(AP Photo), San Diego Chargers linebacker Ray Preston kneels on the turf after the Cincinnati Bengals defeated the Chargers 27-7 in the AFC championship game in Cincinnati on Jan. 10, 1982. Former NFL executive director Don Weiss wrote in his book "The Making of the Super Bowl" that the game had been awarded to the Silverdome by the league as a "reward" to the locally-headquartered automobile companies Ford Motor Company and Chrysler for their "many years of sponsoring pro football". In the Super Bowl, the score was tied at 3 at the half, with neither team really doing much on offense. On Jan. 22, 1989, t he Bengals fell to those same 49ers, 20-16, in. For instance, Super Bowl LIV was played in 2020, but was the championship for the 2019 season. The Bengals threatened to score early in the second quarter when they advanced across the San Francisco 30-yard line. and I saw that he could so I let him wear them. 4Receptions This is the only Super Bowl to be played at the Pontiac Silverdome. QB Ken Anderson was at the height of his Cincinnati. This is the most recent Super Bowl in which both teams had never appeared in any AFL/NFL title game before the merger (the 49ers had played in the final championship game of the All-America Football Conference before joining the NFL in 1950). Ray Griffin The younger brother of Archie played cornerback for the Bengals between 1978-1984. Anderson completed six consecutive passes on the Bengals' ensuing drive, the last one a 3-yard touchdown pass to Ross to make the score 2621. Tom Dinkel A linebacker and Bengals special teams captain, he was a Bengal between 1978-1985. Harris. Super Bowl XVI also became one of the most watched broadcasts in American television history, with more than 85 million viewers, and a final national Nielsen rating of 49.1 (a 73 share).[4]. The loss by the Raiders was their only loss of the season. This was the first touchdown of the game and the only one the Bengals scored all day. The 49ers only gained 8 yards on their ensuing drive, and the Bengals got the ball back after receiving Jim Miller's 44-yard punt at their own 47-yard line. Another former Ohio State quarterback who has been compared to Burrow appreciates the comparison. Fourteen of the previous 15 Super Bowls took place in either Miami, Florida, New Orleans, Louisiana or in the Greater Los Angeles Area. This time, despite the opponent being the same, the Super Bowl took a different pattern. Subscribe to Stathead Football: Get your first month FREEYour All-Access Ticket to the Pro Football Reference Database. : Bruce Coslet (Wide Receivers), Dick LeBeau (Defensive Backs), Dick Modzelewski (Defensive Line) and George Sefcik (Quarterbacks/RB), Principal Owner/General Manager: Paul Brown, Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, March 3, 2:32PM. In Super Bowl XXIII, he dropped what may have been a game-changing interception in the end zone early in the fourth quarter. The 49ers then ran the ball on five consecutive plays, taking 3 minutes off the clock, to advance to the Cincinnati 6-yard line. He would just put his hands in a warmer between plays. Reggie Williams The Dartmouth grad was in year six of a 14-year career. They're bidding for their second straight appearance this season. Fouts was intercepted twice in the game, and Anderson passed for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Mike Wilson With Munoz on the left, Wilson was the starting right tackle and was a Bengal between 1978-1985. Ira Hillary Hillary was a wide receiver from 1987-1989. The Eagles have some ground to make up if they want to rank among the most successful teams in Super Bowl history. (Schedule and Results), Playoffs:Lost Wild Card 17-44 vs. New York Jets, Other Notable Asst. He completed 300 of 479 (62.6 percent) passes for 3,754 yards and 29 touchdowns, with only 10 interceptions. January 25, 1982 PONTIAC, Mich., Jan. 24 The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21, today to complete a three-year journey from ineptitude to glory. Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson (who had the best season of his career) was the top rated passer in the league and won both the NFL Most Valuable Player Award and the NFL Comeback Player of the Year Award. CBS, for this game, used the theme for the CBS Sports Saturday/Sunday for the intro (CBS had aired a special CBS Sports Sunday prior to the beginning of Super Bowl XVI coverage). Anderson followed with an 11-yard pass to tight end Dan Ross, moving the ball to the 5-yard line. Bengals defensive player Mike Fuller helps break up the play. He was a Bengal from 1986 to 1992, making the Pro Bowl three times. Stanley Wilson A Bengal from 1983-1984, 1986 and 1988, he was suspended from the NFL in 1985 and 1987 for cocaine use. Because of his 4 field goals and the close score, this is the only Super Bowl in which the losing team scored more touchdowns than the winning team (Cincinnati 3, San Francisco 2). During the season, both teams had shown impressive ball security. The Bengals defeated the Chargers 27-7 in the AFC championship game. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The game was played in the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, MI. He also gained 14 rushing yards and a touchdown on 6 carries. (AP Photo), Their breath made visible by sub-zero temperatures, fans cheer during the AFC championship game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Diego Chargers in Cincinnati, Jan. 11, 1982. As a broadcaster, he worked for NBC and CBS. The Bengals faced the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XVI on January 24, 1982. When Joe Burrow said his career is the Bengals' Super Bowl window, he wasn't kidding. The Bengals last made the Super Bowl in 2022, where Burrow and co. fell to the Los Angeles Rams in what turned out to be a thriller. Record: 7-2-0, 1st in As mentioned, the left tackle for the Bengals in both Super Bowls was Hall of Famer Anthony Munoz. INDIANAPOLIS _ Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin says he only compares Joe Burrow, his quarterback, to Joe Burrow, a Pro Bowler and two-time winner of the AFC North. Subzero temperatures curtailed the aerial duel expected by the two teams. On Jan. 22, 1989, t he Bengals fell to those same 49ers, 20-16, in. The 49ers defeated the Bengals. He retired as a City of Cincinnati policeman. However, Flores did not play in Super Bowl IV. Bobby Kemp Kemp was a rookie strong safety in 1981 and played with the Bengals through 1986. Hes the Bengals all-time passing leader with 32,838 yards and is easily worthy of a spot among the top Bengals players to ever play in a Super Bowl. How have they fared in their previous appearances to Super Bowl 56? Bruce Kozerski A Bengal from 1984-1995, the Holy Cross (Massachusetts) grad has gone on to coach Holy Cross High School in Covington. Tim McGee McGee caught two passes in the Super Bowl. A major reason for the team's improvement was the emergence of their young quarterback Joe Montana. The Bengals' bully-boy offense hadn't even scored a touchdown, yet Cincinnati still led on a 93-yard Stanford Jennings kickoff return and three Jim Breech field goals. "If there's one thing I learned from Lombardi," Gregg says all those years later, "it was if you're going to play outdoors, you have to practice outdoors. Anderson's 25 completions and his 73.5 completion percentage were both Super Bowl records. Still in use today, it enables players and areas of play to be highlighted by the superimposing of lines and rings drawn by a freehand operator. Two penalties and a 4-yard sack pushed them back to their own 37, but on third down, Anderson's 49-yard pass to Collinsworth (the longest play of the game) moved the ball to the San Francisco 14-yard line. (AP Photo), Cincinnati Bengals tight end M.L. It was the first year in which the Bengals made the playoffs for a second-consecutive season, and they would not do so again for another 30 years. A total of eight cities submitted bids: New Orleans, Detroit (Silverdome), Pasadena (Rose Bowl), Los Angeles (Coliseum), Miami, Seattle (Kingdome), Dallas (Cotton Bowl), and Houston (Rice Stadium). Chase won Offensive Rookie of the Year and broke the rookie receiving record on the way to this years title game. The Bengals had two Super Bowl runs in the 1980s, advancing to Super Bowl XVI in 1982 and Super Bowl XXIII in 1989. . We present them here for purely educational purposes. Cincinnati's defense was also led by defensive backs Louis Breeden and Ken Riley, and linebackers Bo Harris, Jim LeClair, and Reggie Williams, who intercepted four passes and recovered three fumbles. Ken Anderson was drafted by the Bengals in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft. Johnson then later successfully converted on a fourth down run, giving the Bengals a first down on the 3-yard line. Following the touchdown came a squib kick by kicker Ray Wersching that was finally recovered by Bengal receiver David Verser, who was quickly tackled at the 2-yard line. Three of Cincinnati's turnovers helped San Francisco build a then-Super Bowl record 200 halftime lead, off a touchdown pass and a rushing touchdown from quarterback Joe Montana and two field goals by Ray Wersching. Cincinnati Bengals tight end Dan Ross (89) celebrates his touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XVI Jan. 24, 1982, at the Silverdome. This article relating to an American football season is a stub. Now it was Montana's turn. San Diego Chargers running back Chuck Muncie (46) reaches for a pass from quarterback Dan Fouts during the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati on Jan. 11, 1982.. Eric Kattus Out of Colerain and Michigan, Kattus was a Bengals tight end between 1986-1991 before ending his career with the Jets in 1992. "Big Hands Johnson. Charles Alexander The former LSU back had 2,645 yards for the Bengals between 1979-1985. Eric Thomas Starting at right corner, Thomas made the Pro Bowl in 1988. Jim Skow A Bengalfrom 1986-1989,he's currently a lawyer in Daytona Beach. Bei der Nutzung unserer Websites und Apps verwenden wir, unsere Websites und Apps fr Sie bereitzustellen, Nutzer zu authentifizieren, Sicherheitsmanahmen anzuwenden und Spam und Missbrauch zu verhindern, und, Ihre Nutzung unserer Websites und Apps zu messen, personalisierte Werbung und Inhalte auf der Grundlage von Interessenprofilen anzuzeigen, die Effektivitt von personalisierten Anzeigen und Inhalten zu messen, sowie, unsere Produkte und Dienstleistungen zu entwickeln und zu verbessern. He died at age 37 in 1992 due to a heart condition. The coin toss ceremony featured Hall of Fame quarterback Bobby Layne, a star with the Lions from 1950 to 1958. The touring cast program of 430 people from 24 countries made its third of four appearances at the Super Bowl during the 1982 . The following is a refresher of starting lineups and notable reserve players from each bowl game. On third down, 49ers linebacker Dan Bunz made probably the key defensive play of the game. Eddie Brown Brown was a Bengal from 1985-1991. Newer generations of Cincinnati Bengals fans may not know the players who twice faced the San Francisco 49ers in the team's two Super Bowls in the 1980s.. Super Bowl XVI was Jan. 24, 1982, at the . Bunz, however, corralled Alexander at the line of scrimmage on an open-field tackle and kept him from reaching the end zone. Highlights showed that Alexander was supposed to have entered the end zone before making his cut, and his early turn prevented a touchdown pass. "M.L. He later did color commentary on CBS games and appeared on the NFL Network. The 49ers' success surprised many because they finished with a 610 record during the previous season and a 214 record in 1979 (they even still had home blackouts early on in the 1981 season, the last blackouts for the 49ers to date). After returning the interception 25 yards, Wright fumbled while being tackled by Bengals guard Max Montoya, but San Francisco linebacker Willie Harper recovered the ball at the Bengals' 22. The Super Bowl did return to Michigan for Super Bowl XL, but that game was played at Ford Field in Detroit, which, in 2002, had replaced the Pontiac Silverdome as the home site for the Detroit Lions. Hosting coverage for CBS was done by Dick Stockton. Anderson led the Bengals to a 12-4 record that year, and he won both the Offensive Player of the Year and the MVP that season. Woods had 79 yards rushing in the game. Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Except tight end M.L. All rights reserved. On special teams, punter Pat McInally made the Pro Bowl with a 45.4 yards-per-punt average. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. He also rushed 4 times for 15 yards and a score on the ground. He didnt do much in the Super Bowl game itself, but in his 15-year career (all with the Bengals), he played in an astounding 207 contests. Hes a stellar receiver with some amazing skills. INDIANAPOLIS _ What we hear about the Bengals as we prowl the halls of the NFL scouting combine this week: INDIANAPOLIS _ Returning Wednesday to the spot where at last year's NFL scouting combine he declared he was on the look out for "Glass-Eaters," Bengals offensive line coach Frank Pollack said Jackson Carman chewed enough chards in his two playoff starts to be in the mix at right tackle if La'el Collins isn't ready Opening Day. 2Carries Carl ZanderZander started at left inside linebacker and played 106 games for the Bengals between 1985-1991. $26.99 + $13.17 shipping. To purchase the book, visit the Bengals Pro Shop or go to Bengals.com/Book. Not only did they hail from temperate. But hes come back strong and ready to play this year. As a broadcaster, he joined WLWT locally then advanced to be a sideline reporter for ESPN's Sunday Night Football. Cincinnati Bengals tight end Dan Ross (89) celebrates his touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XVI Jan. 24, 1982, at the Silverdome. had these big leather gloves," Gregg says. The broadcast also featured the introduction of the telestrator to a national audience, that was named CBS Chalkboard. However, the Rams scored a late touchdown to clinch the game and take a 23-20 victory. He sat behind Anderson his rookie year but took over the starting job in 1985. The Bengals have once again challenged and failed to win the franchise's first Super Bowl championship. And when the team needed him most at the end of the game, he couldnt quite get it done. Then, the 49ers ran a fake reverse flea flicker play that involved wide receiver Freddie Solomon and ended with Montana completing a 14-yard pass to tight end Charle Young at the 33. Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1981 season. Forrest GreggIn the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player, Gregg coached the Bengals between 1980-1983. South Florida would not be selected to host another Super Bowl until Joe Robbie Stadium was built, and it hosted XXIII.[12][13]. Max Montoya Starting at right guard, Montoya was in his third year with the Bengals. Elbert "Ickey" Woods Still in the Cincinnati area, Woods and his mother shot an Oldsmobile commercial during his rookie season when he gained 1,066 yards and popularized the "Ickey Shuffle." However, he was never voted into the Pro Bowl, nor was he inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, which is a contentious point among Bengals fans. Wersching ended the drive with a 40-yard field goal to give San Francisco a 2314 lead with just 5 minutes left. The band later performed the Canadian National Anthem, which was not televised. (AP Photo), Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Ken Anderson, left, prepares to throw during the AFC championship game against the San Diego Chargers in Cincinnati on Jan. 10, 1982. Blair Bush The former first-round pick played in the NFL for 17 seasons for the Bengals, Seahawks, Packers and Rams. This was the first Super Bowl to feature two first-time participants since Super Bowl III (there has been only one since, Super Bowl XX between the Chicago Bears and New England Patriots). The game was one of the most watched broadcasts in American television history, with more than 85 million viewers. The Bengals went to 0-2 in title game appearances. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. James Brooks A four-time Pro Bowl player for the Bengals between 1984-1991, Brooks played against the Bengals prior to their first Super Bowl in the AFC championship "Freezer Bowl" as a San Diego Charger. On the day of the game, a 49ers bus which had Bill Walsh and Montana on board was stuck in traffic due to bad weather and a motorcade carrying then-Vice President George H. W. Bush. Or write about sports? In 1988, Esiason passed for 3,572 yards on 388 attempts and won the MVP award, much like Anderson did the year he took the team to the title game. After returning the opening kickoff 17 yards, San Francisco rookie returner Amos Lawrence was hit by Bengals rookie linebacker Guy Frazier and fumbled at his own 26-yard line (the first time in a Super Bowl that a turnover took place on the opening kick), where John Simmons recovered for Cincinnati. Ross caught 11 passes (the most ever by a tight end in a Super Bowl) and he was tied for the most receptions in a Super Bowl with Jerry Rice (who tied Ross' record in the Super Bowl rematch 7 years later), Deion Branch, and Wes Welker until Demaryius Thomas broke that record in Super Bowl XLVIII with 13 catches. Had the Bengals won the Super Bowl it would have gone national. Multi-talented running back Earl Cooper also provided the team with a good running and receiving threat, rushing for 330 yards and catching 51 passes for 477 yards. The game was played in the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit, MI. San Francisco finished the regular season with a league-best 133 record. Please see our Contributors and Sources page for data source details. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. He died of melanoma Jan. 2, 2020. Bryan Hicks The starting free safety played three seasons for the Bengals from 1980-1982. He is currently fifth all-time on the Bengals receiving list with 6,698 yards. "1982 Super Bowl" redirects here. Anthony Munoz is easily the best lineman the team has ever had. One of those landmarks stands as the right guard for the Bengals greatest team ever, their first Super Bowl team. 218 for 309, 2,495 yards, 12 td, 9 int, & 25 rushes for 85 yards and 4 td, 64 rushes for 207 yards, 1 td, & 14 catches for 85 yards and 1 td, 156 rushes for 622 yards, 7 td, & 31 catches for 267 yards and 0 td, 49 catches for 700 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -11 yards and 0 td, 23 catches for 320 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td, 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered, 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered, 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered, 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered, 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered. 1 overall seed. Cincinnati head coach Forrest Gregg became the first man to play in a Super Bowl and then be a head coach in a Super Bowl. Is this Siberia?'" Ross died at age 49 in 2004 n New Hampshire. Bengals founder Paul Brown floats through the minus-59 wind chill to the locker room to congratulate the first Bengals team to ever go to the Super Bowl. He was named an All-Pro nine times and selected to a whopping 11 Pro Bowls in his 13-year career, playing every season for the Bengals. From there, quarterback Joe Montana led the 49ers offense to the Cincinnati 47-yard line with three consecutive completions. While Lombardi would only let offensive linemen wear gloves, Gregg lets his receivers wear what he calls the new "golf gloves." [8][9] New Orleans (XV) and Pasadena (XVII) were other cities chosen at the meeting. [6][7] Dolphins owner Joe Robbie, locked in an ongoing feud with the city of Miami and Dade County over stadium improvements or construction of a new stadium, actually lobbied against Miami hosting the game. [19] The minimums are shown (in parenthesis). Riley also collected an awe-inspiring 65 interceptions, fourth-most when he retired in 1983. Some also pointed out that Ken Anderson was an established 11-year veteran who had just finished the best season of his career, while the young Montana was only just starting to emerge as a top-notch quarterback. Find out more. Arms, hands, face. After exchanging another field goal each in the third quarter, Stanford Jennings broke the game open with a 93-yard kickoff return touchdown. The last remaining active member of the 1982 Cincinnati Bengals was tight end Rodney Holman, who retired after the 1995 season. In my mind, hes already on the list of best Bengals players to ever play in a Super Bowl, and he hasnt even taken the field in the Super Bowl yet. Lewis Billups Billups was the starting left cornerback and played for the Bengals between 1986-1991. The Bengals joined the American Football League (AFL) as an expansion team in 1968. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Furthermore, Anderson had advanced through the playoffs without throwing a single interception, while Montana had been intercepted 4 times, 3 of them in the NFC title game. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. Quarterback Ken Anderson then started the drive off with a completion to wide receiver Isaac Curtis for 8 yards, and fullback Pete Johnson's 2-yard run then picked up a first down. On Jan. 24, 1982, in Super Bowl XVI, the San Francisco 49ers beat them 26-21 at the Pontiac Silverdome outside of Detroit. The pregame festivities featured the University of Michigan Band. When Joe Burrow said his career is the Bengals' Super Bowl window, he wasn't kidding. He returned to the Bengals as defensive backs coach between 1997-2001. (AP Photo), San Diego Chargers running back Chuck Muncie (46) reaches for a pass from quarterback Dan Fouts during the AFC championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati on Jan. 11, 1982. David Verser Verser was the Bengals' first-round pick in 1981 out of Kansas ahead of second-round receiver Cris Collinsworth. The two Bengals teams that made it to the Super Bowl in the 1980s are very different from the team that will play in the game this year, but there are some similarities as well. All Rights Reserved. The Bengals defeated the Chargers, 27-7. Do you have a blog? Prior to Super Bowl XXIII, he took part in a televised NFL talent contest showing off his talents as a singer. 1 seed. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. The game itself was largely a battle of field goals, but Esiason was the lone bright spot on offense. Injured for Super Bowl XXIII, he still makes local media appearances as well as being a spokesman for Goodwill Industries. According to the NFL's highlight film for the game, the 49ers had discovered Wersching's ability to effectively use the squib during their 1981 season opener when a leg injury kept him from fully powering into the football; because that game was also played at the Silverdome, Bill Walsh felt that Wersching would be able to recreate the crazy bounces of a squib on the hard AstroTurf by shortening his stride and seeing what happened. Cincinnati went 12-4 during the regular season, winning the AFC Central and claiming the No. Post-football, he was a sports agent, founded Courts 4 Sports in Mason and has appeared on radioon 700WLW's Bengals programming. "He said, Ive got the radio on and were leading 7-0. Cincinnati tight end Dan Ross recorded a Super Bowl-record 11 receptions (still the most ever by a tight end in a Super Bowl) for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Bengals could only advance to their 25 before having Pat McInally boot a 47-yard punt, and with just over 4 minutes left in the half, Montana led the 49ers on another scoring drive. Boomer Esiason Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason was initially a Bengal from 1984-1992 and was AFC Player of the year and NFL MVP in 1988. "The Freezer Bowl is recalled as the coldest game in NFL history. This was the first of two Super Bowls, both held in Michigan, in which two national anthems were performed, and to have a joint Canadian-American armed forces color guard, which consisted of members of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and Camp Grayling color guards. He was with the Arizona Cardinals in 1996 and returned for one more stint with the Bengals in 1997. The domed stadium saved the crowd at the game from the cold and snowy weather, but the weather did affect traffic and other logistical issues related to the game. Sie knnen Ihre Einstellungen jederzeit ndern, indem Sie auf unseren Websites und Apps auf den Link Datenschutz-Dashboard klicken. Finally, Montana scored on a 1-yard quarterback sneak, giving San Francisco a 70 lead. "Forrest didn't keep us out there very long," Breeden says. Brian Blados Starting at right tackle the former first-round pick was a Bengal from 1984-1991. Cincinnati Bengals players listed alphabetically or numerically. But San Francisco cornerback Ronnie Lott and linebackers Bunz and Jack "Hacksaw" Reynolds tackled him for no gain, giving the ball back to the 49ers. 1981 Cincinnati Bengals Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees Previous Season Next Season Record: 12-4-0, 1st in AFC Central Division ( Schedule and Results ) Coach: Forrest Gregg (12-4-0) Points For: 421 (26.3/g) 3rd of 28 Points Against: 304 (19.0/g) 12th of 28 Expected W-L: 10.9-5.1 SRS: 5.51 (4th of 28), SOS: -1.81 Playoffs: He passed away earlier this year from COVID-19 complications at age 67. Ironically, hell be in the booth calling Super Bowl LVI this weekend when the Bengals play the Rams, 40 years after his first Super Bowl appearance. He had 65 career interceptions. A big reason for Cincinnati's production on offense was their line, led by future Hall of Fame tackle Anthony Muoz and guard Max Montoya. As a result, they did not arrive at the stadium until 90 minutes before kickoff time. Gary Burley The defensive lineman was a Bengal between 1976-1983. Wilson's reception was a play Walsh specifically designed for the Super Bowl that capitalized on the Bengals doing a long-run coverage on Wilson anytime he ran a pass route over 20 yards; Wilson simply ran 25 yards straight out and then cut back to receive Montana's precision pass. He relapsed the night before the Super Bowl in Miami and was banned for life from the NFL. Even though the team came up short in Super Bowl XVI, Anderson is one of the best quarterbacks the Bengals have ever had. Naturally, Harris gloves the first touchdown of the day on eight-yard pass from quarterback Ken Anderson for a 10-0 lead midway through the first quarter and Bengaldom begins to feel the thaw. Munoz was eventually inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998 and is well-deserving of a list like this. Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XVI, Super Bowl XVI Play Finder SF, Super Bowl XVI Play Finder Cin, 1Completions/attempts This is an excerpt from the limited edition book This Day in Bengals History. "I remember how elated he was," says their coach that day, Forrest Gregg, recalling it all on the 20th anniversary. (AP Photo), San Diego Chargers defensive back Bob Gregor, left, walks off the field with a Cincinnati Bengal in Cincinnati on Jan. 10, 1982. 1 seed. Montana threw for 157 yards and a touchdown, while rushing for another 18 yards and a touchdown. Collinsworth and Ross became the second pair of teammates to each have 100 yards receiving in a Super Bowl. David Fulcher Fulcher was a strong safety in a linebacker's body playing at 6-foot-3-inches and 236 pounds. Max Montoya started at right guard in both Super Bowls. Up with People was a popular performer during early Super Bowl games. The 49ers defeated the Bengals by the score of 26-21 to win their first Super Bowl. Do you have a sports website? Cincinnati Bengals, American professional gridiron football team that plays in the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL). Jack Thompson The "Throwin' Samoan" was a first-round quarterback pick in 1979 and was with the Bengals through 1982.

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