The Cowboys fared no better as White was sacked twice on their next drive, once by Jim Stuckey and once by Lawrence Pillers, and the half ended soon after. Then Miami was forced to punt and Chandler returned the ball 56 yards for a touchdown. 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", Studley explained further: "The Bengals tried to shield Danny off and make him run around, but he hit Alexander quick in the flat. The wide receiver fumbled when tackled by Eric Wright, however, and Lynn Thomas recovered on the 8-yard line. However, the Cowboys needed only a field goal to win, and still had enough time left in the game for one last drive. Linebacker Keena Turner recovered a fumble from Leon Bright on the first play after the ensuing kickoff, and Ricky Patton scored on a 25-yard touchdown run a few plays later to give the 49ers a 247 lead. Shuler caught six passes for 116 yards and a touchdown. Dallas won all three previous meetings. The pass sailed over Winslow's head, but went right into the arms of Brooks for a touchdown to tie the game. Archie Griffin touched the ball at the 15, but failed to grab it and watched the ball bounce to the 4, where it was downed by Milt McColl of the 49ers. The team was coming off a Super Bowl victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. But Miami re-tied the game with Strock completing six consecutive passes, the last a 50-yard score to Bruce Hardy. Nine plays, plus two Niner face mask penalties, carried Cincinnati to the San Francisco 5-yard line, from where Anderson, after dropping back to pass, sprinted into the end zone. At 25, Montana was the same age as Joe Namath when Broadway Joe led the New York Jets to a stunning upset of the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. The three division winners were seeded 1 through 3 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams were seeded 4 and 5. was the 1990 San Francisco 49ers, who We present them here for purely educational purposes. at Shea Stadium, Flushing, Queens, New York. On their next drive, Anderson's five completions moved the ball deep into Chargers territory, but Willie Buchanon put an end to it when he recovered a fumble from Ross that had been forced by Woodrow Lowe. SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Moments after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo broke his left foot in a Dec. 4 win against the Miami Dolphins, general manager John Lynch's phone pinged. All other NFL-related trademarks are trademarks of the National Football League. In the United States, NBC broadcast the AFC playoff games, while CBS televised the NFC games and Super Bowl XVI. The emergence of the two teams into title form was unexpected and unprecedented. In a play that would become known as The Catch, 49ers wide receiver Dwight Clark made a leaping grab at the back of the end zone to score the winning touchdown with 51 seconds left in the game. (AP Photo/Al Golub), San Francisco 49ers Fans during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. Harris caught six passes for 106 yards. The 49ers then drove to the Dallas 16-yard line, but once again they failed to score when Montana threw a pass that bounced out of Elliott's hands and was intercepted by Randy White. However, 1982 was strike-shortened, and only nine games were played. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Super Bowl LIV Game Program 2020 Kansas City Chiefs/San Francisco 49ers NFL $15.00 $13.40 shipping Super Bowl XVI 16 Program 1982 - San Francisco 49ers v Bengals Joe Montana MVP $15.00 0 bids $7.55 shipping 19h 35m or Best Offer Philadelphia Eagles vs. San Francisco 49ers 1-29-23 Football Game Notes $22.99 2 bids $4.50 shipping 2d 22h Perkins finished the day with 7 receptions for 121 yards, while Gray had 3 for 117. An illegal procedure penalty cost five yards, but Wersching, refusing as always to look at the goal posts, got his bearings from Montana, the holder, and booted a 26-yard field goal, boosting the San Francisco lead to 20-0. (AP Photo/Al Golub), Dallas Cowboys Linebacker Randy White (54) on bench during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. "We weren't even picked for third in our division," he noted. On the next play, receiver Wesley Walker broke open in the end zone and Todd threw him the ball, only to watch it go right through Walker's hands. The Jets got the ball back with 2:36 remaining and then drove 69 yards to the Buffalo 11-yard line, aided by a holding penalty that wiped out an interception by Steve Freeman. 49ers beat Cowboys 28-27 for Conference Championship. ", SF - Montana 1 run (Wersching kick) (9:08), SF - Cooper 11 pass from Montana (Wersching kick) (8:07), CIN - Anderson 5 run (Breech kick) (3:35), CIN - Ross 4 pass from Anderson (Breech kick) (4:54), CIN - Ross 3 pass from Anderson (Breech kick) (14:44), This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with San Francisco 49ers or NFL Enterprises LLC. The 49ers-Raiders rivalry, once commonly known as the Battle of the Bay, is a professional American football rivalry between the National Football League (NFL)'s San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders.This rivalry is unique in that both teams are members of different conferences within the NFL and have never met in a postseason game. In 2022, the San Francisco 49ers beat the Dallas Cowboys in the Divisional Round. All-time Rushing Leader: Frank Gore 2,442 att, 11,073 yds, 64 TD . The third worst starts to a 49ers On Buffalo's ensuing drive, Ken Riley intercepted a pass from Ferguson on the Bills 48-yard line. This would also turn out to be the final NFL playoff game at Shea Stadium, as the Jets moved to Giants Stadium three years later. Thurman had two interceptions and 50 return yards. Most of the Giants offense came from Carpenter, who had 33 carries for 161 yards and four receptions for 32. So when the Bengals defeated Buffalo, 28-21, and San Diego, 27-7, in the AFC playoffs, Gregg became the first ex-player to coach in the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XVI was played to an improbable script. They had progressed to the San Francisco 27 when Anderson completed a 19-yard pass to Cris Collinsworth. Then Miami defensive back Lyle Blackwood's interception set up a 12-yard touchdown run by Nathan, giving Miami their first lead of the game, 3831, on the first play of the fourth quarter. In 10 plays, seven of them rushes, the Niners advanced 50 yards and, with 5:25 remaining, Wersching kicked his third field goal, a 40-yarder that raised the NFC club's lead to 23-14. Following a Bengals punt, Ferguson's 54-yard completion to Jerry Butler set up a 1-yard touchdown run by Joe Cribbs, cutting the score to 147 by halftime. Join our linker program. (Schedule and Results), Other Notable Asst. Their defense would shift as late as possible before the snap of the ball and we often didn't know who or where a guy would come into the gap. His initial draft yielded only two players who remained with the Niners into 1981, but they were prize picks -- quarterback Joe Montana and wide receiver Dwight Clark. Do you have a sports website? San Francisco 49ers 252K subscribers Subscribe 44K views 3 years ago #TheCatch #49ers #49ers #TheCatch #DwightClark Take a trip down memory lane of the play that launched the 49ers. John Ayers revealed that the coach had instructed the Niners to treat the second half as though the score was 0-0. It was on that play that the 49ers replaced their pass defense with their goal-line alignment. . Elliott rushed four times for 30 yards on the drive, while Solomon also made a big impact, catching two passes for 18 yards and rushing for 15 on a wide receiver reverse. No, the San Francisco 49ers have been known by that name since 1950. (AP Photo/Paul Spinelli), San Francisco 49ers running back Bill Ring (30) runs behind a block by 49ers Randy Cross (51) during the NFL football game NFC Championship between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, California on January 10, 1982. Five plays, including Johnson's fourth-and-one plunge from the 5 that netted two yards, resulted in a first-and-goal at the 3. . One minute into the fourth quarter, Septin kicked a 22-yard field goal that cut the deficit to 21-20. The win sent the 49ers to their first Super Bowl and snapped their three-game playoff losing streak to the Cowboys. (AP Photo/Al Golub), Cowboys head Coach Tom Landry during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. It marked the first time that a Super Bowl was held in a cold-weather city. According to offensive coordinator Lindy Infante, "It was a staff decision to go for the touchdown. We just played better.". Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. On San Diego's opening drive, Dan Fouts' 47-yard completion to Wes Chandler set up Benirschke's 32-yard field goal. The wide receiver on the left clears out so I can come underneath the zone coverage.". (AP Photo/Al Golub), Dallas Cowboys Defensive Back Everson Walls (24) on sidelines during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. That the 49ers and Bengals were in the Super Bowl was remarkable in itself. What they didn't know was that we worked our tails off all week on that play, too.". Ferguson threw for 202 yards and a touchdown, but completed only 15 of 31 passes and was intercepted twice. Their first half drives started from the 21, 20, 8, 20, 8 and 19-yard lines. The San Francisco 49ers last missed the playoffs in 2020. (AP Photo/Al Golub), Joe Montana (16) lines up on the ball during the NFC Championship game at Candlestick Park in San Fransisco on January 10, 1982. Gregg, once described by Lombardi as "the finest player I've ever coached," appeared with the Packers in Super Bowls I and II and the Dallas Cowboys in VI. Within each conference, the three division winners and the two wild card teams (the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. They were 2-14 that first year. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for 1982 Topps NFC Championship #6 San Francisco 49ers/Dallas Cowboys at the best online prices at eBay! Two drives later, the Giants countered when quarterback Scott Brunner threw a pass to wide receiver Earnest Gray, who caught it at his own 40, evaded three 49ers defensive backs, and raced to the end zone for a 72-yard touchdown reception. ", Griffin, who said he was surprised that the Niners would try a squib kick, revealed that "I used to have a theory on that kind of kick, that the first two bounces would be funny and the next bounce would be high. But it was later discovered that only once did the 49ers play short-handed -- and that occurred on the fourth-and-one from the 5. (AP Photo/Al Golub), Dallas Cowboys punt returner James Jones (23) returns a punt during the NFL football game NFC Championship between the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, California on January 10, 1982. Bucs quarterback Doug Williams threw four interceptions (three of which resulted in touchdowns), committed two intentional grounding penalties, and was sacked four times. (Corky Charles Trewin/NFL), Dallas Cowboys Running Back Tony Dorsett (33) make run against the San Francisco Defensive Line. All-time Passing Leader: Joe Montana 2,929/4,600, 35,124 yds, 244 TD, All-time Rushing Leader: Frank Gore 2,442 att, 11,073 yds, 64 TD, All-time Receiving Leader: Jerry Rice 1,281 rec, 19,247 yds, 176 TD, All-time Scoring Leader: Jerry Rice 1,130 points, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 2:32PM. (Won 0 Rounds), Lost Divisional Round Playoff wins over the New York Giants, 38-24, and the Dallas Cowboys, 28-27 on a last-minute Montana pass to Dwight Clark, earned the 49ers a trip to the Silverdome. of the National Football Conference, aka the (Won 2 Rounds), Lost Super Bowl NFL and the NFL shield design are registered trademarks of the National Football League.The team names, logos and uniform designs are registered trademarks of the teams indicated. was the 1984 San Francisco 49ers, who Tampa Bay responded with a 59-yard drive to the Cowboys 21-yard line. 1982 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS PENNANT | Sports Mem, Cards & Fan Shop, Vintage Sports Memorabilia, Pennants, Flags | eBay! The 49ers won the game 28-27. Do you have a blog? The San Francisco 49ers currently play in the The Bills converted this turnover into a 24-0 lead as Ferguson completed a 28-yard pass to running back Joe Cribbs before hooking up with Lewis for a 26-yard scoring completion. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Chargers placekicker Rolf Benirschke kicked the winning 29-yard field goal after 13:52 of overtime, ending a game that became known in National Football League lore as the Epic in Miami. "I was pivoting and trying to make more yards when Wright stripped the ball from me," reported Collinsworth. Mark Haynes recovered the ball in the end zone to give New York a 200 lead. Their first season was in 1950, and their most recent season was in 2022. Despite a game-time temperature of 9F (23C) and a 35-mile-per-hour wind that sent wind chills as low as 59F, Bengals' quarterback Ken Anderson threw for 161 yards and two touchdowns, with no interceptions, and rushed for 39 yards to lead his team to a victory. Then Benirschke missed a 50-yard field goal try on the next play. ", Walsh's halftime oration to the troops emphasized that "I wasn't comfortable with the lead. After losing two of its first three games, the team breezed the rest of the way, with only a 15-12 loss to Cleveland marring the last 13 weeks of the season. Their .333 winning percentage was the worst ever for any defending NFL or AFL champion until the 2022 Los Angeles Rams, who only managed to get a .294 winning percentage. Again the opportunistic 49ers capitalized on the turnover. During their nonproductive years, the 49ers finished last six times, including the 1978 season when they won only two games and lost 14 under the split leadership of Pete McCulley and Fred O'Connor. The Bengals, admitted to the American Football League in 1968, won a Central Division title in the realigned NFL in 1970, but succumbed to Baltimore in the playoffs. For the second consecutive season, the team finished with a 2-14 record. Find out more. The postseason tournament concluded with the San Francisco 49ers defeating the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI, 26-21, on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan . Get a summary of the San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams football game. But the Bengals stormed right back on a drive set up by David Verser's 40-yard kickoff to the 46-yard line. Reagan, a Californian, had portrayed legendary George Gipp, a Notre Dame star of more than six decades earlier, in a 1940 movie version of the life of Knute Rockne. [4], After the first quarter was scoreless, Dennis Thurman's 19-yard interception return to the Bucs 47-yard line set up Danny White's 9-yard touchdown pass to receiver Tony Hill. The best start to a 49ers season Later on, with Miami just trying to maintain their lead and run out the clock, Chargers safety Pete Shaw recovered a fumble from Andra Franklin on San Diego's 18-yard line with 4:39 left in regulation. All three division winners from each conference then received a bye in the first round. All rights reserved. In 2022, the San Francisco 49ers lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the Conference Championship. Frequently Asked Questions about the NFL and Football, Pro-Football-Reference.com Blog and Articles, Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREE. I referred to our first game of the season when we came from a 21-0 first-quarter deficit to beat Seattle. Eleven plays carried the Niners to the Cincinnati 11, from where Montana passed to Earl Cooper on the 3. Sunday, Jan. 29, at 3 p . NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1982_San_Francisco_49ers_season&oldid=1132463114, Director of College Scouting Tony Razzano, LA Marcus Allen 4 receptions, 64 yards, This page was last edited on 9 January 2023, at 00:39. ", Johnson, the 249-pound battering ram who spearheaded the Cincinnati offense that ranked second best in the NFL, "saw the 49ers rise up at the snap of the ball. Two key plays allowed the Bengals to start their first two drives in Buffalo territory, and they took advantage of their field position with touchdowns on each one. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. The 49ers won the game 28-27. Today they all were funny. The next two plays resulted in the team being pushed back to the 35, where Pat Leahy missed a 52-yard field goal attempt. On each occasion they were eliminated by the Dallas Cowboys. Player and team photos used with permission from, Why the 49ers split with K Robbie Gould makes sense for both sides, Report: Kicker Robbie Gould will enter free agency, won't return to 49ers in 2023, Why Albert Breer says "keep an eye on" Baker Mayfield to 49ers possibility, 49ers insider discusses the possibility of the team pursuing Khalil Mack. Aided by an 18-yard completion from Anderson to tight end Dan Ross, Cincinnati scored first with a 31-yard field goal from kicker Jim Breech. Both quarterbacks threw two touchdowns and were intercepted four times. However, 1982 was strike-shortened, and only nine games were played. ", Bunz thought at first that "Alexander would come up inside. However, Simpson's interception at the 1-yard line halted New York's comeback with two seconds left.

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