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Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers 26,
Cincinnati Bengals 21

Sunday, Jan. 24, 1982
Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, MI
Attendance: 81,270
MVP: Joe Montana, San Francisco QB

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Game Summary

Despite being outgained, 356 yards to 275, the 49ers built a record 20-0 lead at halftime and held on to beat Cincinnati. Joe Montana was named MVP, but Cincinnati's Ken Anderson set Super Bowl records with 25 completions and a 73.5 completion percentage. Tight end Dan Ross also set a record by catching 11 passes.

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Scoring

By Quarters

Team1234Final
San Francisco7130626
Cincinnati00141421

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Scoring Summary

First Quarter
SF: Montana 1 run (Wersching kick), 9:08
Second Quarter
SF: E. Cooper 11 pass from Montana (Wersching kick), 8:07
SF: FG Wersching 22, 14:45
SF: FG Wersching 26, 14:58
Third Quarter
CIN: Anderson 5 run (Breech kick), 3:35
Fourth Quarter
CIN: Ross 4 pass from Anderson (Breech kick), 4:54
SF: FG Wersching 40, 9:35
SF: FG Wersching 23, 13:03
CIN: Ross 3 pass from Anderson (Breech kick), 14:44

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Team Statistics

SFTeam StatisticsCin
20Total First Downs24
9Rushing7
9Passing13
2Penalty4
275Total Net Yardage356
63Total Offensive Plays63
4.4Ave Gain per Off. Play5.7
40Rushes24
127Yards Rushing72
3.2Average Yards3.0
22Passes Attempted34
14Passes Completed25
0Had Intercepted2
1Times Sacked5
16Yards Lost 9 
148Net Yards Passing284
4Punts3
46.3Average Distance43.7
1Punt Returns4
6Punt Return Yardage35
2Kickoff Returns7
40Kickoff Return Yardage52
52Interception Return Yardage0
2Fumbles2
1Own Recovered0
2Opponents' Recovered1
8Penalties8
65Yards Penalized57
26Points Scored21
2Touchdowns3
1Rushing1
1Passing2
0Returns0
2Extra Points3
4Field Goals0
4Field Goals Attempted0
0Safeties0
8/15Third-Down Efficiency6/12
0/0Fourth-Down Efficiency1/2
30:34Time of Possession29:26

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Individual Statistics

Rushing

San FranciscoNo.YdsLgTDCincinnatiNo.YdsLgTD
Patton1755100Johnson143650
E. Cooper934140Alexander517130
Montana61881Anderson41561
Ring51770A. Griffin1440
Davis2540
Clark1-220

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Passing

San FranciscoAttComYdsTDIntCincinnatiAttComYdsTDInt
Montana221415710Anderson342530022

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Receiving

San FranciscoNo.YdsLgTDCincinnatiNo.YdsLgTD
Solomon452200Ross11104162
Clark445170Collinsworth5107490
E. Cooper21511t1Curtis342210
Wilson122220Kreider236190
Young114140Johnson2850
Patton1660Alexander2330
Ring1330

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Punting

San FranciscoNo.AveLgBlkCincinnatiNo.AveLgBlk
Miller446.3500McInally343.7530

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Punt Returns

San FranciscoNo.FCYdsLgTDCincinnatiNo.FCYdsLgTD
Hicks10660Fuller4035170
Solomon010--0

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Kickoff Returns

San FranciscoNo.YdsLgTDCincinnatiNo.YdsLgTD
Hicks123230Verser552160
Lawrence117170Frazier1000
     A. Griffin1000

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Interceptions

San FranciscoNo.YdsLgTDCincinnatiNo.YdsLgTD
Hicks127270None
Wright125250

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Starting Lineups

San Francisco 49ers OffenseCincinnati Bengals
Quillan, FredCBush, Blair
Ayers, JohnGLapham, Dave
Cross, RandyGMontoya, Max
Audick, DanTMunoz, Anthony
Fahnhorst, KeithTWilson, Mike
Young, CharleTERoss, Dan
Clark, DwightWRCollinsworth, Cris
Solomon, FreddieWRCurtis, Isaac
Patton, RickyRBAlexander, Charles
Cooper, EarlFBJohnson, Pete
Montana, JoeQBAnderson, Ken
Defense
Board, DwaineDTWhitley, Wilson
Reese, ArchieDTBrowner, Ross
Dean, FredDEEdwards, Eddie
Stuckey, JimDEHarris, Bo
Reynolds, JackOLBWilliams, Reggie
Turner, KeenaOLBCameron, Glenn
Leopold, BobbyMLBLeClair, Jim
Lott, RonnieCBBreeden, Louis
Wright, Eric C.CBRiley, Ken
Williamson, CarltonSSHicks, Bryan
Hicks, DwightFSKemp, Bobby

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Substitutes

San Francisco 49ersCincinnati Bengals
Bunz, DanBass, Don
Choma, JohnBreech, Jim
Davis, JohnnyBurley, Gary
Downing, WaltDavis, Oliver
Gervais, RickDinkel, Tom
Harper, WillieFrazier, Guy
Harty, JohnFuller, Mike
Kennedy, AllanGriffin, Archie
Lawrence, AmosGriffin, Ray
McColl, MiltHargrove, Jim
Miller, Jim G.Harris, M. L.
Pillers, LarryHorn, Rod
Puki, CraigKreider, Steve
Ramson, EasonMcInally, Pat
Ring, BillMoore, Blake
Shumann, MikeObrovac, Mike
Thomas, RonaldRazzano, Rick
Wersching, RaySimmons, John
Wilson, Mike R.St. Clair, Mike
 Verser, David

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