Top Ten Super Bowls of All Time – Part IV

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Montana’s Last-Second Drive Steals One

“Hey there’s John Candy”.  It was first and 92 for the Super Bowl.  Joe Montana’s 49ers trailed by three points in the waning minutes of the game, and Joe Cool once again demonstrated his ability to remain calm in the face of pressure.  The hard-hitting game had already cost Cincinnati their best defender, as Tim Krumrie had fallen victim to a broken leg earlier in the first half.  Still, the Bengals refused to yield and the game continued back and forth, with both teams seizing and losing momentum.  A kickoff return by Cincinnati’s Stanford Jennings proved to be the only time the Bengals would reach the end zone all game, and along with three Jim Breech field goals, it seemed as if the 16 points would be enough to hold off the two-time champions.  Then with an assist from game MVP Jerry Rice, Joe took over.  Marching down the field with surgical precision, Montana led his team into field goal range, where it seemed like the first overtime Super Bowl awaited the millions of viewers.  San Francisco had no intentions of playing for overtime, however, and Joe continued on into the Cincinnati red zone.  With under a minute remaining, the 49er quarterback crossed up the Bengal defenders and found wide receiver John Taylor in the end zone for the final score and a punctuation mark in their recognition as the “Team of the Decade” – a fitting end to head coach Bill Walsh’s brilliant career with the team.

San Francisco 49ers 20 – Cincinnati Bengals 16

Who else will make the cut in our Top 10 List?  Have you seen YOUR favorite yet?  Stay tuned…next time, the final two Super Bowls on our list.