Super Bowl XXIII
San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
MVP: WR Jerry Rice, San Francisco

Photograph by: Walter Iooss Jr. Rice made a Super Bowl-record 11 catches.

January 22, 1989
Miami, Joe Robbie Stadium

In the most exciting finish since Super Bowl V, San Francisco's Joe Montana engineered a last-minute touchdown drive to give the Niners their third title. With just over three minutes to go, the Niners were trailing 16-13. They had the ball on their own 8. In their first 10 plays, Montana and the Niners drove 82 yards to the Cincinnati 10. On the 11th play of The Drive, Montana threw a 10-yard dart to John Taylor, whose touchdown catch gave San Francisco a 20-16 lead with just 34 seconds left. Rice was named the MVP for his record 11-reception, 215-yard day, which included five fourth-quarter catches for 109 yards.

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