Super Bowl XXIII
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Super Bowl XXIII took place on January 22, 1989 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida.
The final result was San Francisco 49ers 20, Cincinnati Bengals 16.
The game
This was the second meeting between these two teams in the Super Bowl. The game is remembered for the 49ers' come back from a 16-13 deficit. The 49ers got the ball on their own eight yard line with 3:10 on the clock, and marched 92 yards down the field in under three minutes. They took the lead on a Joe Montana pass to John Taylor with just 34 seconds left in the game, and went on to win. This was the drive in which, to break tension, Montana looked into the stands and pointed, saying "Isn't that John Candy?"
After the game, 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice was named the Super Bowl MVP, catching 11 passes for 215 yards and 1 touchdown.
This was also the final NFL game coached by the 49ers' Bill Walsh.
NBC televised the game in the United States, with announcers Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen.
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