Super Bowl XVI
The Silverdome
(Pontiac, MI)
Sunday January 24th, 1982
26
  
21

QB Joe Montana accounted for two first half touchdowns and K Ray Wersching added two field goals as San Francisco built a 20-0 lead at the half and held on for a 26-21 victory over the Bengals for their first Super Bowl Championship.

Montana scored on a one-yard run in the first quarter and in the second he led the team on a 12-play, 92-yard drive that resulted in an 11-yard scoring toss to FB Earl Cooper. For the game, Montana completed 14-of-22 passes for 157 yards.

Wersching also had an impressive outing. The veteran kicker connected on all four field goal attempts in the game, hitting from 22, 26, 40 and 23 yards. The 49er defense kept the potent Bengal attack in check for much of the game. Cincinnati QB Ken Anderson warmed up in the second half with three touchdowns, two of them pass plays to TE Dan Ross, but two fourth quarter field goals by Wersching put the game out of reach. LB Jack Reynolds keyed the 49er defense with seven tackles and one sack. LB Bob Leopold also recorded seven tackles and NT Archie Reese added six stops.

  1st 2nd 3rd 4th  
49ers 7 13 0 6 26 Final
Bengals 0 0 7 14 21 Final

49ers - Montana 1 run (Wersching kick)
49ers - Cooper 11 pass from Montana (Wersching kick)
49ers - Wersching 22 field goal
49ers - Wersching 26 field goal
Bengals - Anderson 5 run (Breech kick)
Bengals - Ross 4 pass from Anderson (Breech)
49ers - Wersching 40 field goal
49ers - Wersching 23 field goal
Bengals - Ross 3 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)

• After losing two of its first three games, San Francisco won seven straight and 12 of its final 13 regular season games en route to its first Super Bowl title.

• The 49ers made it to Super Bowl XVI by beating Dallas in the fourth quarter on a 6-yard touchdown pass from Joe Montana to Dwight Clark. The play would be forever known as "The Catch."

• In Super Bowl XVI, Ray Wersching tied a record with four field goals-including two in the fourth quarter

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