Super Bowl XVI
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Super Bowl XVI was played on January 24, 1982 in Pontiac, Michigan. The San Francisco 49ers beat the Cincinnati Bengals 26 to 21. Up with People provided halftime entertainment.
49ers quarterback Joe Montana was named the Super Bowl MVP, completing 14 of 22 passes for 151 yards and one touchdown.
The CBS telecast of the game, with announcers Pat Summerall and John Madden, was one of the most watched broadcasts in America in television history, with more than 85 million viewers. The final Nielsen rating was a 49.1.
Scoring Summary
- SF- Montana 1 run (Wersching kick)
- SF- E. Cooper 11 pass from Montana (Wersching kick)
- SF- FG Wersching 22
- SF- FG Wersching 26
- CIN- Anderson 5 run (Breech kick)
- CIN- Ross 4 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
- SF- FG Wersching 40
- SF- FG Wersching 23
- CIN- Ross 3 pass from Anderson (Breech kick)
See also
| NFL Super Bowls I 1967 | II 1968 | III 1969 | IV 1970 | V 1971 | VI 1972 | VII 1973 | VIII 1974 | IX 1975 | X 1976 XI 1977 | XII 1978 | XIII 1979 | XIV 1980 | XV 1981 | XVI 1982 | XVII 1983 | XVIII 1984 | XIX 1985 | XX 1986 XXI 1987 | XXII 1988 | XXIII 1989 | XXIV 1990 | XXV 1991 | XXVI 1992 | XXVII 1993 | XXVIII 1994 | XXIX 1995 | XXX 1996 XXXI 1997 | XXXII 1998 | XXXIII 1999 | XXXIV 2000 | XXXV 2001 | XXXVI 2002 | XXXVII 2003 | XXXVIII 2004 | XXXIX 2005 | XL 2006 |