished ahead of New England based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). San Diego finished ahead of Denver based on better division record (6-2 to Broncos' 5-3). Buffalo was second wildcard based on head-to-head victory over Denver (1-0). Detroit finished ahead of Green Bay based on better record against common opponents (5-5 to Packers' 4-6).
1981 NFL Standings
American Football Conference
Eastern			Central			Western
Miami Dolphins New York Jets* Buffalo Bills* Baltimore Colts New England Patriots	11-4-1 10-5-1 10-6-0 2-14-0 2-14-0	0.719 0.656 0.625 0.125 0.125	Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers Houston Oilers Cleveland Browns	12-4-0 8-8-0 7-9-0 5-11-0	0.750 0.500 0.438 0.313	San Diego Chargers Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders Seattle Seahawks	10-6-0 10-6-0 9-7-0 7-9-0 6-10-0	0.625 0.625 0.563 0.438 0.375
National Football Conference
Eastern			Central			Western
Dallas Cowboys Philadelphia Eagles* New York Giants* Washington Redskins St. Louis Cardinals	12-4-0 10-6-0 9-7-0 8-8-0 7-9-0	0.750 0.625 0.563 0.500 0.438	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears	9-7-0 8-8-0 8-8-0 7-9-0 6-10-0	0.563 0.500 0.500 0.438 0.375	San Francisco 49ers Atlanta Falcons Los Angeles Rams New Orleans Saints	13-3-0 7-9-0 6-10-0 4-12-0	0.813 0.438 0.375 0.250

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime | [m] Played in Milwaukee, WI
San Francisco 1981 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (13-3)
Sun	9/6	at Detroit	L	17-24
Sun	9/13	Chicago	W	28-17
Sun	9/20	at Atlanta	L	17-34
Sun	9/27	New Orleans	W	21-14
Sun	10/4	at Washington	W	30-17
Sun	10/11	Dallas	W	45-14
Sun	10/18	at Green Bay [m]	W	13-3
Sun	10/25	Los Angeles	W	20-17
Sun	11/1	at Pittsburgh	W	17-14
Sun	11/8	Atlanta	W	17-14
Sun	11/15	Cleveland	L	12-15
Sun	11/22	at Los Angeles	W	33-31
Sun	11/29	N.Y. Giants	W	17-10
Sun	12/6	at Cincinnati	W	21-3
Sun	12/13	Houston	W	28-6
Sun	12/20	at New Orleans	W	21-17
Post Season
Sun	1/3	N.Y. Giants	W	38-24
Sun	1/10	Dallas	W	28-27

* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
Cincinnati 1981 Schedule
Date		Opponent	Score
Regular Season (12-4)
Sun	9/6	Seattle	W	27-21
Sun	9/13	at N.Y. Jets	W	31-30
Sun	9/20	Cleveland	L	17-20
Sun	9/27	Buffalo	W	27-24†
Sun	10/4	at Houston	L	10-17
Sun	10/11	at Baltimore	W	41-19
Sun	10/18	Pittsburgh	W	34-7
Sun	10/25	at New Orleans	L	7-17
Sun	11/1	Houston	W	34-21
Sun	11/8	at San Diego	W	40-17
Sun	11/15	Los Angeles	W	24-10
Sun	11/22	Denver	W	38-21
Sun	11/29	at Cleveland	W	41-21
Sun	12/6	San Francisco	L	3-21
Sun	12/13	at Pittsburgh	W	17-10
Sun	12/20	at Atlanta	W	30-28
Post Season
Sun	1/3	Buffalo	W	28-21
Sun	1/10	San Diego	W	27-7

Starting Lineups
SAN FRANCISCO				CINCINNATI
OFFENSE		DEFENSE		OFFENSE		DEFENSE
D.Clark	WR	J.Stuckey	LE	C.Collinsworth	WR	E.Edwards	LE
D.Audick	LT	A.Reese	DT	A.Munoz	LT	W.Whitley	NT
J.Ayers	LG	F.Dean	DT	D.Lapham	LG	R.Browner	RE
F.Quillan	C	D.Board	RE	B.Bush	C	B.Harris	LOLB
R.Cross	RG	B.Leopold	LLB	M.Montoya	RG	J.LeClair	LILB
K.Fahnhorst	RT	J.Reynolds	MLB	M.Wilson	RT	G.Camerson	RILB
C.Young	TE	K.Turner	RLB	D.Ross	TE	R.Williams	ROLB
F.Solomon	WR	R.Lott	LCB	I.Curtis	WR	L.Breeden	LCB
J.Montana	QB	E.Wright	RCB	K.Anderson	QB	K.Riley	RCB
R.Patton	RB	C.Williamson	SS	C.Alexander	RB	B.Kemp	SS
E.Cooper	RB	D.Hicks	FS	P.Johnson	RB	B.Hicks	FS

Substitutions
SAN FRANCISCO		CINCINNATI
OFFENSE	DEFENSE	OFFENSE	DEFENSE
J.Davis (RB)	L.Pillers (DE)	A.Griffin (RB)	G.Burley (DE)
A.Lawrence (RB)	J.Harty (DT)	J.Hargrove (RB)	M.St.Clair (DE)
B.Ring (RB)	D.Bunz (LB)	D.Bass (WR)	R.Horn (NT)
M.Shumann (WR)	W.Harper (LB)	S.Kreider (WR)	T.Dinkel (LB)
M.Wilson (WR)	M.McColl (LB)	D.Verser (WR)	G.Frazier (LB)
E.Ramson (TE)	C.Puki (LB)	M.L.Harris (WR)	R.Razzano (LB)
W.Downing (C)	R.Gervais (DB)	B.Moore (C)	O.Davis (DB)
A.Kennedy (T)	L.Thomas (DB)	M.Obrovac (T)	M.Fuller (DB)
J.Choma (G)			R.Griffin (DB)
			J.Simmons (DB)
KICKERS		KICKERS
R.Wersching (K)	J.Miller (P)	J.Breech (K)	P.McInally (P)
DID NOT PLAY		DID NOT PLAY
G.Benjamin (QB)	W.Easley (RB)	T.Schonert (QB)	J.Thompson (QB)
L.Elliott (RB)	S.Martin (DB)	G.Bujnoch (G)

Team Statistics
	SF	CIN
FIRST DOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Penalty	20 9 9 2	24 7 13 4
3rd DOWN EFF.	8/15-53%	6/12-50%
4th DOWN EFF.	0/0-0%	1/2-50%
TOTAL NET YARDS Total Offensive Plays Average Gain	275 63 4.4	356 63 5.7
NET RUSH YARDS Rushing Plays Average Gain	127 40 3.2	72 24 3.0
NET PASS YARDS Pass Att-Comp-INT Tackled-Yds Lost Gross Yards Passing	148 22-14-0 1-9 157	284 34-25-2 5-16 300
PUNTS-Yards Average Dist. Blocked	4-185 46.3 0	3-131 43.7 0
RETURN YARDS-Total Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interception Returns	98 1-6 2-40 2-52	87 4-35 7-52 0-0
PENALTIES-yards	8-65	8-57
TOTAL TURNOVERS Fumbles-Lost Had Intercepted	1 2-1 0	4 2-2 2
TOUCHDOWNS-Total Rushing Passing Returns	2 1 1 0	3 1 2 0
EXTRA POINTS-Made Kicking-Made/Att Blocked	2 2/2 0	3 3/3 0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att Blocked	4/4 0	0/0 0
SAFETIES	0	0
TOTAL POINTS	26	21
T.O.P.	30:40	29:20

Scoring Summary
Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
SAN FRANCISCO	7	13	0	6	26
CINCINNATI	0	0	7	14	21

1st Quarter

SF - J.Montana, 1 yard rush. R.Wersching kick. 11-68, TOP 5:58 (9:08)

2nd Quarter

SF - E.Cooper, 11 yard pass from J.Montana. R.Wersching kick. 12-92, TOP 5:29 (8:07)
SF - R.Wersching, 22 yard FG. 12-61, TOP 3:56 (14:45)
SF - R.Wersching, 26 yard FG. 0-0, TOP 0:03 (14:58)

3rd Quarter

CIN - K.Anderson, 5 yard rush. J.Breech kick. 9-83, TOP 3:35 (3:35)

4th Quarter

CIN - D.Ross, 4 yard pass from K.Anderson. J.Breech kick. 7-53, TOP 3:52 (4:54)
SF - R.Wersching, 40 yard FG. 9-50, TOP 4:41 (9:35)
SF - R.Wersching, 23 yard FG. 6-16, TOP 3:00 (13:03)
CIN - D.Ross, 3 yard pass from K.Anderson. J.Breech kick. 6-74, TOP 1:41 (14:44)

49ers head coach Bill Walsh is carried from the field. (?)

Individual Statistics

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

CINCINNATI BENGALS

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
J.Montana	22	14	63.6	157	1	0	11.2	1/9

PASSING

	AT	CMP	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YDS/CMP	SK/YD
K.Anderson	34	25	73.5	300	2	2	12.0	9/16

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
R.Patton	17	55	3.2	10	0
E.Cooper	9	34	3.8	14	0
J.Montana	6	18	3.0	7	1
B.Ring	5	17	3.4	7	0
J.Davis	2	5	2.5	4	0
D.Clark	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
TOTAL	40	127	3.2	14	1

RUSHING

	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
P.Johnson	14	36	2.6	5	0
C.Alexander	5	17	3.4	13	0
K.Anderson	4	15	3.8	6	1
A.Griffin	1	4	4.0	4	0
TOTAL	24	72	3.0	13	1

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
F.Solomon	4	52	13.0	20	0
D.Clark	5	45	11.3	17	0
E.Cooper	2	15	7.5	11t	1
M.Wilson	1	22	22.0	22	0
C.Young	1	14	14.0	14	0
R.Patton	1	6	6.0	6	0
B.Ring	1	3	3.0	3	0
TOTAL	14	157	11.2	22	1

RECEIVING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
D.Ross	11	104	9.5	16	2
C.Collinsworth	5	107	21.4	49	0
I.Curtis	3	42	14.0	21	0
S.Kreider	2	36	18.0	19	0
P.Johnson	2	8	4.0	5	0
C.Alexander	2	3	1.5	3	0
TOTAL	25	300	12.0	49	2

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	IN20	TB
J.Miller	4	185	46.3	50	0	0

PUNTING

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	IN20	TB
P.McInally	3	131	43.7	53	2	0

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG
D.Hicks	1	0	6	6.0	6
F.Solomon	0	1	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	1	1	6	6.0	6

PUNT RETURNS

	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
M.Fuller	4	0	35	8.8	17	0

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D.Hicks	1	23	23.0	23
A.Lawrence	1	17	17.0	17
TOTAL	2	40	20.0	23

KICKOFF RETURNS

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D.Verser	5	52	10.4	16
G.Frazier	1	0	0.0	0
A.Griffin	1	0	0.0	0
TOTAL	7	52	7.4	16

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D.Hicks	1	27	27.0	27
E.Wright	1	25	25.0	25
TOTAL	2	52	26.0	27

INTERCEPTIONS BY

	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
TOTAL	0	0	0.0	0	0

FUMBLES

SAN FRANCISCO	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
A.Lawrence	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
E.Wright	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
R.Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
M.McColl	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
W.Harper	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	1	0	0	1	2	0	0	0
CINCINNATI	FUM	OWN-REC	YDS	TD	FRCD	OPP-REC	YDS	TD	OOB
G.Frazier	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
J.Simmons	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
C.Collinsworth	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
A.Griffin	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
M.Montoya	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0

Defensive Statistics

(Tackles are not an official stat, hence some variation from source to source)

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

J.Reynolds

1.0

2.0

B.Leopold

1.0

0.0

W.Harper

0.0

C.Williamson

0.0

A.Reese

0.0

E.Wright

0.0

R.Lott

0.0

J.Stuckey

1.0

6.0

D.Board

0.0

C.Puki

0.0

J.Choma

0.0

F.Dean

1.0

4.0

D.Bunz

0.0

D.Hicks

0.0

K.Turner

1.0

4.0

R.Gervais

0.0

R.Cross

0.0

A.Lawrence

0.0

M.McColl

0.0

R.Thomas

0.0

TOTAL

5.0

16.0

TKL = Tackle
PD = Pass Defense

AST = Assist
FF = Forced Fumble

COM = Combined
FR = Fumble Recovery

INT = Interception
BL = Blocked

CINCINNATI BENGALS

REGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYS

SPECIAL TEAMS

MISC

TKL

AST

COM

SCK/

YDS

INT

TKL

AST

TKL

AST

R.Browner

1.0

9.0

L.Breeden

0.0

G.Cameron

0.0

B.Kemp

0.0

J.LeClair

0.0

K.Riley

0.0

R.Williams

0.0

B.Hicks

0.0

R.Razzano

0.0

E.Edwards

0.0

B.Harris

0.0

R.Griffin

0.0

W.Whitley

0.0

G.Frazier

0.0

J.Hargrove

0.0

M.Montoya

0.0

J.Simmons

0.0

M.R.Wilson

0.0

TOTAL

1.0

9.0

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