Super Bowl XXIII: "Montana & Rice's Legendary Performance" | Bengals vs. 49ers | NFL Full Game

[@katwoolum8505]

I watched this game in a bar with friends. It was my birthday. I was so fired up and screamed so many times, I was hoarse for a week after. Big time Niners fan and continue to be at 68 years old. Montana and Rice = legends!

[@disneydanny2]

I wonder if Sam Wyche had nightmares the night before the game since he was an assistant coach with San Franciso when they played in Super Bowl XVI?

[@leerothman7570]

I lived in the Bay Area when that game happened. I was with friends at a superbowl party at their home and was near devastated thinking they might lose. One of the guys there comforted me saying. "just watch Montana do his magic" and indeed that final touchdown throw had my jumping and screaming. The ride home from Burlingame that night on El Camino Real was like a party zoo. Everyone was on the top of their cars celebrating reveling. What a GREAT memory.

[@someguywithnoplan6395]

Are you my dad?

[@mountkevil]

htfkjygfkygkygkyfg

[@Yeomannn]

"just watch Montana do his magic" = throwing a pick but getting bailed out because the DB was a choke artist who dropped it?

[@astrostar49]

@@Yeomannn That wasn't on the final drive. Go watch the game.

[@feloniousfloyd2203]

@@Yeomannnyou haters love to talk about beat interceptions. I love it.

[@claytonbrannon5282]

They really should just put up all the superbowls at this point

[@junesports13]

Big C agreed

[@futuretense1607]

All of the Super Bowls In 80s are on KZbin except Super Bowl 16. 49ers vs Bengals. All of the 90s Super Bowls are uploaded from NFL and different uploaders

[@pts5217]

Future Tense Eagles/Raiders, 1st Niners/Bengals, Dolphins/Redskins, and Dolphins/Niners aren’t available...id love to watch all of them. Idk why they aren’t uploaded...1st half Dolphins/Redskins was up briefly but taken down for some reason

[@WhiteBloggerBlackSpecs]

From 1966 on; all 53 times so far

[@markedwards5904]

They really should take down all the 49er games, because samaras Co. didn't beat one decent team in any of those victories . Quick, excellent report. Name any one of those teams that San Francisco beat ? And then tell us about the records of those losing teams in the year after the Super Bowl . All those teams , just stunk it up, and didn't deserve to be in the Super Bowl . It's bad enough we have to listen to all these gay guys who want to have Joe Montana's baby. He is not anywhere as close to a GOT. He is the MOOAT, simply the most overrated of all time. Just delete him from the NFL. The man has no arm, and could barely throw a decent out pass . He also locked into the first NFL iteration of the "West Coast offense ." Which the Niners coaches stole, from Brigham Young University, and yet were they do believe that it was a genius coach ? MOOAT

[@GNXperimental]

This is the first Super Bowl I remember watching as a kid. I wanted the Bengals to win just because I liked their uniforms.

[@hawkwing9132]

My 1st Superbowl too, and I rooted for Bengals.

[@HDRookie]

@@hawkwing9132 2 games away from the runback

[@floridadon991]

Same here this is when I became a 9er

[@elartedeldinero]

So do I in all!!!

[@Seattle206723]

Same here as well ma man. First Super Bowl I watched as a kid.

[@yaantsudnbesdai972]

I just now watched this game, via youtube, for the first time since 1989. If anything, it was better than I remember: A primarily 'defensive battle,' but plenty of high quality offensive plays, throws, catches, etc. by both teams. One of the better Super Bowls that I can remember...

[@Todzilla98]

This is the best TV production of a Super Bowl I've ever seen. Good job by NBC here.

[@CuervoBoxingTalk]

4real

[@JimmySand9]

It's like they knew this would be a particularly special Super Bowl, and prepared accordingly.

[@aweewa5659]

Great superbowl. I was 10 years old watching. I was from Cincinnati. That was a great team.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

George Seifert's Elephant defense (which has been emulated in Seattle under Pete Carroll), NEVER got enough credit for his impact on that 49ers dynasty. After he became the d-coordinator in 1983, the 49ers were top 5 in defense EVERY YEAR except THIS year, when they dropped all the way to...eighth. And then only allowed one offensive TD in the entire playoffs.

[@itzenormous]

I remember watching them go to Soldier Field in the NFC Championship when most pundits had picked the Bears, and dominate 28-3. This was when the Bears were still the "Monsters of the Midway" too - Walter Peyton, Jim McMahon, Willie Gault and that defense. Montana and the Niners picked them apart and dominated them.

[@travismcdonald6576]

Manu Ginobilis Bald Spot Excellent point. They shut down Marion, Essiason, and Elway.

[@kelliejohnson3050]

Damn what an awesome game! The 49ers were the team of the 80s!

[@LelandPetty]

Yes! 4 Superbowl victories ❤

[@aweewa5659]

Bengals had this game

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Shoutout to my uncle Ickey Woods's teammate and fellow 1988 Bengals rookie, Rickey Dixon. The Bengals former first round pick is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease that his family thinks was brought on in part by concussions that were undiagnosed and/or misdiagnosed. Congrats Rickey on making the College Football Hall of Fame and to his wife Lorraine, you're an angel. Remember, as much as we love the game, it does take a toll on the men who play it and the families that love and support them.

[@jasonnolan9697]

Quarterbacks, running backs, linebackers, and most players now, should be judged very differently. The game is much safer now, and the players before the salary cap, and the year 2000 should be judged as almost different leagues. In recent decades; the NFL is much safer. Your uncle Rickey had to have been very talented and athletic to be in the game at all. People don't know how brutal the game was then.

[@christhayil8354]

Rickey passed away last year in 2020...he was only 53

[@darrenlobban7033]

I'm sorry to hear that.

[@salvadorperez8537]

My prayers with him without looking wasn't Ricky a corner with a decent career

[@haining3509]

dawfawf133

[@pynaetlborelse1708]

I love the shot of Ronnie Lott making his real identity know half way through the 3rd quarter, flying from left to right across the screen. Showing he's really Superman in disguise.

[@davidsekowski1710]

As a Bengals fan this game was absolutely heartbreaking but you have to tip you hat to the 49ers!! Great team

[@82dorrin]

Bengals should have won. They played the Niners tough both times.

[@bearcattony00]

16 was lost in the first half even though the goal line stand gets the attention. Ken Anderson throws a telegraphed INT opening possession, Collinsworth fumbles in red zone. Goal line stand Alexander cuts too early.

[@chrisrenshaw8529]

I wasn’t worried I knew my niners were gonna win the whole time

[@calebshuler1789]

Yep, gave Joe too much time w 154 left in 4th

[@travismcdonald6576]

Onyx1916 They played hard. But don’t forget the refs reversed a Mike Wilson TD and Cofer missed a few kicks. Niners defense really shut down the high powered Bengal offense.

[@kirkli1073]

I was told that during that last timeout call of the 49ers, Montana pointed to his teammates that he spotted John Candy somewhere not too far. That was a genius way to relax everyone for just a little bit. Right after that timeout came the catch made by John Taylor to win the game. What a great Field General/QB Montana was!

[@J_G_Romero_1973]

I saw this game as a kid now as a 49 year old I still get the goosebumps! GO NINERS!!!

[@loganblack4885]

I’m 45 and I remember watching the game with my dad and my friends

[@aweewa5659]

I watched it too. Lewis Billups dropped the game sealing int in stride. A blunder

[@codyjacobminor9533]

This was a thriller in the making! The San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals played a heck of a ball game! Neither team outplayed the other! In the end, the 49ers came away with a 20-16 win over the Bengals! Super Bowl XXIII was one of the greatest Super Bowls ever played!

[@samrusso3383]

Who’s here after the Bengals advanced to the Super Bowl in 2022? Congrats to the Bengals! The city of Cincinnati must be so proud!!

[@salvadorperez8537]

RUSSO U NEED CALL BEFORE THEY win congrats anyway Texas from this vet with Ohio homies Toledo area

[@egg-cl7mx]

omg it wouldve been so cool if the 49ers advanced too. imagine the iconic rematch being recreated 3 whole decades later

[@acason4]

We’re STOKED!!!!

[@charliestout9783]

We are!!!!

[@marcus1978ABLE]

You lost clown just like before 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Gabrielor89]

Best team ever (1987-1990 49ers) playing in the greatest SuperBowl ever. I'll always get chills watching. Jerry Rice's catches keep the entire game interesting, and then we get that legendary final drive.

[@cclement873]

One of the greatest super bowl performances ever by a qb . Joe Montana carved up the Bengals defense on that last drive and also broke Doug Williams super bowl yardage record with 357 yards passing.

[@salvadorperez8537]

CHAD I HAD THE PRIVELEDGE TO BE IN A BACK VEGAS ROOM WITH PRO HANDICAPPERS SAYING THIS SB WAS A TOSS UP UNTIL KRUMRIE GOT HURT MANY STAYED AWAY FROM BETTING THEY SAID JUST ENJOY THE GAME

[@RYMAN1321]

Bengals defense simply choked, letting Montana hold the ball for minutes and dropping a potential interception earlier on.

[@bconni2]

true. but that final drive orchestrated by Stafford this last SB was legendary too

[@peterbland7227]

I remember watching this game as a local Bay Area resident. I don’t recall ever doubting Montana’s last drive during the moment. It was kind of magical then.

[@peterbland7227]

@Mr. No Weapon (The Prince Of The Talkbox) point well taken. Apparently that Rice guy made a key play or two. Something about some MVP award?

[@bryantracy5739]

Montana is the Greatest of All Time, Bar None! Great 49ers teams, these guys loved the game and solid!

[@jackinwestchester4455]

Lol so wrong

[@hunterkraft3443]

​@@jackinwestchester4455 That's true!!! Bart Starr is!!! 5 NFL Championships and the first 2 Superbowl wins makes him tied with Tom Brady for the most championship wins in NFL History, but won during a time when the game was a lot more rough and difficult...

[@michaelharris6918]

That's the happiest ref I've ever seen.

[@bearcattony00]

Famous for his enthusiastic first down calls.

[@CKWolf-kq5wz]

@@bearcattony00 RED CASHION IS THE ONE WHO EXCLAIMS "FIRST DOWWWN!!"

[@doktorbundy7279]

True, his artificial smile looks weird.

[@raheemmostert7352]

When the last point after he was super happy

[@sentryogmixmaster]

well he had lots of money on the game!

[@thouksourivanh833]

This was my first time seeing them play, I’ve been a faithful Niners fan since.. 30 plus years, I lived n will die as faithful Niners fan

[@freeman_sojourner]

This game was my introduction to football. I remember in gym class, my coach always wore these cool looking, black Bengals sweat pants with orange tiger stripes, and was so hyped for the Super Bowl, I had to check it out. At the start of the game, I was rooting for the Bengals. Then, Jerry Rice changed my mind. At my friend's house the day after, I agreed to finally play this game called "Tecmo Bowl" with him, one of his favorites. After that day, he never played against me again, and became a lifetime 49'ers rival. Truth be told, if "fan stats" were somehow recordable (from video gaming, school games, neighborhood pick-up games, holiday season games with family & friends, etc...), it would equate to a "Hall of Fame" fan career, lol. And now in 2024, the 49ers are back in the Super Bowl! Gooooooo niiiiiiiii nerrrrrrrs! 🌉🏟🏆🎆💪🏾.....🤲🏾🏈🏃🏾‍♂️💨

[@CraftySouthpaw]

Montana's accuracy is otherworldly.

[@MarkusVFG]

CraftySouthpaw No wonder he is the goat. Wish I could've seen him playing live back in the day.

[@TheSquishey]

lol stfu

[@j-fpilote1576]

I don't throw darts at balloons.... I throw balloons at darts. -Joe Montana.

[@conni70]

except for the dropped int by Billups...

[@kayleamransey9473]

@@Baseballbat95 and who do u think is the goat?

[@jeromeninonuevo9199]

The San Francisco 49rs play as a team to win it all. This is one of the greatest superbowl

[@lishsc3]

It’s so sad how fast a lifetime can just pass by you like the wind. The head official, both head coaches, both game announcers, and a number of players are gone!

[@johnpitzer5500]

I remember watching this game, now I'm 56 time goes by so fast

[@robsash8991]

@@johnpitzer5500 Yep...was a freshman in college and watched this in my dorm. I'll be 50 in a few weeks. Unreal.

[@puffnstuff4004]

I was 16 years old when I saw this one. Although I wanted the Bengals to win, I was glad to finally see a Super Bowl that was competitive and had a dramatic ending after all the blowouts that preceded it.

[@lishsc3]

Roberto Largejohnsoneo Yes.... It absolutely is unreal! You and I almost exactly the same age. I was 18 years old watching this game. I’ll be 50 this year!!

[@carlosreyes5371]

Yup...I was ten in 1988, will be 42 this year...

[@markwing1975]

I remember jumping up and crying with joy when JT caught that TD. I was 13. Wonderful game Jerry Rice was out of his mind in this game. Flash 80

[@mdr6294]

This game will never get old.

[@nicmart]

I like the way they celebrate in this game. No special effects sounds, no graphic crap all over the screen. Ahhh.

[@someguywithnoplan6395]

I love watching a football game and not knowing what down it is or how much time is left

[@calzman]

John Taylor was so underrated. If he wasnt playing on the same team as Rice he could have been a number one receiver on another team.

[@HawkingRegime13]

Joe Montana is so clinical in the clutch, SB's are team accomplishments, but the fact that he was 4-4, had 1142 yards, 13 total touchdowns and didn't throw an interception in any of them is kind of insane. What's even crazier about this game in particular is that he had 357 yards and 2 touchdowns, yet this was the only Super Bowl he didn't win MVP, because 215 of those and a touchdown also belonged to Jerry haha.

[@Baseballbat95]

1:18:33

[@SeanMcKenna123]

Nate Zeller lol

[@gossipgirl5345]

HawkingRegime he had 11 Tds

[@UnlockOTPR]

Kenny Lofton thats why we shouldnt take stats too seriously

[@mamzersdream1]

Ice J We absolutely should.

[@curtismetcalf3204]

Always wondered what if the Bengals had Krumrie for the entire game. It was a classic and from a fan perspective fun to watch

[@salvadorperez8537]

CURT I WAS IN VEGAS W SERIOUS GA types (gamblers anonymous) said game was a toss up most had Bengals or stayed away these are pro gamblers not the fans cause Krumrie was too favorable a mismatch we all won Bengals covered

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

True. But the 49ers also lost future HOF OT Steve Wallace early in the game.

[@humanbeing2420]

He should've shaken that injury off, taped it up and played the second half. He really let his team and the fans down taking the day off.

[@TimCarter]

This was back in the day when it was rare to have a close Superbowl.

[@lesterpaul9657]

That' s true and the era of 13 NFC victories in a row.

[@LP-io8es]

One if the best memories of my life..Montana to Taylor....TOUCHDOWN 49ERS!!!

[@markshin1090]

watching good old days is way better than watching present

[@Smokinjo7208]

And not one player took a knee 🤷

[@Keith_McDaniel]

Agreed

[@ThatGuy-ot9uv]

Oh man! You ain't lyin'!!

[@jimritzheimer7465]

Wish they would just let them play today like they did back then

[@volcanicash31]

It's mostly the same brand of football. Today's game also makes it easier to see what's happening on screen

[@jimpetrov7038]

watching these old highlights of Jerry & and Joe play, - that brings back memories of the golden years of football, for many fans, ...

[@slmosqueda]

I was born in early 2000s and man I wish I got to witness this era live. Whole different, and better game. I'm even reminiscing the late 2000s and early 10s. Those games feel the exact opposite compared to watching today's football. I still am just as obsessed and in love with the game. But it's not the same.

[@thehuntergt]

That hit Montana took at 12:45 would have a 2023 QB sent off on a stretcher. The defender ejected - fined - suspended.

[@aweewa5659]

Giants made sure he got put out in 1990.

[@BigDave51]

This was the greatest superbowl of time I was so nervous until the Montana to Taylor

[@avrtours3658]

Yeah, but when Joe got the ball with under 2 minutes... we knew. Just knew it in our bones. The 9ers were going to win it.

[@mayhemjr.803]

@@avrtours3658 me too. I just KNEW it!😂🤣

[@RYMAN1321]

@@avrtours3658 Should’ve known the Bengals defense would wither. Fast forward 20 years later, Deja Vu would then happen to the Cardinals.

[@rkid727]

Remember recording all 22 of Super Bowl Highlights on ESPN the night before and morning of this game. I was 13. Loved the a super bowl so much. Was always excited about how the field would be painted. I was on no sleep for this game so I could pause out all the commercials fir the highlight shows. Remember Krumrie injury and being sad for him. Remember thinking I couldn't figure out how Bengals were in this game. Their defense was underrated. Remember the middle of the field being all torn up by game's end. What a finish. The genius of Bill Walsh and Mike Holmgren, putting John TAYLOR at tight end on the final play. Bengals lost track of him while focusing on Rice.

[@danalong1237]

In other words, ESPN and NFL Network airings of Super Bowl Highlights before 1988 and 2003, respectively, were edited for time without opening and closing credits, while the ESPN Classic airings and Warner 🏡 Video-released DVDs included the opening and closing credits and original 🎶 intact.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

You and me both! My dad used to let me stay up that one night because I was such a sports kid. I'd make it to around five or six lol...I was only 9. But this one was special because my uncle Ickey Woods was going to play and I just knew the Bengals were gonna pull it off. We all watched at my grandma's...1/2 my family are 49ers fans and it didn't matter if Jesus played for the Bengals, they would've rooted for San Francisco. So once Montana and Rice and Taylor snatched that ring away from my uncle, I have HATED them ever since. Absolute hatred. Still loathe the 49ers.

[@Kagama121]

Montana was always at his best when the game was on the line.

[@tubenachos]

John Taylor one of the most underrated WRs of all time

[@nuthouse216]

ABSOLUTELY 🥰

[@jeremykrause153]

He was ok but nothing special.

[@AmericanHorse-sg9oc]

John Taylor was as important and equal to Rice. I bet Jerry would easily say that his success had much to do with Taylor as a threat to any teams defense.

[@AmericanHorse-sg9oc]

@jeremykrause153 And he caught the game winner. You are a special bus passenger.

[@chrishogue7823]

@@jeremykrause153 Has anyone else ever scored two 90 yard touchdowns in the same game?

[@alfredorubio2233]

the first play i ever watched was a touchdown pass to Mr. Jerry Rice.diving over the orange cone.coolest man.just walking by Levi stadium in 2017,on my birthday..thanks happy birthday acorn

[@ravenpaw95]

i like how smiley the ref is, he’s just happy to be there

[@adipsous]

Jerry T. Seeman was an American football official in the National Football League from 1975 to 1990 and was the NFL's Senior Director of Officiating from 1991 to 2001,

[@masterjedi5510]

Quick observations from this video: 1. Amazing open field tackling 2. Running the ball on 3rd & 3 (and getting the 1st down) 3. Unbridled intensity (and the refs let it happen) 4. Montana= G.O.A.T 5. Ronnie Lott was a human sledgehammer!!! I wish they let the game be played like this today!!

[@masterjedi5510]

@markmac plus the 80s and 90s were great!!

[@bearcattony00]

@markmac definitely Ickey stayed hit after Lott got him. Boomer forced to abandon running game, made a few lucky throws second half.

[@wanyelewis9667]

@@bearcattony00 esiason never really utilized his running game the way he should have. That's why they lost.

[@bearcattony00]

@@wanyelewis9667 also stanley wilson coke binge night before pretty much compromised Boomer's best strength, the playaction. Stanley wilson would have stood up to Ronnie Lott and the bad turf. Rodney holman was forced to be the blocker in his place, why he had zero catches.

[@tiatrips]

Just to your first point, I've noticed the steady decline in that over the last couple decades. Ironically, the next year, the 49ers took advantage of the Broncos not making those tackles and they paid dearly for it.

[@MichaelJNuno]

Whenever I encounter a crazy situation, I try to handle it like “Joe in the 4th quarter” 😉

[@giancarlogonzalesdelvalle5150]

🐑 Of God MontanaJ316 MrJ 🃏 MontanaMagic MrJ 🃏

[@thomasautonomousanonymous]

WWJD?

[@tonya.1997]

It’s 2023 and I think the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals will battle again in the Super Bowl 34 years later again!! Let’s go!!

[@bandcgaming6954]

About that

[@retroguy3344]

just wait till next year

[@Mmookey]

maybe next year

[@chasetullar2732]

@@retroguy3344😂🤣

[@RoamHockey]

still my alltime favorite memory of all 5 Super Bowls..I sure hope if there is a future memory bigger than this I live to see and experience it

[@billybussey]

I got to meet Ronnie Lott. He's not a very big man. Amazing how he was blasting these huge running backs all over. They don't make'em like him anymore!

[@bearcattony00]

Ickey was never the same after Lott smacked him in the first quarter. He neutralized the running game that was already hurt by Stanley Wilsons super bowl eve OD. Holman had to block primarily. No catches the whole game.

[@JohnfromWaterFrontVillige]

I did some work for former Vikings great and hall of famer Carl Eller. I was surprised that he wasn’t as big as I thought he would be. Basically seemed to have a average build and was a little tall (6’-6” I’m 6-4”)but I couldn’t imagine how strong and fast he’d have to be to become the NFL player he was.

[@paulmarrujo5551]

You got that right! They don't make em like that anymore, not even close.

[@dk6173]

I think Lott was on the juice.

[@ronniemillsaps]

@@paulmarrujo5551 Well seeing a player in his playing days is different than retirement. Ive seen guys first hand be about a 3rd of the size they were playing.

[@alocolopez465]

R.i p to the legendary coach Bill Walsh he was the beat coach the 49ers have ever had. He gave us the G.o.a.t Montana the best WR in Rice and he also gave us the amazing Young. He will never be forgotten.

[@jackiedan3380]

So we just gonna forget Ronnie Lott Roger Craig John Taylor they are one of the best too

[@alocolopez465]

@@jackiedan3380 thats true

[@salvadorperez8537]

Many GMs coaches scouts did not believe in Montana that alone never mind Jerry Rice make him alltime

[@roberthardeman2023]

Don't forget they had Charles Haley too

[@salvadorperez8537]

@@roberthardeman2023 he left for bigD on contract dispute SF biggest mistake had continued to a bigger dynasty great find for Dallas

[@mikem591]

Interesting Walsh beat the Bengals twice. The same organization that blackballed him through Paul Brown. It was also the Bengals where as an offensive coordinator he started developing his West Coast offense.

[@mikeysuzefour]

For the Bengals, one of my college buddies growing up was #33 David Fulcher, who went to Arizona State University back in the early 80's.

[@joelspencer9233]

As a Bengals' fan, I've always felt like Fulcher never gets the credit he deserves for his individual performance this game. He was tremendous...too bad injuries cut his career short, because he was a real force when he was healthy.

[@mr.williams2780]

49ers fan here hope we both make the super bowl this year good luck

[@kingdoc3262]

Watched the whole thing like it was live! What a game 🎯

[@purplegoose22]

I was born during this game lol

[@lucasedmonds5120]

I was born during packer vs broncos

[@adambomb6760]

I was in my mom's stomach when this game was played, been a Bengals fan since

[@AWCTB]

As a new Bengals fan I look back at this game as the past, hope we can reach this height again

[@RYMAN1321]

IMO, maybe this team will be back within year’s time. They just clinched the division. But they definitely should’ve won both this and maybe even 16. Both were lost due to turnovers, and defensive collapses. I wasn’t even alive when this game happened (born 1995) but even I felt immense pain watching them come so close this time to closing it out.

[@devonvanwaus927]

@@RYMAN1321 they could win tonight you never know

[@tobiasblack1749]

No reason for hope any longer, you are in the Super Bowl. Let’s hope the Bengals win.

[@someguywithnoplan6395]

​@@tobiasblack1749 Still a lot of football left

[@josephherron7671]

I remember watching this game as a kid. Montana and Rice pissed me off that night and I still haven't quiet gotten over it.

[@chasetullar2732]

They did that to a lot of people, used to hate them but learned to appreciate them from where football has gone to today.

[@kenc9265]

Wow...I remembered this game in my younger days watching this with bunches of family. I long since moved out of the Bay Area. The 80’s and 90’s were the good years

[@chrisshockey5845]

The interception drop by Billups is really the only ball I remember Montana putting in harm's way in 4 Super Bowls. Boy that was a big one. I almost forgot about it. Funny how we only remember the great plays our heroes made...

[@RYMAN1321]

Agreed. He shouldn’t have won this game, and maybe even came close to losing 16. He should’ve been at least 3-1 in Super Bowls, maybe at worst 2-2.

[@Yeomannn]

Montana got lucky

[@Johnnyred51]

#42, Ronny Lott! Speed, power and punishing tackles. You just don't see free safeties like him anymore.

[@Shabba6884]

Even with the mostly thrilling Super Bowls of the last 15 or so years, this one still belongs in anyone's Top 10 for Best Super Bowls. Bengals D kept them in it by holding the Niners out the end zone for such a long period in the game. Niner D kept the Ickey Shuffle in check, preventing them from utilizing their play-action game that put them in the SB to begin with. And no guarantee the outcome is different if Billups holds on to the pick in the end zone; there was still a lot of time left in the game.

[@jonlanier_]

If Tim Krumrie doesn't go out early in that game. Those drives, especially that last one don't happen.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

@@jonlanier_ Krumrie definitely has an impact on this game. He was a dominant undersized NT. David Grant was a big dropoff.

[@onenationunderground2360]

Don't forget that the refs quit letting the Bengals do hurry up offense which helped them get there.

[@justinapps3047]

Losing krumrie really hurt 🤕

[@MegaSkills9]

After growing up in MN and watching the Vikings go to the Superbowl and LOSE 4 times...I moved to the Bay Area (CA). I was thrilled to watch my new team go to the SB and WIN 5 times. I will never forget Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, Steve Young and the rest of the 49ers. Many of their records still stand to this day. NFL players should study those old games to learn how to play football. Brock Purdy is one of the few QB's that might become another Joe Montana or Steve Young if he keeps playing like he is doing now. I wish them luck to go again to the SB and WIN again. GO NINERS !

[@robvandam5560]

In the year, 2022 the Cincinnati Bengals are in the AFC Championship game and the San Francisco 49ers are in the NFC Championship game. I want to see another Super Bowl matchup between these teams. This game was exceptional. Cincinnati played a great game.

[@leonmule3732]

G.O.A.T QB and G.O.A.T WR

[@TomSNC]

Leon Müßle 4th qb and 2nd WR

[@zayzaysmallz5692]

Leon Müßle # 1 QB and #2 WR

[@saintrodgersdomino7384]

Leon Müßle if Steve Largent had stick em and used gloves pretty sure he would have doubled maybe tripled so please learn before you talk there's alot of wr who are extremely good

[@JT_5544]

Leon Müßle Steve Largent real G.O.A.T WR

[@dragonbreathstorm]

MrQ000000 no. Goat qb. This guy didn't have to spy on the other team or deflate balls to get his superbowls. Also, he did it in much shorter time than Brady (9 years as opposed to 14)

[@NFL]

4:16 Montana Fumbles Snap 16:24 Cofer 41-yard Field Goal 23:00 Jerry Rice 30-yard Catch 26:06 Cofer Misses 19-yard Field Goal 29:26 Taylor Long Punt Return 31:58 Craig Fumbles, Bengals recover 35:30 Boomer Esiason Sacked on Third Down 42:47 Boomer 18-yard Pass 46:00 Breech 34-yard Field Goal 55:02 Boomer to Collinsworth for 23 yards 57:30 Boomer 20-yard Pass 1:04:41 Breech 43-yard Field Goal 1:11:07 Boomer Picked Off by Romanowski 1:14:04 Cofer 32-yard Field Goal 1:14:24 Jennings 93-yard Kick Return TD 1:16:59 Rice 31-yard Catch 1:17:46 Montana 40-yard Pass 1:19:15 Montana to Rice 14-yard TD 1:24:56 Montana to Rice for 44 yards 1:27:45 Cofer Misses 49-yard Field Goal 1:36:34 Breech 40-yard Field Goal 1:38:25 Start of Montana Game-Winning Drive 1:43:22 Montana to Rice for 27 yards 1:44:46 Montana to Taylor for Game-Winning TD 1:48:18 Final Play of Game

[@normanhayward3990]

How do you miss a 19 yard field goal?

[@ericradford2142]

Savage Brick low snap

[@오윤성-m2p]

소양인

[@jackmcintyre9185]

NFL a

[@masterpancakesftw1683]

NFL I

[@cjs83172]

A couple of notes about this game. First, given that the Bengals were the highest scoring team in the NFL in 1988 and had the NFL's MVP in QB Boomer Esiason, the mere fact that they did not score an offensive TD shows just how good and underrated the defense on those 49ers teams really were. In fact, in their four Super Bowl wins in the 80s (XVI, XIX, XXIII, and XIV), the 49ers' defense gave up only five offensive TDs, and two of those were when the games were in hand. Also, it was almost universally believed that John Unitas was the greatest QB in the history of the NFL up to this point, but what Joe Montana did, bringing the 49ers back, combined with what he had accomplished in previous seasons and the '88 post-season, which included two blowout wins leading up to Super Bowl XXIII, changed my mind, and eventually, most people's minds changed regarding who's the greatest QB ever, and to me, Joe Montana now holds that distinction, though if he wins a fifth Super Bowl, Tom Brady may surpass him, given that he already holds the records for most Championship Game and Super Bowl appearances at 9 and 6, respectively, and also shares the record with Ken Stabler (1973-'77) for leading his team into five consecutive conference championship games.

[@pp3k3jamail]

cjs83172 another thing about this Super Bowl is this game had no business even coming down to a last second touchdown by the 49ers. The 49ers offense move the ball against Cincinnati at will but everytime they got in Cincinnati's territory they kept screwing up. This easily should have been a blowout.

[@UnlockOTPR]

MICOLE WHYTE because bengals played their hearts out, they missed a key player from defense and their main rb.

[@mamzersdream1]

Brady couldn't hold Montana's jockstrap

[@timlevis3630]

If you remember the Bengals were not allowed to run there hi powered offence with the no huddel for this game. The commish forbid it,Iloved the 49ers but if they could be beat this was the time and team.

[@UnlockOTPR]

The Cawd Squad not far. You are overreacting

[@garylagstrom3864]

Montana to Rice: The San Francisco treat! 😎😎😎🏈🏈🏈🏆🏆🏆💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@richardswartz6561]

The NFC was dominant in super bowls back then with redskins giants bears cowboys & 49ers. The AFC didn't win a super bowl until Denver won in 97 or 98.

[@cgh7337]

Joe Montana- the greatest NFL Quarterback of all time.

[@michael-rf8ic]

the last real QB.

[@cameronholmes1812]

*COUGH COUGH* Dan Marino is better *Cough Cough*.

[@LeCarnage]

Top 5: 1. Joe Montana 2. Tom Brady 3. Peyton Manning 4. Dan Marino 5. Johnny Unitas If you think otherwise, you're blatantly wrong.

[@josecarranza7555]

Tom Brady is the GOAT

[@michaeltester2537]

Lol good Joke Montana himself said Dan was the Man so nice try

[@mayhem6282]

The Final drive after Cincinnati went ahead with just over 3 minutes to play I ABSOLUTELY KNEW Joe was going to pull out a miracle. When he hit Taylor in the endzone my cousin's apartment in San Francisco went berserk. We headed downtown and the whole city was partying. I high fived so many people riding limos up and down Columbus Street. I got punched in the gut by a young man. We almost got hit by a baton wielding riot cop. It was one of the greatest nights of my young life. I could not talk for a week my voice was so sore.That was just over 30 years ago. I"all never forget it.😀

[@jonlanier_]

If Tim Krumrie doesn't go out early in that game. Those drives, especially that last one don't happen.

[@salvadorperez8537]

The greats always give u that feeling I bet even the Bengals knew it

[@mayhemjr.803]

@@jonlanier_ woulda, coulda, shoulda ya know?🙄

[@RYMAN1321]

It was eerily similar to what happened to the Cardinals 20 years later. They scored too quickly, and let the opposing team (Steelers) march down the field over 80 yards in the final minutes and somehow got in the end zone.

[@salvadorperez8537]

@@RYMAN1321 luv those nail-biting superbowl I won 5OO$ on the numbers on that last second to in the corner d endzone

[@yomamascupoftea9459]

Jerry and Joe are the GOATS but yall forget the Niners also had a GOAT Safety Ronnie Lott playing at the same time

[@leeleestonecipher5199]

Ronnie Lott is in the top 5 of any defensive player in the history of professional Football. In my opinion.

[@TheOlmonroe1]

@@leeleestonecipher5199 ....That is the opinion of many.

[@Steve_643]

Lott definitely was the toughest!! Who needs a finger got 9 more of them.

[@calebshuler1789]

Lott and Tatum best safeties ever

[@pablocruise678]

Sup mama??

[@michaelholman517minKC]

I still think that's the greatest Super Bowl I've ever seen.

[@tyland903]

Joe Montana in 4 super bowls: 4-0 11 touchdowns 0 interceptions 127.8 quarterback rating 3 mvps GOAT

[@Rigopeeonyou]

5-2>4-0 nuff said Brady is the GOAT

[@Mike34129]

Undefeated is better u idiot

[@christphersctt7310]

oscarthedog Going to 7 Super Bowls is better than just going to 4

[@stanfordite]

Yup, rather be undefeated with no INTs any day. Shady became a choker and a loser forever with those two Giant losses. As Coach Gordon Bombay was told in the Mighty Ducks, "it's not worth playing if you can't win!"

[@christphersctt7310]

stanfordite Montana lost to the Giants three times in the playoffs

[@jeremydavia6006]

“John Taylor, who sells cars in the off season...” Geez, I’d say professional athletes have done a little better in the last 30yrs.

[@Hodge_6]

Sells cars for "Reggie Jackson".

[@navynugget7]

Haha right, that's hilarious to hear

[@danielyoung1846]

At the time, Taylor was better known as "that other guy Montana threw to"...

[@dk6173]

That's hard to believe, especially for the 80's.

[@kevinburke6055]

I taped this game on VHS. I was 9 years old. Had the tape for years. I can recite every call by Enberg in my mind

[@ExperienceEric]

Same here.. I was 12.

[@qball680]

@@ExperienceEric I was 20 and the ultimate Joe Montana fan.

[@sash5589]

I was 13 watching this game, and by far to this day …….this was the best Super Bowl ever! No one achieved glory like Joe Montana ……… Period!

[@zerimar26]

Except for Tom Brady.

[@brycewatson4515]

I was 8, wasnt it awesome!! Those were some of the best called football games of all time. Nowadays there's too many dumb calls

[@RoundTownWithMike]

I am so glad we no longer have to watch almost an entire quarter before they show us the score or the time on the clock! They literally only show the score when a team scores!

[@calebshuler1789]

I was 10 years old an a Bengals fan then as all Ohio kids were then. We all loved Ickey Woods. This game, was my first chance in life WATCHING A A COUPLE TRUE LEGENDS, break my heart, lol. MONTANA WAS MAGICAL AS HE WAS SO MANY TIMES. I was bummed, but at same time thrilled i seen this masterpiece.

[@cominghometorome811]

One of the best super bowls i seen in my life 👍

[@tbexjonny5166]

We truly don’t know who’s the goat it’s debatable we can’t tell that. But what we all can say for sure is Montana was the best when it mattered the most. He was the true comeback kid and the most clutch qb I’ve ever seen in the biggest moments.

[@snoozeking7497]

Can you believe that Roger Craig *still* is not in the Hall of Fame?

[@richcarrCCC]

There's something really wrong with how Craig wasn't inducted in his final year of eligibility as a modern-era candidate or even in the years leading up to it. He can still go into the HOF later on as a Senior and I am wagering he will, but I am still shaking my head as to WTH happened. www.nbcsports.com/bayarea/49ers/49ers-great-roger-craig-shrugs-hall-fame-snub

[@salvadorperez8537]

That is absurd best back out of backfield in playoffs history along with Marshall Faulk the end of the list Walsh offense spread the way too much

[@aleculicny4360]

I always tell the Bengals I love them no matter what, I look at the positives in a game. Especially games I go to. In Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

[@leeshackelford7517]

Teams have good years, and bad years...but GOOD fans.....loyal no matter what. Been a 49er, SF Giants, GS Warrior fan all my life....and yeah, I lived through some BAD seasons in my 55 years.......but it was a great time to be young

[@thekansasjayhawk3504]

What a great era this was, definitely one of the best!👌

[@Maal7432]

Jerry Rice did all of that on a bum ankle. GOAT!

[@RYMAN1321]

I'm not a Bengals fan, but that dropped interception, and ending (aka massive defensive collapse) was painful AF. They literally let this game slip away. They still haven't recovered from it over 30 years later and has played a role in keeping them from going back IMO

[@Bob31415]

Same

[@tobiasblack1749]

Well they are back. Lewis Billups isn’t in the secondary let’s hope they don’t drop any interception

[@suavedave4188]

@@tobiasblack1749 Well, talk about dropping an interception, what about the 49er defensive back in the 2022 Championship game? He catches that ball and the 49ers score again instead of the Rams. But he choked and the 49ers lost. He won't be on the team next year. Trust me on that.

[@flexyracer]

John Taylor has always been my all-time favorite 49er.

[@davidfeltz8697]

He was awesome! And just like Rice he was amazing after the catch!

[@Redmenace96]

Soooooo...... you're trying to say Rice was just, "ok" ? JK! messing with you, dude. JT had some key, key contributions. Jerry is my man.

[@KrizRogers]

That's the season I first watched NFL football. I thuroughly enjoyed the experience from over the Atlantic Ocean via Satellite cable tv. And yes, I cheered on the 49ers/Montana-Rice.

[@aledaandytaylor2613]

The bengals went to three Super Bowls and they were close games but they got their hearts ripped out

[@cagdaddy85]

thanks NFL for adding games! go SF!!

[@Dean-em7jb]

How do you run an ad, right when the guy scores a touchdown? You are destroying the viewing experience, by sucking the energy of that initial crowd reaction. If you run the ad, run it after the extra point, would you please?

[@Bob31415]

Exactly. KZbin sucks now. I still remember when there were NO adds.

[@coreylevine3856]

RIP Enberg and Olsen

[@danalong1237]

And RIP Ted Nathanson and Lon Simmons.

[@bearcattony00]

And Phil Samp.

[@seanbrunson6509]

RIP Sam Wyche and Bill Walsh.

[@salilgupte4507]

I remember how back in those days we all felt the game was over as soon as Taylor caught the ball. Today, it's like...over 30 seconds and all 3 timeouts? Plenty of time! 😅

[@qman66]

so true

[@jefesbox]

This might be my favorite Super Bowl.

[@anthonycompoccia6791]

It’s one of the few Super Bowls I remember when I was growing up the team from the AFC had a chance Bengals were real good that year

[@Kenny-zv4pp]

@anthony compoccia• Then you must be from another country or new to football. The AFC dominated the super bowl games the first decade of the game only Dallas won one until the 80's.

[@LuigiLaker]

This 1988 Super Bowl was only one of a measly two NFL title games of the decade to be competitive..the other in '81, between the same two teams, 49ers and Bengals..

[@VinnyXwolf]

Redskins and Dolphins in 1982 was a 10 point game and up until a John Riggins 4th down touchdown run was very much in doubt.

[@LuigiLaker]

VinnyXwolf Yeah yeah..so 2 and a half then..literally every other one that I remember was a one-sided thrashing..culminating in the biggest ass waxing in Super Bowl history in 1989 with these same Niners nuking the Broncos, 55-10.

[@pp3k3jamail]

Cat Mario to be honest this game had no business being competitive either. The 49ers moved the ball up and down the field against Cincinnati in this Super Bowl at will, but kept shooting themselves in the foot every time they got Cincinnati territory. This game should have been a blowout

[@major23bullsfan91]

Well at the time both basically ran the same offense

[@kyledamron]

master senpai did Cincinnati win any of those games?

[@leeleestonecipher5199]

1st Super Bowl for Rice. He did not disappoint.

[@doug3469]

wrong

[@gothard5]

@@doug3469 Rice was drafted in 1985. This was his first Super Bowl.

[@paulallan9142]

I was 10 and watched this on VHS before going to school on the Monday morning here in the UK. The first Super Bpwl I saw and I was hooked - amazing finish. Rice was just on a completely different level.

[@karensabin7390]

Paul Brown didn't trust Bill Walsh to coach the Bengals but he went on to beat his team twice in the 80s and Wyche was Walsh's best buddy

[@panterino]

This has gotta be one of the best football teams ever!

[@MrDugfresh420]

Man, I thought the Bengals had this one. . .Then Montana comes marching down the field for a touchdown. I might be a Bengals fan, but Montana is definitely the G.O.A.T. When Joe went in to the big game, you just knew the 49ers would win. Unlike Brady who has lost two Super Bowls, Montana never lost the big game. Not to mention, didn't have all the new rules that protect the QB now days, and also never cheated!

[@MrDugfresh420]

I posted this before he lost his 3rd super bowl. But now that you mention it, this solidifies my case that Brady is not the G.O.A.T even more.

[@randomvids1231000]

@@MrDugfresh420 He just won his 6th, on 9 appearances. I understand why people still make the argument that Joe Montana is the G.O.A.T, but this is a while new generation of athletes that has taken over. Sometimes it's best to pass down the torch and let the newer athletes take over.

[@whataboutrob442]

Plus Brady should have lost another 2 Superbowls. One was completely the fault of the Seahawks, and the Falcons stopped playing or something.

[@israelp348]

What a moron. Brady is by far better.

[@Schush]

@@israelp348 bahaha

[@mauricehughes9188]

R.I.P. Bill Walsh and Sam Wyche

[@jeffreyblakely6814]

As a Niner fan born in ‘03, id do a lot of things to have seen Joe and Jerry play back in the days. I’ve got a lot of in Brock, but idk if he can do what Montana did.