Thus, the third quarter ended with the Rams still in the lead, 19–17, seemingly in control of the game. Tyler was the top rusher of the game with 60 yards, and caught 2 passes for 20 yards. The wide receiver on the left clears out so I can come underneath the zone coverage.". Super Bowl XIV holds the record for attendance with 103,985 spectators. Halfback Rocky Bleier also had another superb season, providing Harris with excellent blocking while also contributing 711 combined rushing and receiving yards. Two weeks later at 5–1, Pittsburgh was blown out 34–10 in Cincinnati against an 0–6 Bengals team. After two plays of the ensuing drive, Ferragamo completed a 50-yard pass to Waddy. But the Rams' main strength was their defense, which featured defensive end Jack Youngblood, who made the Pro Bowl for the 7th year in a row and was playing with a broken leg, and lightning-quick Fred Dryer on the opposite end. He also recorded his 7th consecutive season with more than 1,000 yards, tying an NFL record set by Jim Brown. ", Bunz thought at first that "Alexander would come up inside. Team owner Carroll Rosenbloom drowned during an off-season accident, resulting in a power struggle between his second wife, Georgia Frontiere, and his son, Steve Rosenbloom. We just played better.". Aided by a 20-yard pass interference penalty against Shell, Los Angeles advanced 67 yards in 10 plays to score on 31-yard field goal from kicker Frank Corral to tie the game.
Frontiere eventually gained control of the team and fired her stepson. The second pass carried to the 1-yard line, from where Montana dived across for the first touchdown. "The only thing we could do was run the ball and hope we could get it out and punt.". The famous Coca-Cola commercial (titled "Hey Kid, Catch!") Montana, selected the game's most valuable player, completed 14 of 22 passes, ran for 18 yards in six carries and scored a touchdown. 5Times targeted. While the 49ers were foundering with 2-14 records in 1978 and '79, the Bengals were posting 4-12 records and finishing at the bottom of the AFC Central Division. For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 1980 season, see, The Steelers owned one of the league's best offensive lines in 1979, led by Mike Webster (, The Super Bowl was attended by a record 103,985 spectators, which remains a record through Super Bowl 50 in 2016. After an exchange of punts, the Rams mounted one final, spirited drive to regain the lead. "They double-teamed Archie Reese, but did not block John Choma (tackle) and ran right at the double team," said Studley. Super Bowl XVI was played to an improbable script. However, the Steelers were not taking their opponents lightly. "Rather than run to the same place three times, we felt we could go to the right. It was the last time the Rams made the Super Bowl while based in Los Angeles until LIII in 2018, where they lost to the New England Patriots 13–3. Finally Keena realized I'd called for the goal-line defense.". For more than 30 years, the 49ers had strained and struggled in a bid for distinction, but their best efforts produced only three division titles. Fellow linebacker Craig Puki later said that he thought Turner had missed two plays, but he was in his stance and evidently did not see Turner race onto the field at the last instance for the first-down play from the 3.
However, like the Rams' previous lead, the Steelers' lead also turned out to be short-lived. First, Harris ran for 12 yards, fullback Rocky Bleier ran for 1, then tight end Bennie Cunningham caught a pass for 8. Two possessions later, the Bengals were at midfield with 6:53 remaining in the third period. Franco Harris, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth became the fourth, fifth and sixth players to score touchdowns in back-to-back Super Bowls, respectively. The touchdown denied the Bengals in the third period was scored at 4:54 of the fourth, when Anderson passed four yards to tight end Dan Ross. Steelers starting tight end Bennie Cunningham, who missed most of the previous season due to injuries, was also a big contributor with 36 receptions for 512 yards.