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Topic: Super Bowl XXIII


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  Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
This was the first Super Bowl hosted in the Miami area in 10 years, and the first in Miami not held at the Orange Bowl.
This was the second meeting between the two teams in the Super Bowl, their first meeting being seven years earlier.
They had made the playoffs in the three seasons between Super Bowl XIX and Super Bowl XXIII, but were eliminated each time in the first round, primarily because of the poor performances by their offensive stars in those games; quarterback Joe Montana, receiver and running back Roger Craig all failed to produce a single touchdown.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Super_Bowl_XXIII   (3505 words)

  
 Super Bowl XXIII - Definition, explanation
Super Bowl XXIII took place on January 22, 1989 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida.
This was the second meeting between the San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals in the Super Bowl.
After the game, 49ers wide receiver Jerry Rice was named the Super Bowl MVP, catching 11 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown.
www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/su/super_bowl_xxiii.php   (492 words)

  
 Super Bowl XXIII
The 49ers, who also won Super Bowls XVI and XIX, are the first NFC team to win three Super Bowls.
Super Bowl XXIII began with hopes that it would not be another in a recent string of one-sided yawners dominated by the National Football Conference.
Of course, as Montana huddled the 49ers near their own 8-yard line with 190 seconds left in the game, the last thing on his mind was the welfare of the Super Bowl.
www.49erswebzone.com /superbowls/xxiii.php   (3337 words)

  
 Super Bowl XXIII Game Recap
The 49ers, who also won Super Bowls XVI and XIX, became the first NFC team to win three Super Bowls.
Pittsburgh, with four Super Bowl titles (IX, X, XIII, and XIV), and the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, with three (XI, XV, and XVIII), lead AFC franchises.
At halftime, the score was 3-3, the first time in Super Bowl history the game was tied at intermission.
www.nfl.com /superbowl/history/recap/sbxxiii   (323 words)

  
  Super Bowl Tickets - 2008 Super Bowl Tickets - NFL Super Bowl Tickets
The NFL Super Bowl is considered as the pinnacle of the professional football league.
The NFL Super Bowl, in brief, is the championship game of the National Football League (NFL) in the United States that is played by the teams from the American Football Conference, as well as the teams from the National Football Conference.
However, Super Bowl XIV (which involved then Los Angeles Rams) was played in the Rose Bowl in near Pasadena; and Super Bowl XIX (which involved the San Francisco 49ers) was played at the Stanford Stadium in Palo Alto.
www.barrystickets.com /nfl-tickets/super-bowl.php   (1881 words)

  
  ESPN.com - Page2 - 100 Greatest Super Bowl Moments
Super Bowl XXXI: The Packers' Reggie White takes the Super Bowl trophy and runs the length off the field toward the Green Bay fans in the end zone and is mobbed by a throng of photographers as he holds the trophy aloft.
Super Bowl V: The Colts take a 7-6 lead over the Cowboys when Johnny Unitas' pass is tipped by receiver Eddie Hinton, off cornerback Mel Renfro and into the hands of TE John Mackey, who goes 75 yards for the TD.
Super Bowl XII: Dallas' Butch Johnson, who had broken his right thumb earlier, dives through the air at the goal line to grab Roger Staubach's pass for a 45-yard TD and a 20-3 third-quarter lead over the Broncos.
espn.go.com /page2/s/superbowlmoments75.html   (963 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Greatest Super Bowl moments
Super Bowl XVII: With the Dolphins leading the Redskins 17-13 in the third quarter, Miami LB Kim Bokamper deflects a Joe Theismann pass and is about to corral the ball for a possible TD.
Super Bowl XXVI: Michael Jackson took the Super Bowl halftime show to a new level with his pyrotechnic extravaganza, including his memorable entrance: standing perfectly in the middle of the field after the smoke cleared, wearing sunglasses and pseudo-military gear.
Super Bowl XIII: Dallas' 38-year-old backup tight end Jackie Smith, wide open in the middle of the end zone, drops a certain TD pass during the third quarter of the Cowboys' 35-31 loss to the Steelers.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/print?id=1714359&type=page2Story   (949 words)

  
 Stadiums of the NFL-Dolphin Stadium - Super Bowl XXIII, XXIX, & XXXIII
MEMORABLE SUPER BOWL MOMENTS AT In Super Bowl XXIII, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana leads a 92 yard fourth quarter drive, as the 49ers score the game-winning touchdown with 34 seconds left and defeat the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16.
In the late 1970s and early 1980s after playing at the Orange Bowl for several decades, Dolphins owner Joe Robbie began lobbying for a new stadium for his team.
It is scheduled to host the Super Bowl in 2010.
www.stadiumsofnfl.com /superbowl/DolphinsStadium.htm   (553 words)

  
 Super Bowl tickets - Super Bowl Football tickets, Super Bowl NFL tickets and Super Bowl schedule
Last Year in Super Bowl XL, Pittsburgh survived a mid-season injury to Roethlisberger and seemed to come together after a disappointing performance in a loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Football.
The Super Bowl is sometimes the culmination of a great NFL season but other times, especially when the two final teams are mismatched, the game is a blow out and more of a media extravaganza then a sports spectacle.
The Super Bowl is the ratings leader year after year among all televised sports events and, on the list of the fifty top-rated TV broadcasts, the game appears twenty times.
www.abctickets.com /sports/football/nfl/super-bowl.html   (1986 words)

  
 Pointspread.com provides Free Live Odds and Live Scores | Sports Information
As the Super Bowl is poised to return to sunny South Florida for the ninth time in 2007, the game and the festivities surrounding it will reflect its storied past in the locale but also show America how the area has grown since its last Super Bowl in 1999.
Or Super Bowl XXIII, in which San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana connected with John Taylor for the winning, come-from-behind, last-minute touchdown against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The most watched Super Bowl was 1998's Super Bowl XXXII between the Denver Broncos and Green Bay Packers which received a 44.5 rating and 67 share, attracting 90 million viewers.
www.pointspread.com /superbowl/superbowl.php   (413 words)

  
 Boston.com / Sports / Bruins
This is the ninth Super Bowl held in New Orleans.
New England is 0-2 in the Super Bowl.
The NFC is 8-1 in Super Bowls held in domed stadiums.
www.boston.com /sports/football/patriots/superbowl/quiz.htm   (431 words)

  
 Super Bowl Super Bowl XXIII history: 49ers Vs Bengals Superbowl history @ Superbowl-history.com
Super Bowl XXIII was the second meeting between these two teams in the Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XXIII began with hopes that it would not be another in a recent string of one-sided yawners dominated by the National Football Conference.
At halftime, the score was 3-3, the first time in Super Bowl history the game was tied at intermission.
www.superbowl-history.com /1989.php   (723 words)

  
 Super Bowl recaps - Page 2 of 2
In the second-highest-scoring Super Bowl to date, the 49ers overcame a 10-7 deficit with 21 unanswered points in the second quarter and coasted to a 38-16 win over Miami.
It was the third Super Bowl win of the decade for the 49ers, who outgained the Bengals 454-229 but still needed clutch plays down the stretch from Montana, Super Bowl MVP Jerry Rice, RB Roger Craig and Taylor to pull it out.
The Cowboys won their third Super Bowl championship in four years, defeating the Steelers in Tempe, Ariz. This is a Super Bowl that will be remembered more for two devastating interceptions thrown by Steeler QB Neil O’Donnell than for any spectacular plays by Cowboy players.
archive.profootballweekly.com /content/archives2001/features_2001/superbowl2_012802.asp   (3095 words)

  
 Bet on the SuperBowl   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Although Jacksonville has never hosted a Super Bowl the fan support that the city demonstrates for their Jaguars is amongst the top in the NFL.
Super Bowl XXXIX will be the first Super Bowl hosted here but definitely not the last.
Super Bowl XLII will be played in a new stadium that is currently under construction in Glendale, Ariz. The site of the 2008 Super Bowl was decided at the owners' meetings in Chicago on Oct. 29-30.
www.betonthesuperbowl.net /locations.htm   (248 words)

  
 Super Bowl 23 Football, Wilson Official NFL XXIII Game Footballs.
We have Super Bowl footballs from Super Bowl XX to the present.
These official NFL Super Bowl footballs are identical to the ones used during the games.
The SB XVI and SBXIX are not the balls used during Super Bowl XVI and XIX.
www.americansportscollectibles.com /super-bowl-23-football.html   (405 words)

  
 The Super Bowl Isn't Place for a Kicker
In the first 15 Super Bowls, kickers were just 32 for 54 (59 percent), including a wretched 3-for-7 afternoon by the Jets' Jim Turner and Baltimore's Lou Michaels in Super Bowl III.
SUPER TRIVIA: Two receivers hold the record with 11 catches in a Super Bowl.
In Super Bowl XXI against the New York Giants, they led 10-7 after one quarter and 10-9 early in the third quarter; in Super Bowl XXII against the Redskins, they led 10-0 after one quarter.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/01/24/SP60208.DTL&type=printable   (736 words)

  
 ESPN.com - E-Ticket: Super Victims
But if the drive and the strike to Taylor are the height of Super Bowl glory, then that seized-up feeling in Montana's chest and the wayward ball he sent frantically out of bounds might be the essence of the game.
"The Super Bowl is the seventh game of the World Series, the NCAA championship basketball game, the Stanley Cup, the NBA Finals and a heavyweight title bout all rolled into one," says Lynn Swann, a former Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver and four-time Super Bowl winner.
We remember the heroes from the past 39 Super Bowls, but we often forget the men whose dreams were vanquished by their greatness.
sports.espn.go.com /espn/eticket/story?page=supervictims&num=1&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1   (482 words)

  
 All-Super Bowl Team
The All-time Super Bowl team is a result of consultation with those who saw all or most of the 34 Roman-numeral games, a consensus of key NFL observers and one man’s opinion.
In Super Bowl VII, climaxing the Dolphins’ perfect 1972 season, he battered the Redskins for 7.5 yards per thrust (112 yards on 15 carries) in a game that, thanks to Garo Yepremian, saw the Redskins alive until the very end.
In Super Bowl XX, in just the first quarter, Dent sacked Patriots QB Tony Eason and caused a fumble that was recovered by the Bears; tackled RB Craig James for a five-yard loss; and caused another fumble recovered by the Bears.
archive.profootballweekly.com /content/archives/features_2000/sb_allteam_011501.asp   (2536 words)

  
 Super Bowl Recaps - SuperBowl.com - Official website of Super Bowl XLI   (Site not responding. Last check: )
NFC champion San Francisco captured its third Super Bowl of the 1980s by defeating AFC champion Cincinnati 20-16.
Pittsburgh, with four Super Bowl titles (IX, X, XIII, and XIV), and the Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders, with three (XI, XV, and XVIII), lead AFC franchises.
At halftime, the score was 3-3, the first time in Super Bowl history the game was tied at intermission.
www.superbowl.com /history/recaps/game/sbxxiii   (406 words)

  
 Super Bowl XXIII
The 49ers, who also won Super Bowls XVI and XIX, are the first NFC team to win three Super Bowls.
At halftime, the score was 3-3, the first time in Super Bowl history the game was tied at halftime.
With his team trailing 16-13 late in Super Bowl XXIII and the ball 92 yards from the goal line, Joe Montana turned to tackle Harris Barton in the 49ers’ huddle.
user.cybrzn.com /~tlucas/SBXXIII.HTML   (463 words)

  
 Super Bowl XXXIX: The Inside Story - NFL News - Buffalo Bills
Against a secondary that featured three Pro Bowlers, Branch was at his best on the first possession of the second half, catching four passes for 71 yards on a nine-play, 69-yard drive.
He had 10 receptions for 143 yards in Super Bowl XXXVIII against Carolina.
The attempts were the second most in Super Bowl history, and McNabb tied San Francisco's Joe Montana (Super Bowl XXIII) for the third-most yardage.
www.buffalobills.com /news/NFLNews.jsp?id=3430   (461 words)

  
 Super Bowl XXIII Official Game Football by Wilson - San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals
Super Bowl 23 was held at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida on January 22, 1989 between the San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals.
The 49ers won 20 to 16 and Jerry Rice was the MVP.
Each football has the Super Bowl logo, the date, the team names and location of the game.
www.onlinesports.com /pages/I,NAT-395.html   (324 words)

  
 49ers Paradise Press Super Bowl XXIII
The first of back-to-back Super Bowl victories for the 49ers, was also the second time the 49ers faced the Bengals in the Super Bowl.
This bout in front of 75 129 people would end much in the same way the first one did, with the 49esr winning.
aught his first Super Bowl TD as he went 11 for an amazing 215 yards winning the game's MVP award.
www.49ersparadise.com /superbowls/xxiii.shtml   (344 words)

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