Super Bowl XXIII
Cincinnati Bengals 16 - San Francisco 49ers 20
Starters
San Francisco 49ers
Boomer Esiason
QB
James Brooks
RB
Ickey Woods
FB
Eddie Brown
WR
Tim McGee
WR
Rodney Holman
TE
Anthony Munoz
LT
Bruce Reimers
LG
Bruce Kozerski
C
Max Montoya
RG
Brian Blados
RT
Jim Skow
LDE
Tim Krumrie
NT
Jason Buck
RDE
Leon White
LOLB
Carl Zander
LILB
Joe Kelly
RILB
Reggie Williams
ROLB
Lewis Billups
LCB
Eric Thomas
RCB
David Fulcher
SS
Solomon Wilcots
FS
Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Montana
QB
Roger Craig
RB
Tom Rathman
FB
John Taylor
WR
Jerry Rice
WR
John Frank
TE
Steve Wallace
LT
Jesse Sapolu
LG
Randy Cross
C
Guy McIntyre
RG
Harris Barton
RT
Larry Roberts
LDE
Michael Carter
NT
Kevin Fagan
RDE
Charles Haley
LOLB
Jim Fahnhorst
LILB
Mike Walter
RILB
Keena Turner
ROLB
Tim McKyer
LCB
Don Griffin
RCB
Jeff Fuller
SS
Ronnie Lott
FS
Team Stats
Stat
CIN
SF
First Downs
13
23
Rush-Yds-TDs
28-106-0
28-111-0
Cmp-Att-Yd-TD-INT
11-25-144-0-1
23-36-357-2-0
Sacked-Yards
5-21
3-16
Net Pass Yards
123
341
Total Yards
229
452
Fumbles-Lost
1-0
4-2
Turnovers
1
2
Penalties-Yards
7-65
4-32
Time of Possession
32:43
27:17
Game Story
San Francisco edged Cincinnati 20-16 on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium. Joe Montana's 92-yard game-winning drive ended with a TD to John Taylor in the final seconds.