Super Bowl Summaries

Super Bowl XVI
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
MVP: QB Joe Montana, San Francisco

January 24, 1982
Pontiac, Michigan; Silverdome
Attendance: 81,270

Super Bowl XVI

Photograph by: Andy Hayt
Wide receiver Cris Collinsworth of the Bengals came down with this pass but the Bengals still fell to the Niners.

Cincinnati outgained San Francisco 356 yards to 275, but four Bengals turnovers made the difference in the first Super Bowl played in a cold-weather city. By halftime at the Silverdome, the Niners had jumped out to a 20-0 lead, but the Bengals closed to within six points at the start of the fourth quarter. Ray Wersching hit all four of his field-goal attempts for the Niners, including 40- and 23-yarders in the fourth quarter to ice the victory. Montana won the first of his three MVP awards by going 14-for-22 for 157 yards.

Super Bowl XVI Drive Charts and Play-by-Play

San Francisco won the coin toss and elected to receive.

First Quarter
San Francisco (15:00)
Breech kick out of bounds. Cincinnati penalized 5 for illegal procedure (Breech). Breech kick to SF 9, Lawrence 17 return (Frazier), fumbled, Simmons recovered for Cincinnati at SF 26.
Cincinnati (14:46)
SF 26 1–10 Anderson 8 pass to Curtis middle (Reynolds).
SF 182–2Johnson 2 run middle (Reese).
SF 161–10Anderson 11 pass to Ross middle (Reynolds).
SF 51–goalAlexander run off left tackle, no gain (Harper).
SF 5 2–goalAnderson sacked, loss of 6 (Stuckey).
SF 113–goalAnderson pass to Curtis intercepted at SF 5, Hicks 27 return (Wilson).
San Francisco (11:50)
SF 321–10Montana 6 screen pass left to Patton (Edwards).
SF 382–4Montana 6 pass to Clark middle (B. Harris).
SF 441–10Cooper run left, no gain (Browner).
SF 442–10Montana 9 pass to Solomon right (Kemp).
C 473–1Montana 14 pass to Young right after Solomon fake reverse (LeClair).
C 331–10Montana pass almost intercepted (Breeden), incomplete.
C 332–10Cooper 11 run right (Kemp).
C 221–10Ring 7 run right (Breeden).
C 152–3Cooper run left, no gain (Riley).
C 153–3Montana 14 pass to Solomon right (Breeden).
C 11–goalMontana 1 quarterback sneak, touchdown (5:52). Wersching kicked extra point.
 San Francisco scoring drive: 68 yards, 11 plays, 5:58.
San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (5:52)
Wersching kick to C 5, Verser 14 return (Gervais).
C 191–10Anderson 3 screen to Johnson left (Leopold).
C 222–7Anderson 5 pass to Johnson right flat (Lott).
C 273–2Anderson 3 bootleg right.
C 301–10Johnson 3 run middle (Reese).
C 332–7Anderson 6 run evading pass rush (Wright).
C 393–1Johnson 2 run middle (Reynolds).
C 411–10Anderson pass to Collinsworth broken up (Wright), incomplete.
C 412–10Anderson pass to Collinsworth incomplete.
C 413–10Anderson sacked, loss of 4 (Turner).
C 374–14McInally 53 punt downed at SF 10.
San Francisco (1:01)
SF 101–10Montana pass to Clark broken up (Riley), incomplete.
SF 102–10Patton run left, loss of 7 (Browner).
SF 33–17Cincinnati penalized 5 for illegal procedure.
SF 83–12Patton 4 run right (LeClair).
 END OF FIRST QUARTER:
San Francisco 7, Cincinnati 0
Second Quarter
SF 124–8Miller 44 punt, Fuller 5 return (Gervais).
Cincinnati (14:50)
C 491–10Johnson 5 run right (Puki). Cincinnati–first time out.
SF 462–5Anderson 18 pass to Collinsworth right (Lott).
SF 281–10Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Lapham).
SF 331–15Anderson pass to Ross right incomplete.
SF 332–15Anderson pass to Curtis incomplete. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for illegal contact (Thomas). Automatic first down.
SF 281–10Alexander 1 run right (Harper).
SF 272–9Anderson 19 pass to Collinsworth middle (Wright), fumbled, Thomas recovered for San Francisco at SF 8.
San Francisco (12:22)
SF 81–10Davis 1 run middle (LeClair).
SF 9 2–9Ring 2 run right (Browner).
SF 113–7Montana 20 pass to Solomon right.
SF 311–10Montana 8 run evading pass rush (Browner).
SF 392–2Cooper 14 run around right end (Cameron).
C 471–10Patton 4 run off right tackle (Kemp).
C 432–6Montana pass to Solomon incomplete.
C 433–6Montana 12 pass to Clark right (B. Harris).
C 311–10Patton 9 run middle (Riley).
C 222–1Patton 3 run middle (Breeden).
C 191–10Clark reverse, loss of 2. Cincinnati penalized 10 (half the distance) for a personal foul (LeClair). Automatic first down.
C 111–10Montana 11 pass to Cooper left, touchdown (6:53). Wersching kicked extra point.
 San Francisco scoring drive: 92 yards, 12 plays, 5:29.
San Francisco 14, Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (6:53)
Wersching kick to C 5, Verser return, loss of 1 (Wright). Cincinnati penalized 2 (half the distance) for illegal block.
C 21–10Johnson 4 run middle (Reese).
C 62–6Anderson 10 pass to Ross right (Reynolds).
C 161–10Anderson pass to Curtis right overthrown, incomplete.
C 162–10Anderson pass to Ross dropped, incomplete.
C 163–10Anderson 9 pass to Ross right (Leopold).
C 254–1McInally 47 punt, Hicks 6 return (Hargrove).
San Francisco (4:11)
SF 341–10Montana 17 pass to Clark middle (Kemp).
C 491–10Patton 3 run middle (Whitley).
C 462–7Patton 7 run middle (Williams).
C 391–10Montana 4 pass to Cooper right (Breeden). Two–Minute Warning.
C 352–6Montana pass to Young broken up (Cameron), incomplete.
C 353–6Montana 10 pass to Clark right (Riley).
C 251–10Patton 3 run left (Williams).
C 222–7Cooper 6 run middle (Cameron). San Francisco–first time out. (:54)
C 163–1Montana 2 quarterback sneak (Cameron).
C 141–10Montana 9 pass to Solomon left (Breeden).
C 52–1Montana pass to Clark broken up (Hicks), incomplete.
C 53–1Montana pass thrown out of end zone, incomplete.
C 54–1Wersching, 22–yard field goal (:15).
 San Francisco scoring drive: 61 yards, 12 plays, 3:56.
San Francisco 17, Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (:15)
Wersching kick to C 15, A. Griffin no return, fumbled, McColl recovered for San Francisco at C 4.
San Francisco (:05)
C 41–goalSan Francisco penalized 5 for false start (Downing).
C 91–goalWersching, 26–yard field goal (:02).
 San Francisco scoring drive: 0 yards, 0 plays, :03.
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (:02)
Wersching kick to C 28, Frazier no return.
 END OF SECOND QUARTER:
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 0
Third Quarter
Cincinnati (15:00)
Wersching kick to C 1, Verser 16 return (Gervais).
C 171–10Alexander 13 run around right end. San Francisco penalized 5 for facemask (Hicks).
C 351–10Johnson 3 run right (Harper).
C 382–7Anderson 3 pass to Alexander right (Williamson).
C 41 3–4Anderson 19 pass to Kreider right (Lott).
SF 401–10Johnson 5 run middle (Reese).
SF 352–5Anderson 13 pass to Curtis after pitch from A. Griffin (Puki). San Francisco penalized 11 (half the distance) for late hit (Wright).
SF 111–10A. Griffin 4 run middle (Stuckey).
SF 72–6Johnson 2 run left (Reynolds).
SF 53–4Anderson back to pass, then 5 run up middle, touchdown (11:25). San Francisco penalized 5 for illegal procedure, assessed on kickoff. Breech kicked extra point.
 Cincinnati scoring drive: 83 yards, 9 plays, 3:35.
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 7
San Francisco (11:25)
Breech kick out of bounds. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 15 for personal foul (Leopold). Breech kick out of end zone, touchback.
SF 20 1–10Montana sacked, loss of 9 (Browner).
SF 112–19Montana pass to Solomon broken up (Breeden), incomplete.
SF 11 3–19Patton 4 run around right end (Williams).
SF 154–15Miller 47 punt, Fuller 13 return (Bunz).
Cincinnati (9:35)
SF 491–10 Johnson 3 run right (Board).
SF 462–7Anderson screen to Collinsworth dropped, incomplete.
SF 46 3–7Anderson sacked, no gain (Leopold).
SF 464–7McInally 31 punt, Solomon fair catch.
San Francisco (8:34)
SF 151–10Cooper run left, loss of 2 (LeClair).
SF 13 2–12Ring 1 run right (Edwards).
SF 143–11 Montana 3 pass to Ring right (R. Griffin).
SF 174–8Miller 50 punt, Fuller 17 return (Turner).
Cincinnati (6:53)
    501–10Anderson 1 run. Cincinnati penalized 10 from spot of foul for holding (Ross).
C 411–19Anderson 15 pass to Ross (Wright). Cincinnati penalized 15 for personal foul (Kreider).
C 412–19Anderson sacked, loss of 4 (Dean).
C 373–23Anderson 49 pass to Collinsworth deep (Wright).
SF 141–10Alexander 1 run middle (Reynolds).
SF 132–9Anderson sacked, loss of 2 (Reynolds).
SF 153–11Anderson 10 pass to Ross middle (Williamson).
SF 54–1Johnson 2 run middle (Board).
SF 31–goalJohnson 2 run middle (Choma).
SF 12–goalJohnson run left, no gain (Reynolds).
SF 13–goalAnderson pass to Alexander, no gain (Bunz). Cincinnati–first time out.
SF 14–goalJohnson run middle, no gain (Reynolds).
San Francisco (1:17)
SF 11–10Ring 3 run right (Cameron).
SF 42–7Ring 4 run off right tackle (Kemp).
 END OF THIRD QUARTER:
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 7
Fourth Quarter
SF 83–3Cooper 1 draw middle (Browner).
SF 94–2Miller 44 punt, Fuller no return (Cross).
Cincinnati (13:58)
C 471–10Johnson 3 run middle (Stuckey).
     502–7Anderson 12 pass to Collinsworth middle (Harper).
SF 381–10Anderson 9 pass to Ross middle (Leopold).
SF 292–1Anderson pass incomplete. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 14 for pass interference (Lott).
SF 151–10Anderson pass into turf, incomplete.
SF 152–10Anderson 9 pass to Ross right (Williamson).
SF 63–1Alexander 2 run middle (Hicks).
SF 41–goalAnderson 4 pass to Ross middle end zone, touchdown (10:06). Breech kicked extra point.
 Cincinnati scoring drive: 53 yards, 7 plays, 3:52.
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 14
San Francisco (10:06)
Breech kick to SF 4, Hicks 23 return (Razzano).
SF 271–10Montana pass to Patton broken up (Williams), incomplete.
SF 272–10San Francisco penalized 5 for false start (Audick).
SF 222–15Montana 22 pass to Wilson right sideline.
SF 441–10Montana pass incomplete. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 5 for pass interference (Riley). Automatic first down.
SF 491–10Patton 10 run middle (Hicks).
C 411–10Patton 2 run middle (Browner).
C 392–8Patton 7 run off right tackle (Browner).
C 323–1Montana 4 run inside right tackle (Razzano).
C 281–10Cooper 1 run left (Riley).
C 272–9Patton 3 run off left tackle (Williams).
C 243–6Patton 1 run middle (Browner).
C 234–5Wersching, 40–yard field goal (5:25).
 San Francisco scoring drive: 50 yards, 9 plays, 4:41.
San Francisco 23, Cincinnati 14
Cincinnati (5:25)
Wersching kick to C 14, Verser 8 return (Lawrence).
C 221–10Anderson pass to Collinsworth intercepted at C 47, Wright 25 return (Montoya), fumbled, Harper recovered for San Francisco at C 22.
San Francisco (4:57)
C 221–10Patton 4 run off right tackle (Razzano).
C 182–6Cooper 3 run right (Cameron).
C 153–3Davis 4 run middle (Hicks).
C 111–10Patton 4 run right (Breeden). Cincinnati–second time out.
C 72–6Patton run right, loss of 6 (Razzano). Cincinnati–third time out.
C 133–12Montana 7 bootleg left (Hicks). Two–Minute Warning.
C 64–5Wersching, 23–yard field goal (1:57).
 San Francisco scoring drive: 16 yards, 6 plays, 3:00.
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 14
Cincinnati (1:57)
Wersching kick to C 11, Verser 15 return (Lawrence).
C 261–10Anderson 21 pass to Curtis right (Williamson).
C 471–10Anderson 16 pass to Ross right (Williamson).
SF 371–10Anderson 8 pass to Ross right (Harper).
SF 292–2Anderson 9 pass to Collinsworth left (Leopold).
SF 201–10Anderson 17 pass to Kreider left (Leopold).
SF 31–goalAnderson 3 pass to Ross middle end zone, touchdown (:16). Breech kicked extra point.
 Cincinnati scoring drive: 74 yards, 6 plays, 1:41.
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
San Francisco (:16)
Breech onside kick to SF 48, covered by Clark, no return.
SF 481–10Montana knelt down, loss of 4.
 FINAL SCORE:
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
 FINAL RECORDS:
San Francisco 16–3, Cincinnati 14–5

Super Bowl XVI Boxscore

                           SCORING
San Francisco                               7 13  0  6 -- 26
Cincinnati                                  0  0  7 14 -- 21

SF-  Montana 1 run  (Wersching kick),  9:08 1st

SF-  E. Cooper 11 pass from Montana (Wersching kick), 8:07 2nd
SF-  FG Wersching 22, 14:45 2nd
SF-  FG Wersching 26, 14:58 2nd

CIN- Anderson 5 run  (Breech kick),  3:35 3rd

CIN- Ross 4 pass from Anderson (Breech kick),  4:54 4th
SF-  FG Wersching 40,  9:35 4th
SF-  FG Wersching 23, 13:03 4th
CIN- Ross 3 pass from Anderson (Breech kick), 14:44 4th


TEAM STATISTICS                          S.F.           Cin.
Total First Downs                          20             24
  Rushing                                   9              7
  Passing                                   9             13
  Penalty                                   2              4
Total Net Yardage                         275            356
Total Offensive Plays                      63             63
  Average Gain per Offensive Play           4.4            5.7
Rushes                                     40             24
  Yards Gained Rushing (Net)              127             72
  Average Yards per Rush                    3.2            3.0
Passes Attempted                           22             34
  Passes Completed                         14             25
  Had Intercepted                           0              2
  Tackled Attempting to Pass                1              5
  Yards Lost Attempting to Pass             9             16
  Yards Gained Passing (Net)              148            284
Punts                                       4              3
  Average Distance                         46.3           43.7
Punt Returns                                1              4
  Punt Return Yardage                       6             35
Kickoff Returns                             2              7
  Kickoff Return Yardage                   40             52
Interception Return Yardage                52              0
Fumbles                                     2              2
  Own Fumbles Recovered                     1              0
  Opponent Fumbles Recovered                2              1
Penalties                                   8              8
  Yards Penalized                          65             57
Total Points Scored                        26             21
Touchdowns                                  2              3
  Rushing                                   1              1
  Passing                                   1              2
  Returns                                   0              0
Extra Points                                2              3
Field Goals                                 4              0
  Field Goals Attempted                     4              0
Safeties                                    0              0
Third-Down Efficiency                    8/15           6/12
Fourth-Down Efficiency                    0/0            1/2
Time of Possession                      30:34          29:26

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
San Francisco                     No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Patton                            17        55      10     0
E. Cooper                          9        34      14     0
Montana                            6        18       8     1
Ring                               5        17       7     0
Davis                              2         5       4     0
Clark                              1        -2       2     0
Cincinnati                        No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Johnson                           14        36       5     0
Alexander                          5        17      13     0
Anderson                           4        15       6     1
A. Griffin                         1         4       4     0

Passing
San Francisco                Att.   Comp.    Yds.   TD   Int.
Montana                       22      14     157     1     0
Cincinnati                   Att.   Comp.    Yds.   TD   Int.
Anderson                      34      25     300     2     2

Receiving
San Francisco                     No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Solomon                            4        52      20     0
Clark                              4        45      17     0
E. Cooper                          2        15      11t    1
Wilson                             1        22      22     0
Young                              1        14      14     0
Patton                             1         6       6     0
Ring                               1         3       3     0
Cincinnati                        No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Ross                              11       104      16     2
Collinsworth                       5       107      49     0
Curtis                             3        42      21     0
Kreider                            2        36      19     0
Johnson                            2         8       5     0
Alexander                          2         3       3     0

Interceptions
San Francisco                     No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Hicks                              1        27      27     0
Wright                             1        25      25     0
Cincinnati                        No.      Yds.     LG    TD
None                              --        --      --    --

Punting
San Francisco                     No.      Avg.     LG   Blk.
Miller                             4        46.3    50     0
Cincinnati                        No.      Avg.     LG   Blk.
McInally                           3        43.7    53     0

Punt Returns
San Francisco                    No.   FC     Yds.   LG   TD
Hicks                             1     0       6     6    0
Solomon                           0     1       0    **    0
Cincinnati                       No.   FC     Yds.   LG   TD
Fuller                            4     0      35    17    0

Kickoff Returns
San Francisco                     No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Hicks                              1        23      23     0
Lawrence                           1        17      17     0
Cincinnati                        No.      Yds.     LG    TD
Verser                             5        52      16     0
Frazier                            1         0       0     0
A. Griffin                         1         0       0     0


   San Francisco 49ers         Cincinnati Bengals
                   ==  Offense  ==
Quillan, Fred           C    Bush, Blair             C 
Ayers, John             G    Lapham, Dave            G 
Cross, Randy            G    Montoya, Max            G 
Audick, Dan             T    Munoz, Anthony          T 
Fahnhorst, Keith        T    Wilson, Mike            T 
Young, Charle           TE   Ross, Dan               TE
Clark, Dwight           WR   Collinsworth, Cris      WR
Solomon, Freddie        WR   Curtis, Isaac           WR
Patton, Ricky           RB   Alexander, Charles      RB
Cooper, Earl            FB   Johnson, Pete           FB
Montana, Joe            QB   Anderson, Ken           QB

                   ==  Defense  ==                      
Board, Dwaine           DT   Whitley, Wilson         NT 
Reese, Archie           DT   Browner, Ross           DE 
Dean, Fred              DE   Edwards, Eddie          DE 
Stuckey, Jim            DE   Harris, Bo              OLB
Reynolds, Jack          OLB  Williams, Reggie        OLB
Turner, Keena           OLB  Cameron, Glenn          ILB
Leopold, Bobby          MLB  LeClair, Jim            ILB
Lott, Ronnie            CB   Breeden, Louis          CB 
Wright, Eric C.         CB   Riley, Ken              CB 
Williamson, Carlton     SS   Hicks, Bryan            FS 
Hicks, Dwight           FS   Kemp, Bobby             SS 

                  ==  Substitute  ==                    
Bunz, Dan                    Bass, Don                  
Choma, John                  Breech, Jim                
Davis, Johnny                Burley, Gary               
Downing, Walt                Davis, Oliver              
Gervais, Rick                Dinkel, Tom                
Harper, Willie               Frazier, Guy               
Harty, John                  Fuller, Mike               
Kennedy, Allan               Griffin, Archie            
Lawrence, Amos               Griffin, Ray               
McColl, Milt                 Hargrove, Jim              
Miller, Jim G.               Harris, M. L.              
Pillers, Larry               Horn, Rod                  
Puki, Craig                  Kreider, Steve             
Ramson, Eason                McInally, Pat              
Ring, Bill                   Moore, Blake               
Shumann, Mike                Obrovac, Mike              
Thomas, Ronald               Razzano, Rick              
Wersching, Ray               Simmons, John              
Wilson, Mike R.              St. Clair, Mike
                             Verser, David

                  ==  Did Not Play  ==                   
Benjamin, Guy                 Bujnoch, Glenn             
Easley, Walt                  Schonert, Turk             
Elliott, Lenvil               Thompson, Jack             
Martin, Saladin

Super Bowl XVI Recap

Ray Wersching kicked a Super Bowl record-tying four field goals to help lift the 49ers to their first NFL Championship with a 26-21 win over the Bengals.

THE 49ERS BUILT A GAME-RECORD 20-0 HALFTIME LEAD on the strength of two long touchdown marches and two Wersching field goals. Joe Montana, the game's MVP, capped an 11-play, 68-yard drive with a one-yard run to open the scoring; fullback Earl Cooper caught an 11-yard scoring pass from Montana to climax a Super Bowl record 92-yard, 12-play drive; and Wersching split the uprights from 22 and 26 yards out.

The Bengals roared back in the second half, narrowing the margin to 20-14 on quarterback Ken Anderson's five-yard run and four-yard scoring toss to Dan Ross. But Wersching connected on early third-quarter field goals of 40 and 23 yards to increase the 49ers' lead to 26-14, making Anderson's three-yard touchdown pass to Ross (who set a Super Bowl record with 11 receptions for 104 yards) in the final seconds meaningless.

Montana completed 14 of 22 passes for 157 yards; Anderson established game records for completions (25) and completion percentage (73.5 percent on 25 of 34). The Bengals outgained the 49ers 356 yards to 275, marking the first time a team gaining the most yards from scrimmage lost the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XVI Photos

Super Bowl XVI

Cincinnati Ben-Gals cheerleaders during a 26-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982 at Pontiac Silverdome.

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Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana signals a score during Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac versus Cincinnati. San Francisco won, 26-21 on Jan. 24, 1982.

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Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco quarterback Joe Montana's early plunge into the end zone for a touchdown set the stage for the 49ers 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.

(Detroit News Photo)

Super Bowl XVI

Cincinnati Bengals center Blair Bush (58) tries to keep San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Dwaine Board (76) away from quarterback Ken Anderson (14) during Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 49ers victory on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

(Photo by Al Messerschmidt/WireImage.com)

Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Jim Stuckey (79) tries to get to Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson (14) during Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 49ers victory on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

Cincinatti Bengals Ken Anderson fades to pass during Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac on Jan. 24, 1982. San Francisco won, 26-21.

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Super Bowl XVI

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson (14) fires a pass during Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Archie Reese (78) during Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers try to stop the Cincinnati Bengals from gaining yardage in a 26-21 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982 at Pontiac Silverdome.

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Super Bowl XVI

Cincinnati Bengals tight end Dan Ross (89) hangs on to the ball during Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Forrest Gregg cheers on his team during Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 loss to the San Francisco 49ers on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame cornerback Ronnie Lott (42) celebrates the 49ers third quarter goalline stand during Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

Ken Riley of the Cincinnati Bengals dives to bring down San Francisco 49'er fullback Earl Cooper at the Pontiac Silverdome in Super Bowl XVI on 1/24/1982. San Francisco won, 26-21.

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Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers punter Jim Miller (3) punts the ball during Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

A Sixties tribute to the music of Motown was the halftime entertainment in Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982 at Pontiac Silverdome.

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Super Bowl XVI

San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh celebrates with his team after Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

CBS's Brent Musburger stands by with San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dan Bunz while Hall of Fame head coach Bill Walsh talks to President Reagan after Super Bowl XVI, a 26-21 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan.

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Super Bowl XVI

CBS correspondent Brent Musburger, San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dan Bunz with head coach Bill Walsh who is on the phone with President Regan after a 26-21 win over the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982 at Pontiac Silverdome.

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