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1988<br />
49ers 34, Minnesota Vikings 9<br />
Nfc divisional Playoff<br />
January 1 at candlestick Park<br />
(San francisco, cA)<br />
RB Roger Craig and WR Jerry Rice entered the NFL<br />
record books as the 49ers advanced to the NFC<br />
Championship Game with a convincing 34-9 win over<br />
the visiting Minnesota Vikings at Candlestick. Rice set<br />
a record, that he shares with five other players, with<br />
three touchdown receptions. He scored on receptions of<br />
two, four and 11 yards, all thrown by QB Joe Montana.<br />
Rice closed the day with five receptions for 61 yards.<br />
Craig entered the record book courtesy of his 80yard<br />
touchdown run in the fourth quarter. The run was<br />
the longest touchdown run and the longest run from<br />
scrimmage in team postseason history. Craig broke<br />
the old record established by RB Marcus Allen with<br />
his 74-yard touchdown run against the Washington<br />
Redskins in 1983. Craig finished the day with 135 yards<br />
on 21 carries and two touchdowns. The 49ers defense<br />
also posted a strong day, recording six sacks, two<br />
interceptions and one fumble recovery. S Ronnie Lott<br />
had a big day with four tackles, two interceptions and<br />
three passes defensed. DE Larry Roberts recorded two<br />
and a half sacks.<br />
Vikings 3 0 6 0 - 9<br />
49ers 7 14 0 13 - 34<br />
Vikings — Nelson 47 FG<br />
49ers — Rice 2 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Rice 4 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Rice 11 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
Vikings — H. Jones 5 pass from Wilson (Nelson kick)<br />
49ers — Craig 4 run (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Craig 80 run (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers 28, chicago Bears 3<br />
Nfc championship<br />
January 8 at Soldier field<br />
(chicago, Il)<br />
Game time temperatures were in the teens and the<br />
wind chill was 26 below zero, but the San Francisco<br />
49ers were hot, as they rolled to a 28-3 win over the<br />
Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. QB Joe Montana hit WR<br />
Jerry Rice on a 61-yard scoring toss in the first quarter<br />
and a 27-yard scoring toss in the second as the 49ers<br />
took a 14-3 lead into the half. In the third quarter, it<br />
was again the mastery of Montana, who connected<br />
with TE John Frank on a five-yard touchdown pass to<br />
extend the lead to 21-3. FB Tom Rathman capped a<br />
solid day with a four-yard burst into the end zone with<br />
8:07 remaining in the fourth quarter. Rathman finished<br />
with 36 yards rushing and caught five passes for 51<br />
yards. The San Francisco defensive charge was led by<br />
LB Mike Walter, who posted a game-high 11 tackles<br />
and forced a fumble. S Jeff Fuller recorded nine tackles<br />
and intercepted a pass. Offensively, Rice finished with<br />
11 receptions for 133 yards and two touchdowns while<br />
Montana completed 17-of-27 passes for 288 yards.<br />
49ers 7 7 7 7 - 28<br />
Bears 0 3 0 0 - 3<br />
49ers — Rice 61 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Rice 27 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
Bears — Butler 25 FG<br />
49ers — Frank 5 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Rathman 4 run (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers 20, cincinnati Bengals 16<br />
Super Bowl XXIII<br />
January 22 at Joe Robbie Stadium<br />
(Miami, fl)<br />
In what proved to be the most exciting Super Bowl game<br />
of the decade, it was the play of a collected veteran that<br />
delivered San Francisco its third NFL Championship. QB<br />
Joe Montana connected on 23-of-36 passes for 357<br />
yards, but no completion would be more important than<br />
his last. The game opened at a stand still with neither<br />
team having any ability to move the ball offensively. San<br />
Francisco opened the scoring on a 41-yard field goal<br />
by K Mike Cofer late in the first quarter. The Bengals<br />
responded with K Jim Breech’s 34-yard field goal and<br />
the teams headed to the half locked in a 3-3 tie. The<br />
third quarter began with the teams trading field goals<br />
before the Bengals broke the touchdown draught.<br />
Following a 49ers field goal, Cincinnati KR Stanford<br />
Jennings took the Cofer kickoff and returned it 93 yards<br />
for a touchdown. It didn’t take long for San Francisco<br />
to respond. Montana hit WR Jerry Rice for a 31-yard<br />
completion and followed that with a swing pass that<br />
RB Roger Craig turned into a 40-yard gain. Two plays<br />
and 16 seconds later, Montana found Rice in the<br />
corner of the end zone for a 10-yard touchdown. An<br />
11-play, 46-yard drive by the Bengals resulted in a<br />
46-yard field goal by Breech, giving Cincinnati a 16-<br />
13 lead and leaving the 49ers just 3:20 on the clock.<br />
San Francisco received the kickoff and returned it to<br />
the 20, but a penalty moved the ball back to the eightyard<br />
line. What happened next is legendary. Montana<br />
connected on five consecutive passes to move the ball<br />
to the Bengals 35. A holding penalty moved the ball<br />
back 10 yards, but Montana responded with a 27-yard<br />
completion to Rice and another first down. A quick hit to<br />
Craig followed by a timeout left the Niners with second<br />
and two from the Bengals 10-yard line. Following the<br />
timeout, Montana hit WR John Taylor in the middle of<br />
the end zone for a touchdown and San Francisco had<br />
its third Super Bowl title of the decade.<br />
Bengals 0 3 10 3 - 16<br />
49ers 3 0 3 14 - 20<br />
49ers — Cofer 41 FG<br />
Bengals — Breech 34 FG<br />
Bengals — Breech 43 FG<br />
49ers — Cofer 32 FG<br />
Bengals — Jennings 93 kickoff return (Breech kick)<br />
49ers — Rice 14 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
Bengals — Breech 40 FG<br />
49ers — Taylor 10 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
1989<br />
49ers 41, Minnesota Vikings 13<br />
Nfc divisional Playoff<br />
January 6 at candlestick Park<br />
(San francisco, cA)<br />
QB Joe Montana threw four touchdown passes and RB<br />
Roger Craig rushed for 118 yards as the 49ers advanced<br />
to the NFC Championship Game with a convincing<br />
41-13 win over the visiting Minnesota Vikings at<br />
Candlestick Park The Vikings opened the scoring on a K<br />
Rich Karlis field goal nine minutes into the first quarter,<br />
but from that point on it was all San Francisco. The<br />
49ers erupted for 28 consecutive points before halftime<br />
to put the game away early. Just 20 seconds after the<br />
Vikings initial score, Montana connected with WR Jerry<br />
Rice for the first of his four touchdown passes of the<br />
afternoon. The play started simply enough before, in<br />
true Rice fashion, he turned a seven-yard gain into a<br />
72-yard touchdown. Following an interception by S<br />
Chet Brooks, Montana hit TE Brent Jones for an eightyard<br />
touchdown pass and the rout was on. Montana<br />
would add touchdown passes to WR John Taylor and<br />
another to Rice before handing the game over to reserve<br />
QB Steve Young. On the day, Montana completed 17of-24<br />
passes for 241 yards. The 49ers defense would<br />
also contribute a score, courtesy of S Ronnie Lott, who<br />
intercepted a QB Tommy Kramer pass and returned it<br />
58 yards for a touchdown.<br />
Vikings 3 0 3 7 - 13<br />
49ers 7 20 0 14 - 41<br />
Vikings — Karlis 38 FG<br />
49ers — Rice 72 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Jones 8 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Taylor 8 pass from Montana (kick failed)<br />
49ers — Rice 13 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)<br />
Vikings — Karlis 44 FG<br />
49ers — Lott 58 interception return (Cofer kick)<br />
49ers — Craig 4 run (Cofer kick)<br />
Vikings — Fenney 3 run (Karlis kick)<br />
49ers 30, los Angeles Rams 3<br />
Nfc championship<br />
January 14 at candlestick Park<br />
(San francisco, cA)<br />
The 49ers defense intercepted QB Jim Everett three<br />
times and held the Los Angeles Rams to 156 yards<br />
of total offense as San Francisco earned its fourth trip<br />
to the Super Bowl of the decade with a 30-3 win at<br />
Candlestick Park in the NFC Championship Game. San<br />
Francisco QB Joe Montana was superb in his direction<br />
of the 49ers offense, completing 26-of-30 passes for<br />
262 yards and two touchdowns. His first touchdown<br />
pass of the game came with 11:27 remaining in<br />
the second quarter when he hit TE Brent Jones on a<br />
20-yard strike to give the 49ers a 7-3 lead. CB Tim<br />
McKyer intercepted an Everett pass giving the 49ers<br />
possession at the Los Angeles 27-yard line. A five-play<br />
drive culminated in a one-yard touchdown run by RB<br />
Roger Craig. It wouldn’t take long for San Francisco to
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