National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl XXIII Play-by-Play

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Super Bowl XXIII Play-by-Play

Super Bowl XXIII Play-by-Play

Super Bowl XXIII Detailed Review

San Francisco won the coin toss and elected to receive.

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San Francisco (15:00) Johnson kick to SF 16, Sydney 11 return (Parker).
SF 27	1–10	Rice 5 reverse left (Williams).
SF 32	2–5	Craig run left, no gain (Buck).
SF 32	3–5	Montana 10 pass to Craig right (Bussey).
SF 42	1–10	Montana sacked, loss of 6 (Fulcher).
SF 36	2–16	Craig 6 sweep left (Williams).
SF 42	3–10	Montana recovered fumbled snap, loss of 2.
SF 40	4–12	Helton 34 punt out of bounds at C 26.
Cincinnati (12:31)
C 26	1–10	Esiason 17 pass to Brown right (McKyer).
C 43	1–10	Woods 8 run left (Turner).
SF 49	2–2	Brooks reverse right, loss of 1 (Fuller).
50	3–3	Woods 6 run wide left (Lott).
SF 44	1–10	Esiason pass to Holman right incomplete.
SF 44	2–10	Woods 5 run left (Haley).
SF 39	3–5	Esiason pass to McGee right incomplete.
SF 39	4–5	Johnson 36 punt, downed at SF 3.
San Francisco (8:16)
SF 3	1–10	Craig 8 run right (Krumrie).
SF 11	2–2	Montana 2 run evading pass rush (Williams).
SF 13	1–10	Montana 8 pass to Frank right (White).
SF 21	2–2	Montana 12 pass to Rice left (E. Thomas).
SF 33	1–10	Montana pass to Taylor incomplete. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 15 for roughing the passer (Grant).
SF 48	1–10	Craig 9 run left (Wilcots).
C 43	2–1	Rathman 3 run middle (Williams).
C 40	1–10	Rathman run left, no gain (Grant).
C 40	2–10	Montana pass to Taylor deep incomplete.
C 40	3–10	Montana 16 pass to Rathman right (Bussey).
C 24	1–10	Montana pass to Wilson right incomplete.
C 24	2–10	Montana pass to Craig dropped, incomplete.
C 24	3–10	Montana pass to Rice right incomplete.
C 24	4–10	Cofer, 41–yard field goal (3:14).

	San Francisco scoring drive: 73 yards, 12 plays, 5:02. San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 0
Cincinnati (3:14) Cofer kick into end zone, touchback.
C 20	1–10	Brooks 3 run right (Roberts).
C 23	2–7	Woods 8 run middle (Fuller).
C 31	1–10	Woods 2 run left (Lott).
C 33	2–8	Esiason pass to Riggs incomplete.
C 33	3–8	Esiason pass to Brown broken up (Lott), incomplete.
C 33	4–8	Johnson 48 punt, Taylor 11 return (Barker).
San Francisco (:23)
SF 30	1–10	Montana 16 pass to Rice right sideline.
SF 46	1–10	Montana 8 pass to Craig left (Fulcher).
	END OF FIRST QUARTER: San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 0
Second quarter
C 46	2–2	Craig 5 run left (Wilcots).
C 41	1–10	Montana 30 pass to Rice deep right sideline.
C 11	1–10	Rathman 2 run middle (Williams).
C 9	2–8	Montana pass to Frank overthrown, incomplete.
C 9	3–8	Rathman 7 run middle (Horton). San Francisco–first time out (13:02).
C 2	4–1	Cofer’s 19–yard field–goal attempt was wide left.
Cincinnati (12:59)
C 20	1–10	Esiason pass to Brown broken up (Griffin), incomplete.
C 20	2–10	Woods 1 run left (Carter).
C 21	3–9	Esiason 7 pass to Brown left (Lott).
C 28	4–2	Johnson 63 punt, Taylor 45 return (Horton).
San Francisco (11:06)
C 46	1–10	Montana lateral recovered by Sydney, loss of 10.
SF 44	2–20	Montana sacked, loss of 2 (Grant).
SF 42	3–22	Craig 13 run left (Fulcher), fumbled, Skow recovered for Cincinnati at C 41.
Cincinnati (9:54)
C 41	1–10	Esiason 6 pass to Collinsworth right flat.
C 47	2–4	Brooks 11 run off right tackle (Fuller).
SF 42	1–10	Esiason pass to McGee broken up (McKyer), incomplete.
SF 42	2–10	Esiason pass incomplete out of bounds.
SF 42	3–10	Esiason sacked, loss of 8 (Stubbs).
50	4–18	Johnson 39 punt, Taylor fair catch.
San Francisco (7:52)
SF 11	1–10	Craig run off right tackle, no gain (Fulcher).
SF 11	2–10	Montana pass to Craig overthrown, incomplete.
SF 11	3–10	Montana 10 pass to Craig (Barker).
SF 21	1–10	Craig run wide left, no gain (Fulcher).
SF 21	2–10	Montana 10 pass to Frank. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for holding (Cross).
SF 11	2–20	Craig run right, loss of 3 (McClendon).
SF 8	3–23	Montana 4 pass to Craig (E. Thomas). Illegal block downfield against San Francisco (Sapolu) is declined.
SF 12	4–19	Helton 37 punt, Horton 5 return.
Cincinnati (4:04)
SF 44	1–10	Woods 3 run right (Stubbs).
SF 41	2–7	Esiason 18 pass to McGee left sideline (Lott).
SF 23	1–10	Brooks 3 run left (Griffin). Two–Minute Warning.
SF 20	2–7	Woods 4 run off right tackle (Haley).
SF 16	3–3	Esiason pass to Brown overthrown, incomplete.
SF 16	4–3	Breech, 34–yard field goal (1:15).
	Cincinnati scoring drive: 28 yards, 5 plays, 2:45. San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 3
San Francisco (1:15) Johnson kick to SF 3, Rodgers 22 return.
SF 25	1–10	Craig 11 sweep left (Thomas, Horton).
SF 36	1–10	Montana pass to Craig dropped, incomplete.
SF 36	2–10	Montana sacked, loss of 5 (Buck). Cincinnati–first time out (:36).
SF 31	3–15	Rathman 11 run middle (Bussey). Cincinnati–second time out (:28).
SF 42	4–4	Helton 55 punt, downed at C 3.
Cincinnati (:13)
C 3	1–10	Esiason run, no gain.

	END OF SECOND QUARTER: San Francisco 3, Cincinnati 3
Third quarter
Cincinnati (15:00) Cofer kick to goal line, Jennings 24 return (Holmoe). Cincinnati penalized 10 for holding (Bussey).
C 14	1–10	Woods 5 run off right tackle (Walter).
C 19	2–5	Woods 6 run right (Fahnhorst).
C 25	1–10	Brooks 5 run wide left (Lott). Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Haley).
C 30	1–5	Esiason 23 pass to Collinsworth (Griffin).
SF 47	1–10	Woods run middle, loss of 1 (Fagan).
SF 48	2–11	Esiason 6 run. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 10 for holding (Reimers).
C 42	2–21	Esiason 20 pass to Brooks left flat (Griffin).
SF 38	3–1	Woods 3 run off right tackle (Haley).
SF 35	1–10	Woods 3 run right. Play nullified and Cincinnati penalized 5 for illegal procedure.
SF 40	1–15	Esiason sacked, no gain (Fagan).
SF 40	2–15	Brooks 7 run wide right (McKyer).
SF 33	3–8	Esiason 11 pass to Collinsworth left (Griffin).
SF 22	1–10	Woods 3 run left (Romanowski).
SF 19	2–7	Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Kozerski).
SF 24	2–12	Woods run middle, loss of 1 (Fagan).
SF 25	3–13	Esiason pass to McGee incomplete. Illegal motion against Cincinnati declined.
SF 25	4–13	Breech, 43–yard field goal (5:45).
	Cincinnati scoring drive: 61 yards, 12 plays, 9:15. Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 3
San Francisco (5:45) Johnson kick to goal line, Rodgers 16 return (Smith). Cincinnati penalized 15 for personal foul–facemask (Smith).
SF 31	1–10	Montana pass to Rice underthrown, incomplete.
SF 31	2–10	Montana 11 keeper wide right.
SF 42	1–10	Craig 4 run middle (Zander).
SF 46	2–6	Montana 12 pass to Rice left (Wilcots).
C 42	1–10	Craig 4 run wide left (Grant).
C 38	2–6	Montana sacked, loss of 3 (Williams).
C 41	3–9	Montana pass to Craig broken up (Bussey), incomplete.
C 41	4–9	Helton 22 punt, touched by Hillary, Horton recovered for Cincinnati at C 19.
Cincinnati (2:29)
C 19	1–10	Esiason pass to McGee left intercepted at C 23, Romanowski no return (Holman).
San Francisco (2:22)
C 23	1–10	Montana pass to Rice dropped, incomplete.
C 23	2–10	Craig 3 run left (Williams).
C 20	3–7	Montana 5 pass to Rice middle (Billups).
C 15	4–2	Cofer, 32–yard field goal (:50).
	San Francisco scoring drive: 8 yards, 3 plays, 1:32. Cincinnati 6, San Francisco 6
Cincinnati (:50) Cofer kick to C 7, Jennings 93 return up middle, touchdown (:34). Breech kicked extra point.
	Cincinnati scoring drive: 93–yard kickoff return, :16. Cincinnati 13, San Francisco 6
San Francisco (:34) Johnson kick to SF 2, Taylor 13 return.
SF 15	1–10	Montana 31 pass to Rice left (Wilcots).
	END OF THIRD QUARTER: Cincinnati 13, San Francisco 6
Fourth quarter
SF 46	1–10	Montana 40 pass to Craig deep right (Billups).
C 14	1–10	Montana pass to Taylor almost intercepted (Billups), incomplete.
C 14	2–10	Montana 14 pass to Rice left, touchdown (14:03). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 85 yards, 4 plays, 1:31. Cincinnati 13, San Francisco 13
Cincinnati (14:03) Cofer kick out of bounds. Cincinnati took possession at C 35.
C 35	1–10	Esiason 8 pass to Brown right flat (McKyer).
C 43	2–2	Woods 4 run off right tackle (Roberts).
C 47	1–10	Woods 2 run right (Roberts).
C 49	2–8	Esiason sacked, loss of 6 (Haley).
C 43	3–14	Esiason pass to Collinsworth left overthrown, incomplete.
C 43	4–14	Johnson 35 punt, Taylor no return, fumbled, Pollard recovered for San Francisco at SF 18.
San Francisco (11:05)
SF 18	1–10	Montana 44 pass to Rice deep right (Billups).
C 38	1–10	Craig 7 run wide right (Buck).
C 31	2–3	Craig run wide left, loss of 1 (Williams).
C 32	3–4	Montana pass to Taylor broken up (Fulcher), incomplete.
C 32	4–4	Cofer’s 49–yard field–goal attempt was wide right.
Cincinnati (8:47)
C 32	1–10	Woods run left side, no gain (Fagan).
C 32	2–10	Esiason sacked, loss of 3 (Carter).
C 29	3–13	Esiason 17 pass to Hillary right (McKyer).
C 46	1–10	Brooks 1 run left (Carter).
C 47	2–9	Woods 10 run left (Fagan).
SF 43	1–10	Woods 7 run right (Haley).
SF 36	2–3	Esiason 12 pass to Brooks right (McKyer).
SF 24	1–10	Cincinnati penalized 5 for false start (Kozerski).
SF 29	1–15	Woods 4 run off right tackle (Romanowski).
SF 25	2–11	Esiason pass to Brooks incomplete.
SF 25	3–11	Jennings 3 run left (Holt).
SF 22	4–8	Breech, 40–yard field goal (3:20).
	Cincinnati scoring drive: 46 yards, 10 plays, 5:27. Cincinnati 16, San Francisco 13
San Francisco (3:20) Johnson kick to goal line, Rodgers 15 return. San Francisco penalized 7 (half the distance) for illegal block.
SF 8	1–10	(3:10) Montana 8 pass to Craig middle (Zander).
SF 16	2–2	Montana 7 pass to Frank middle (Zander).
SF 23	1–10	Montana 7 pass to Rice right (Billups).
SF 30	2–3	Craig 1 run right (Barker). Two–Minute Warning.
SF 31	3–2	Craig 4 run off right tackle (McClendon). San Francisco–first time out (1:54).
SF 35	1–10	Montana 17 pass to Rice left (out of bounds).
C 48	1–10	(1:49) Montana 13 pass to Craig middle (Barker).
C 35	1–10	Montana pass to Rice incomplete.
C 35	2–10	Montana 5 pass to Craig. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for illegal man downfield (Cross).
C 45	2–20	(1:17) Montana 27 pass to Rice middle (Dixon).
C 18	1–10	Montana 8 pass to Craig middle (Horton). San Francisco–second time out (:39).
C 10	2–2	Montana 10 pass to Taylor middle, touchdown (:34). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 92 yards, 11 plays, 2:46. San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
Cincinnati (:34) Cofer kick to C 11, Brooks 15 return.
C 26	1–10	Esiason 5 pass to McGee right sideline.
C 31	2–5	Esiason sacked, loss of 4 (Haley). Cincinnati–first time out (:17).
C 27	3–9	Esiason pass to Collinsworth at SF 40 overthrown, incomplete.
C 27	4–9	Esiason pass to Collinsworth broken up at SF 25 (Wright), incomplete.
	FINAL SCORE: San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
	FINAL RECORDS: San Francisco 13–6, Cincinnati 14–5