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Super Bowl XXIII

San Francisco 0, Cincinnati 0

January 22, 1989 · Replayed in 60 seconds

Q1 · 15:00
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Montana to Taylor with 34 seconds left. A 92-yard drive caps one of the greatest finishes in Super Bowl history.

Win Probability

Estimated from score differential over time

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Drama index: 100% — Thriller!

Score Pathway

The winning square's journey across the grid as SF/CIN digits change

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Start Lead change Winner

Square Heatmap

Brighter squares were the winning position longer

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Low Medium High Winner

Race Story

Every lead change and key moment

★
Mike Cofer 41-yd FGQ1

SF 3, CIN 0

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End of Quarter 1Q2

SF 3, CIN 0

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Jim Breech 34-yd FGQ2

SF 3, CIN 3

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End of Quarter 2Q3

SF 3, CIN 3

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Jim Breech 43-yd FGQ3

SF 3, CIN 6

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Mike Cofer 32-yd FGQ3

SF 6, CIN 6

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Stanford Jennings 93-yd kickoff return (Breech kick)Q3

SF 6, CIN 13

Jennings' 93-yard return gave Cincinnati their biggest lead.

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End of Quarter 3Q4

SF 6, CIN 13

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Jerry Rice 14-yd pass from Joe Montana (Cofer kick)Q4

SF 13, CIN 13

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Jim Breech 40-yd FGQ4

SF 13, CIN 16

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John Taylor 10-yd pass from Joe Montana (Cofer kick)Q4

SF 20, CIN 16

Montana drove 92 yards in 2:36, hitting Taylor with 34 seconds left. Rice had 11 catches for 215 yards to earn MVP.

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Final ScoreQ4

SF 20, CIN 16

Key Moments

Jerry Rice, WR, San Francisco
Q1
  • Mike Cofer 41-yd FGSF 3, CIN 0
Q2
  • Jim Breech 34-yd FGSF 3, CIN 3
Q3
  • Jim Breech 43-yd FGSF 3, CIN 6
  • Mike Cofer 32-yd FGSF 6, CIN 6
  • Stanford Jennings 93-yd kickoff return (Breech kick)SF 6, CIN 13

    ★ Jennings' 93-yard return gave Cincinnati their biggest lead.

Q4
  • Jerry Rice 14-yd pass from Joe Montana (Cofer kick)SF 13, CIN 13
  • Jim Breech 40-yd FGSF 13, CIN 16
  • John Taylor 10-yd pass from Joe Montana (Cofer kick)SF 20, CIN 16

    ★ Montana drove 92 yards in 2:36, hitting Taylor with 34 seconds left. Rice had 11 catches for 215 yards to earn MVP.

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