The Super Bowl did return to Michigan for Super Bowl XL, but that game was played at Ford Field in Detroit, which in 2002 had replaced the Silverdome as the home of the Detroit Lions. This was also only the second Super Bowl to not take place in one of the three so-called 'big Super Bowl Cities' (the other was Houston in January 1974). Minnesota Vikings, 48 years – Lost Super Bowl XI, 1976 season; Miami Dolphins, 40 years – Lost Super Bowl XIX, 1984 season; Washington Commanders, 33 years – Won Super Bowl XXVI, 1991 season (played as Washington Redskins) Buffalo Bills, 31 years – Lost Super Bowl XXVIII, 1993 season San Francisco 49ers 26 vs. Cincinnati Bengals 21 on January 24th, 1982 - Full team and player stats and box score XVI (16) San Francisco 49ers PFR Home Page > Super Bowl. Full Site Menu. Other Finders: Versus Finder, Touchdown Finder, Field Goal Finder, Game Play Finder 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 Super Bowl matchups by year. Super Bowl 1: Green Bay Packers 35, Kansas City Chiefs 10; Super Bowl 2: Green Bay Packers 33, Oakland Raiders 14; Super Bowl 3: New York Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 This is the only Super Bowl to be played at the Pontiac Silverdome. The Super Bowl did return to Michigan for Super Bowl XL, but that game was played at Ford Field in Detroit, which, in 2002, had replaced the Pontiac Silverdome as the home site for the Detroit Lions. This was also only the second Super Bowl to not take place in one of the three Super Bowl XVI was played to an improbable script. Three turnovers cost the Bengals 17 points in a 20-point first half that set a Super Bowl record; the 49ers staged a dramatic goal line stand 1979. Cincinnati tight end Dan Ross recorded a Super Bowl-record 11 receptions (still the most ever by a tight end in a Super Bowl) for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. ==Background== The NFL awarded Super Bowl XVI to Pontiac, Michigan on March 13, 1979 at the owners meetings in Honolulu. ===San Francisco 49ers=== San Francisco finished the regular season with a league-best 13–3 record. 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. 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 [] That’s how the first-ever Super Bowl played in the North began 40 years ago. It finished with the San Francisco 49ers defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 26-21 at the Pontiac Silverdome . Now, following what some are calling the best playoff divisional playoff round ever seen , the Niners and Bengals are once again one win away from a rematch on Super Bowl XVI: 49ers 26 Cincinnati Bengals 21. Super Bowl MVP: Joe Montana. who would play for that same right next year. Super Bowl XLVII: 49ers 31 Baltimore Ravens 34 The Nielsen television rating for this Super Bowl was 49.1, the highest-ever in Super Bowl history. What that number means is that 49.1% of all television sets in the United States were tuned in to Super Bowl XVI. What’s more, is that the Super Bowl had a 73 share. Super Bowl XV. Super Bowl 16. Super Bowl XVI. Super Bowl 17. Super Bowl XVII. Super Bowl 18. Super Bowl XVIII. Super Bowl 19. Super Bowl XIX. Super Bowl 20. Super Bowl XX. Super Bowl 21. Super 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 Bowl in franchise history. The game was played on The other four that featured starting signal callers from the same state were Super Bowl XIX (Joe Montana/Dan Marino), Super Bowl XXV (Jeff Hostetler/Jim Kelly), Super Bowl LIII (Tom Brady/Jared Goff) and Super Bowl LVII (Patrick Mahomes/Jalen Hurts). The second-highest Super Bowl attendance in history was recorded as 103,667 in 1983 as the Washington Redskins defeated the Miami Dolphins at the Rose Bowl. Washington won their first Super Bowl title and it marked a rematch of Super Bowl VII ten years before when the Dolphins completed their 17-0 perfect season against the Redskins. The Early Years and the First Super Bowl. XVI. Jan. 24, 1982. San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 which saw the team play in nine Super Bowls over a 20-year run. It also marked the rise of the The 49ers had missed the playoffs eight straight years before their Super Bowl run. In fact, they had consecutive 2-14 seasons in 1978 and 1979. Not only was Super Bowl XVI played in a cold
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