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the second, Montana calmly directed a 14-play, 97-yard drive that ended with an 18-yard scoring toss toWR John Taylor. K Mike Cofer accounted for the finalnine points on three field goals in the second half.Offensively, Montana was joined by Craig, who rushedfor 94 yards on 24 carries. WR Jerry Rice caught sixpasses for 55 yards and FB Tom Rathman added 63yards rushing and 48 yards receiving.Rams 3 0 0 0 - 349ers 0 21 3 6 - 30Rams — Lansford 23 FG49ers — Jones 20 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)49ers — Craig 1 run (Cofer kick)49ers — Taylor 18 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)49ers — Cofer 28 FG49ers — Cofer 36 FG49ers — Cofer 25 FG49ers 55, Denver Broncos 10Super Bowl XXIVJanuary 28 at Louisiana Superdome(New Orleans, LA)WR Jerry Rice scored three touchdowns, FB TomRathman scored twice and QB Joe Montana earnedhis third Super Bowl MVP award as the San Francisco49ers cruised to their fourth NFL Championship of thedecade with a resounding 55-10 win over the DenverBroncos. The game was played before a crowd of72,919 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans,LA. Rice scored on touchdown catches of 20, 38 and28 yards en route to a seven-reception, 148-yardouting. Rathman scored his two touchdowns on runsof one and three yards. The real story of the game wasthe play of Montana. He completed a sensational 22-of-29 passes for 297 yards and five touchdowns. Hewas masterful in his direction of the 49ers offense,leading the team on scoring drives of 66, 69 and 71yards. The 49ers defense proved to be as devastatingas the offense. San Francisco harassed Denver QB JohnElway all game, intercepting him twice and sacking himon six occasions. DE Daniel Stubbs led the way withtwo sacks and was joined by four others who had onesack each. DE Kevin Fagan had six tackles and LB MattMillen added five.49ers 13 14 14 14 - 55Broncos 3 0 7 0 - 1049ers — Rice 20 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)Broncos — Treadwell 42 FG49ers — Jones 7 pass from Montana (kick failed)49ers — Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)49ers — Rice 38 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)49ers — Rice 28 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)49ers — Taylor 35 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)Broncos — Elway 3 run (Treadwell kick)49ers — Rathman 3 run (Cofer kick)49ers — Craig 1 run (Cofer kick)POSTSEASONSAN FRANCISCO 49ERS \\199049ers 28, Washington Redskins 10NFC Divisional PlayoffJanuary 12 at Candlestick Park(San Francisco, CA)QB Joe Montana completed 22-of-31 passes for 274yards and two touchdowns as San Francisco advancedto the NFC Championship Game with a 28-10 win overthe visiting Washington Redskins. The Redskins openedthe scoring on a 31-yard touchdown reception from QBMark Rypien to WR Art Monk. The 49ers answered witha one-yard touchdown run by FB Tom Rathman thatcapped an eight-play, 74-yard drive to tie the score at7-7. Washington added a 44-yard field goal by K ChipLohmiller just before the end of the first quarter to takea 10-7 lead. That would be all of the scoring for theRedskins as the 49ers would reel off 21 consecutivepoints over the next three quarters. Montana hit WRJerry Rice on a 10-yard strike to complete a 10-playdrive, giving San Francisco its first lead of the gamefour minutes into the second quarter. Five minutes later,the 49ers would extend their lead to 21-10 thanks toan eight-yard touchdown pass from Montana to WRMike Sherrard. It was the 49ers defense that wouldcap the scoring for the day. Following a scoreless thirdquarter, DT Michael Carter intercepted a Rypien passthat had been tipped by DE Charles Haley and returnedit 61 yards for a touchdown. CB Don Griffin and DEKevin Fagan had seven tackles each to lead the 49ersdefense.Redskins 10 0 0 0 - 1049ers 7 14 0 7 - 28Redskins — Monk 31 pass from Rypien (Lohmiller kick)49ers — Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)Redskins — Lohmiller 44 FG49ers — Rice 10 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)49ers — Sherrard 8 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)49ers — Carter 61 interception return (Cofer kick)New York Giants 15, 49ers 13NFC ChampionshipJanuary 20 at Candlestick Park(San Francisco, CA)252GAME SUMMARIESKickers and defense were the story of the day atCandlestick as the Giants used five field goals from KMatt Bahr and the Giants defense held San Franciscoto 39 yards on the ground to defeat the 49ers 15-13.In the first two quarters, it was Bahr and 49ers K MikeCofer who provided all the scoring. Bahr connected ona pair of field goals from 28 and 42 yards out. Coferadded field goals of 47 and 35 yards, and the teamsentered the half in a 6-6 tie. San Francisco opened thescoring in the third quarter on a 61-yard touchdownpass to WR John Taylor from QB Joe Montana to takea 13-6 lead. From that point on, it was all New Yorkand Matt Bahr. Bahr kicked field goals of 46 and 38yards to pull the Giants within one at 13-12 with 5:47remaining. San Francisco took over at its own 20-yard line, but five plays later DT Erik Howard forceda 49ers fumble and LB Lawrence Taylor recovered at// MEDIA GUIDEthe Giants 43-yard line with 2:36 remaining. A pair ofQB Jeff Hostetler completions to TE Mark Bavaro andWR Stephen Baker had the Giants in field goal rangeat the 49ers 29-yard line with 1:10 remaining in thecontest. Three plays later Bahr added his fifth fieldgoal of the day, this one from 42 yards away, as timeexpired. Montana completed 18-of-26 passes for 190yards and one touchdown. Taylor caught two passesfor 75 yards, including the 61-yard touchdown. WRJerry Rice added five catches for 54 yards. Defensively,San Francisco was led by LB Bill Romanowski’s seventackles. DT Jim Burt, DT Pierce Holt and DE CharlesHaley added one sack each.Giants 3 3 3 6 - 1549ers 3 3 7 0 - 1349ers— Cofer 47 FGGiants— Bahr 28 FGGiants— Bahr 42 FG49ers— Cofer 35 FG49ers — Taylor 61 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)Giants— Bahr 46 FGGiants— Bahr 38 FGGiants— Bahr 42 FG199249ers 20, Washington Redskins 13NFC Divisional PlayoffJanuary 9 at Candlestick Park(San Francisco, CA)QB Steve Young threw for 227 yards, including twotouchdown passes, and rushed for an additional 73yards to lead San Francisco to a hard fought 20-13win over the visiting Redskins at Candlestick Park.Young tossed a five-yard touchdown pass to WR JohnTaylor to open the scoring at the 11:48 mark of the firstquarter. The teams traded field goals, and then Younghit TE Brent Jones on a 16-yard scoring strike and KMike Cofer added the extra point to give San Franciscoa 17-3 lead at halftime. The Redskins answered with10 consecutive points on a K Chip Lohmiller field goaland a QB Mark Rypien one-yard touchdown plunge tocut the 49ers lead to 17-13. The locals responded witha 14-play, 59-yard drive that resulted in a 33-yardCofer field goal with 2:22 remaining. The San Franciscodefense did the rest, sacking Rypien four times onits final drive before forcing the Redskins to turn theball over on downs. DT Pierce Holt had four tackles,including three sacks, to pace a determined Ninersdefense. CB Don Griffin posted a team-high six stopsin the victory.Redskins 3 0 3 7 - 1349ers 7 10 0 3 - 2049ers — Tayor 5 pass from Young (Cofer kick)Redskins — Lohmiller 19 FG49ers— Cofer 23 FG49ers — Jones 16 pass from Young (Cofer kick)Redskins — Lohmiller 32 FGRedskins — Rypien 1 run (Lohmiller kick)49ers— Cofer 33 FG