Super Bowl XVI
San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
MVP: QB Joe Montana, San Francisco

Photograph by: Andy Hayt Wide receiver Cris Collinsworth of the Bengals came down with this pass but the Bengals still fell to the Niners.

January 24, 1982
Pontiac, Mich., Silverdome

Cincinnati outgained San Francisco 356 yards to 275, but four Bengals turnovers made the difference in the first Super Bowl played in a cold-weather city. By halftime at the Silverdome, the Niners had jumped out to a 20-0 lead, but the Bengals closed to within six points at the start of the fourth quarter. Ray Wersching hit all four of his field-goal attempts for the Niners, including 40- and 23-yarders in the fourth quarter to ice the victory. Montana won the first of his three MVP awards by going 14-for-22 for 157 yards.

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