Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1981 season. The 49ers defeated the Bengals by the score of 26–21 to win their first Super XVI: January 24, 1982 San Francisco 49ers N (1, 1–0) they were eliminated in the AFC Championship Game by the eventual Super Bowl 50 champion Denver Broncos. XVI (16) San Francisco 49ers: 26: Cincinnati Bengals: 21: Joe Montana+ Pontiac Silverdome: Pontiac: Michigan: More Super Bowl Pages. Super Bowl History. Super Ray Wersching's Super Bowl record-tying 4 field goals and Joe Montana's controlled passing helped lift the San Francisco 49ers to their first NFL championship with a 26-21 victory over Cincinnati. View a comprehensive list of every single NFL Super Bowl champion from 1967 to present on ESPN. Includes the finals opponent, site of the game and the final result. XVI: Jan. 24, 1982 January 24, 1982 – San Francisco 49ers 26 vs. Cincinnati Bengals 21 – Super Bowl XVI By Super Bowl XVI, most teams winding up on the big stage had something in common: Past appearances. Super Bowl XVI was the first time in 13 years that both teams vying for the championship title were newcomers to the Super Bowl. The San Francisco 49ers (NFC) and the Cincinnati Bengals (AFC) somehow managed to [] On this day, the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 in Super Bowl XVI. Quarterback Joe Montana gave the 49ers a 7-0 first quarter lead with a one-yard plunge into the end zone. Introduction. Super Bowl XVI, played on January 24, 1982, featured the San Francisco 49ers facing off against the Cincinnati Bengals. Held at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, this game marked the 49ers’ first Super Bowl appearance under head coach Bill Walsh and quarterback Joe Montana. Today we have Super Bowl XVI, which was held on January 24, 1982, in the Pontiac Silverdome, home of the Detroit Lions. The game was between two first-time Super Bowl teams: the AFC champion Cincinnati Bengals and the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers. Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1981 season. XVI. Jan. 24, 1982. San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21. XVII. Super Bowl champions, and more. Nathan has also been featured in FanSided and 90Min. Nathan loves colorful uniforms, mascots and fast Once a champion, always a champion. Celebrate your team s Super Bowl victory and relive the glory days by rocking this San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XVI Champions T-Shirt. This top features a design that showcases your all-important team colors, a team helmet with a team logo display, a team wordmark name display, a t For the 49ers and the Faithful, Super Bowl XVI produced a new and utterly surreal experience. 7-0," Walsh recalled in his book Building a Champion. "I said that Chico Norton, our equipment Brother, did 49er Coach Bill Walsh throw some stuff at the Bengals. The Triple Pass, in which Montana hands to Patton who hands to Solomon who pitches back to Montana who throws downfield to Tight End Charle Young, was designed for third-and-one. Super Bowl XVI Rosters & Coaching Staffs. 1981 NFC Champions; San Francisco 49ers #61 Dan Audick (T) #68 John Ayers (G) #7 Guy Benjamin (QB) #76 Dwaine Board (DE) Super Bowl XVI (Jan. 24, 1982) – San Francisco 49ers 26, Cincinnati Bengals 21 Super Bowl XVII (Jan. 30, 1983) – Washington 27, Miami Dolphins 17 Super Bowl XVIII (Jan. 22, 1984) – Los Super Bowl XVI in Pontiac, Michigan where the San Francisco 49ers 26-21 won over the Cincinnati Bengals. Two weeks after the catch.I can remember that it was somewhere in the 3rd quarter and I was still saying to myself "The Bengals and the Niners in the Super Bowl?" The NFC Championship game between the San San Francisco 49ers 26 vs. Cincinnati Bengals 21 on January 24th, 1982 - Full team and player stats and box score
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