SF FG, tie game 6-6.
Stanford Jennings returned the ensuing kickoff for a 94-yard TD. CIN, 13-6.
Stanford Jennings returned the ensuing kickoff for a 94-yard TD. CIN, 13-6.
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Next Niner drive, Montana clicked to Rice. Billups drops would-be INT, next play Montana to Rice TD. 13-13.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Bengals used to a ball-control drive to bleed clock. Another Breech FG. CIN 16-13, only 3:20 left.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
If the Bengals snuff out this drive and win, who do you give the SB MVP to?
*Jim Breech (who was 3/3 on FG)?
*DE Jason Buck?
*Jerry Rice (even in defeat)?Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
A penalty on the kickoff pushed the Niners back to their own 8. Here's the part where legends are made.
According to Tackle Harris Barton, at the TV timeout Joe Montana looks along the endline and sees a familiar figure walking. Joe tells the huddle "Look, that's John Candy." Season on the line, how cool can a guy be?Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Against a loose defense, Montana navigated the Niners downfield. Connection to Rice, across midfield. Under 2:00.
After an offensive penalty, Montana hit Rice perfectly on a crossing pattern. Eluding three defenders, Rice gained 32 yards to get to the Bengal 19.
As good as he was throughout his career, Rice was Superman in this game. His 220 scrimmage yards accounted for almost half of the Niner's total offense.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Completion to Craig. Inside the 10. 0:40 left.
Walsh drew up the key play. Rice had been immense, Walsh knew he would draw a crowd:
*Rice ran to the left corner as decoy.
*John Taylor post pattern. TD, Niners 20-16.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
No miracle finish for the Bengals. Going off the field after such a gut-wrenching loss, Wyche could not have been more gracious. He congratulated his former coach and said "I couldn't be more happy for you."Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
At the trophy presentation, I have to give a tip of the cap to Brent Musberger for an excellent piece of journalism. After awarding the trophy to Walsh, Brent asked Walsh one question. Brent must have had good intel.
BRENT: "Was this the final game for the great coach Bill Walsh?"
Brent didn't have to say another word. Walsh hugged his son.
Walsh retired from the Niners after winning his third title of the decade. He had taken over the Niners when they were a ragtag bunch, and now they were champions again.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
SB24: Broncos vs Niners
*Broncos: were 0-3 in their first three SB appearances. This was AGAIN one of the years the Broncos went thru the Browns.
*Niners: were 3-0 in their first three SB appearances. Walsh retired in the prior off-season, Seifert took over Defending champs.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Early drive: Montana gets great protection, hits Rice who bounces off Atwater. TD Niners, 7-0.
DEN FG, Niner TD to Brent Jones (missed xpt). Niners, 13-3.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
1-yr TD run by Rathman. Another maestro catch by Rice, TD. Niners, 27-3, at half.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Third TD early in the 3rd qtr, 34-3. The route was on.
Just too easy. 55-10 final.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
This game was a walkover. Some footnotes:
*4th title for the Niners. 4th for Montana, title for Seifert in his debut season as HC.
*3rd title for Matt Millen after he had won two with the Raiders.
Rice was so fluid, he jumps off the tape. The combination of Montana to Rice was lethal.
Niners go Back-to-Back. Sets the stage for 1990.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Chucky gets the SBR award for rapid self posting and keeping this thread going.
I'm impressed!
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SB25: Bills vs Giants
*Bills: 1st Super Bowl. They had just ripped the Raiders in the AFC title game, 51-3.
*Giants: Came in via the upset route. The NFC title game must be noted.
The Giants won their opening playoff game convincingly versus the rebuilding Mike Tomczak Bears. As the seconds ticked off, it set up a Giant/Niner clash in San Francisco. Parcells told his players "You know nobody thinks we can win."
A lot went down in that game. The Niners were 2x defending champs, now going for a three-peat. They looked really strong, and the Giants didn't look as dominating as they had in 1986.
Jeff Hostetler was subbing in at QB for an injured Phil Simms. The Giant defense, especially their pass defense, was pretty solid. 6-6 at half.
In the second half, John Taylor broke a tackle for a long TD, 13-6. Matt Bahr FG, 13-9.
The Giants had been bringing the lumber on Montana. On a play that Montana rolled right and paused, Leonard Marshall drilled him and knocked him out of the game. After a Gary Reasons fake punt, another Bahr FG, 13-12.
Steve Young entered in relief. Under 5:00 remaining, Niners are trying to kill off the game. Erik Howard knocks the ball out of Craig's hands. Lawrence Taylor catches the fumble, chance to move down for the winning points.
Hostetler hits Bavaro, inside Niner 40. Anderson moves the ball to the 25. Another FG attempt.
Bahr makes his fifth Field Goal of the game. Giants win 15-13 without benefit of a touchdown. Pat Summerall says "There will be no three-peat."Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
This is the game that Belichick stunned his defensive players by saying "We have to let Thurman Thomas run for 100 yards." It was a strange pep talk. But it was designed to feed on the Bills' aggressive tendencies.
After an early Giant FG, Kelly hits Lofton on a long deflected reception. Norwood FG, 3-3.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Against a loose Giant defense, Kelly navigated the field. 80-yard drive, TD run for Thomas. Bills, 10-3.
Hostetler took a beating from the Bill pass rush. Bruce Smith tackles Hostetler for a safety. 12-3, looked like it might be a mismatch.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Down 9, Parcells stuck with the ground game. Run blocking was a better matchup for Jumbo Elliott vs Bruce Smith. Better than asking Elliott to pass block against the speedy Smith.
Ottis Anderson runs loosened up the defense. Nice completion for Hostetler to Ingram. TD pass to Baker. Bills 12-10 very late in the first half.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
On the opening drive of the second half the Giants converted on four consecutive third downs:
1) Meggett short pass runs out of a tackle
2) Anderson run off left tackle thru a big hole
3) Ingram completion well short of the line. Superhuman effort to get past five would-be tacklers.
4) Rollout pass to TE Cross.
Short TD run by Anderson. Giants killed off 9:29 on the drive. Giants, 17-12.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
With the lead, Belichick dropped into a dime coverage. He let Kelly throw into coverage, and they pounded Andre Reed. Great showing by RB Thomas. Thomas TD run early in 4th qtr. Bills, 19-17.
Two completions to stone-faced Mark Bavaro. That guy was a rock. Anderson run stuffed. FG, Giants 20-19.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Only 2:19 left, Kelly starting from his own 10. Thurman Thomas was immense, largely because that's what Belichick was giving them. Run to midfield.
Kelly pass to McKeller, down to Giant 41. Another Thomas run, down to the 30. Kelly spikes the ball, 0:08 left.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
All down to the Norwood kick. "He missed it. Wide right."
Giants win, 20-19. Norwood takes way too much grief for this one. Back then, a 47-yard FG attempt on grass was a 50/50 proposition at best.
It was a great strategic game. The Bills were very close to delivering the knockout punch in the first half:
*The safety easily could have been a touchdown. Bruce Smith was inches away from knocking the ball free.
*Hostetler staying in the game was key. Phil Simms was in street-clothes. Hard to imagine Matt Cavanaugh performing on this stage.
The defensive scheme was exactly what Belichick wanted. He minimized the long Bill pass plays. He conceded a huge game to Thomas with knowledge that the Bills wouldn't stop throwing.
The Giant time-consuming drives wore on the Bill defense. The Giants amazingly held the ball for more than 40:00.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Second Super Bowl win for the Giants/Parcells. Lawrence Taylor accurately compared the two teams:
"Winning in 1986 was like winning with a Royal Flush. In 1990 it was like winning with Two Pair. Much harder."
This Giant team will go down as coming through the underdog role. But it was a very good team. They went through two teams that were championship-worthy, the Niners and the Bills.
Their defense, especially the pass defense, was stingy. They were hard to score on. The offense wasn't flashy but they got yards between the hashes with the likes of Anderson, Bavaro, and Ingram.
The team was good enough that the QB became interchangable. Simms or Hostetler, didn't really matter.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
SB26: Bills vs Redskins
*Bills: 2nd appearance, after losing to Giants previous season.
*Redskins: going for 3rd title in 10 years.
This Redskin team always struck me as so out of place:
*Full decade since the Riggins team of 1982.
*Only three players still on the team from 1982. Monk/Grimm/Jacoby, by my count.
*And Rypien was really only great in 1991.Last edited by ChuckyTheGoat; 02-15-23, 06:55 PM.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
I loved the Bill teams. But it must be said that the Super Bowls revealed the Bill defense to maybe not be physical enough.
Opening drive, Monk kills them. Looks like he has a TD, replay overturn. Snap fumbled on FG, no score.
Pinned back, Kelly throws an INT to WASH. Returned into redzone.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Rypien gives it right back to BUFF. INT.
After Bill punt, Rypien to Sanders for long completion. TD pass to veteran Ernest Byner. WASH, 7-0.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Bills got hit and were not sharp. Several dropped passes.
No Bill rushing game. Kelly tosses an easy INT to Darrell Green.
Gerald Riggs TD. WASH, 17-0, at half.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
First play of 2nd half, Kelly is blitzed and throws INT. Another Riggs TD, 24-0.
Bill offense was one-dimensional. Their receivers took a beating.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
TD, Gary Clark, 34-10.
Kelly didn't get much help in this game. Still surprised how one-sided it was.
Tip of the cap to the Redskin Offensive Lineman. Jim Lachey and Mark Schlereth were good additions. Rypien was unfettered for much of the game.
And the running lanes were big, too. Some Buffalo consolation points. Another NFC blowout. 37-24.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
SB27 Bills vs CowboysWhere's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Bills block an early punt via Special Teams ace Steve Tasker. TD, Thomas. 7-0.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Kelly, blitzed by Gant, throws a lame INT to James Washington.
Cowboys drive. TD pass, Aikman to Novacek. 7-7.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment -
Pass rush by Haley. House Ballard schooled, Fumble caught clean for Dallas TD. 14-7.Where's the fuckin power box, Carol?Comment