National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl XXIV Play-by-Play

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Super Bowl XXIV Play-by-Play

Super Bowl XXIV Play-by-Play

Super Bowl XXIV Detailed Review

Denver won the coin toss and elected to receive.

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First quarter
Denver (15:00) Cofer kick 1 yard into end zone, Bell 24 return (Hendrickson).
D 23	1–10	Elway pass to M. Jackson right underthrown, incomplete.
D 23	2–10	Elway pass to M. Jackson middle overthrown, incomplete.
D 23	3–10	Elway 2 run evading pass rush (Fagan).
D 25	4–8	Horan 41 punt, Taylor fair catch.
San Francisco (14:05)
SF 34	1–10	Montana pass to Jones right overthrown, incomplete.
SF 34	2–10	Craig 18 run around left end (Henderson).
D 48	1–10	Montana pass to Craig middle incomplete.
D 48	2–10	Craig 1 run left end (Holmes).
D 47	3–9	Montana 9 screen pass to Craig left (Atwater).
D 38	1–10	Montana 9 pass to Rice right (Braxton).
D 29	2–1	Craig run right tackle, loss of 3 (M. Brooks).
D 32	3–4	Montana 10 run evading pass rush (slid down).
D 22	1–10	Craig 2 run left tackle (Fletcher).
D 20	2–8	Montana 20 pass to Rice middle (caught at D 8), touchdown (10:06). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 66 yards, 10 plays, 3:59. San Francisco 7, Denver 0
Denver (10:06) Cofer kick to D 13, Carrington 13 return (Romanowski).
D 26	1–10	Elway 27 shovel pass to Humphrey (Lott).
SF 47	1–10	Elway shovel pass to Humphrey incomplete.
SF 47	2–10	Humphrey 10 run middle (C. Brooks).
SF 37	1–10	Humphrey 6 run right end (Walter).
SF 31	2–4	Humphrey 3 draw middle (Millen).
SF 28	3–1	Elway 3 run middle (Millen).
SF 25	1–10	Elway shovel pass knocked away (Haley), incomplete.
SF 25	2–10	Elway pass to Mobley left overthrown, incomplete.
SF 25	3–10	Elway pass to M. Jackson right incomplete.
SF 25	4–10	Treadwell, 42–yard field goal (6:47).
	Denver scoring drive: 49 yards, 9 plays, 3:19. San Francisco 7, Denver 3
San Francisco (6:47) Treadwell kick to SF 4, Flagler 14 return (Braxton).
SF 18	1–10	Montana sacked, no gain (Carreker).
SF 18	2–10	Craig 4 run left (Atwater, Munford).
SF 22	3–6	Montana rushed, pass to Rice left incomplete.
SF 22	4–6	Helton 36 punt, Johnson 7 return (J. Jackson).
Denver (5:25)
D 49	1–10	Humphrey 1 run left tackle (Fagan), fumbled, C. Brooks recovered for San Francisco at SF 46.
San Francisco (5:18)
SF 46	1–10	Rathman 14 run left tackle. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for holding (Sapolu).
SF 36	1–20	Montana 20 pass to Rice middle (D. Smith).
D 44	1–10	Rathman 2 run right (Dennison).
D 42	2–8	Montana 6 pass to Craig left (Fletcher).
D 36	3–2	Craig 1 run left end (Kragen).
D 35	4–1	Rathman 4 run off left tackle (Henderson).
D 31	1–10	Montana pass to Taylor end zone incomplete.
D 31	2–10	Montana pass to Taylor right broken up (Braxton), incomplete.
D 31	3–10	Montana 21 pass to Rice middle (Corrington).
D 10	1–goal	Craig 3 run left (Munford).
D 7	2–goal	Montana 7 pass to Jones right (caught at D 3), touchdown (:03). Cofer’s extra–point attempt was wide right, no good.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 54 yards, 10 plays, 5:15. San Francisco 13, Denver 3
Denver (:03) Cofer kick to D 8, Bell 17 return (Wilson).
	END OF FIRST QUARTER: San Francisco 13, Denver 3
Second quarter
D 25	1–10	Elway pass to M. Jackson broken up (Griffin), incomplete.
D 25	2–10	Elway pass to Kay broken up (Lott), incomplete.
D 25	3–10	Elway 7 screen pass to Winder middle (Holt).
D 32	4–3	Horan 37 punt, Taylor fair catch.
San Francisco (14:22)
SF 31	1–10	Montana 18 pass to Rathman middle (Fletcher).
SF 49	1–10	Craig 6 run middle (Munford).
D 45	2–4	Craig 9 run right tackle (Carreker).
D 36	1–10	Montana rushed, pass to Rice incomplete.
D 36	2–10	Montana 12 pass to Rathman middle (Atwater).
D 24	1–10	Craig 8 run right end (Atwater).
D 16	2–2	Rathman 1 run right tackle (M. Brooks).
D 15	3–1	Craig 3 run left tackle (Mecklenburg).
D 12	1–10	Craig run middle, no gain (Kragen).
D 12	2–10	Craig run left, no gain (Henderson).
D 12	3–10	Montana 9 pass to Rathman middle (Braxton).
D 3	4–1	Rathman 1 run middle (Kragen).
D 2	1–goal	Craig 1 run right tackle (Mecklenburg).
D 1	2–goal	Rathman 1 run middle, touchdown (7:15). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 69 yards, 14 plays, 7:07 San Francisco 20, Denver 3
Denver (7:15) Cofer kick to D 2, Carrington 19 return (Hendrickson).
D 21	1–10	Humphrey run left, loss of 3 (Millen).
D 18	2–13	Humphrey 2 draw middle (Holt).
D 20	3–11	Elway pass to M. Jackson middle dropped, incomplete.
D 20	4–11	Horan 30 punt out of bounds at 50.
San Francisco (5:27)
50	1–10	Craig run right end, no gain (Braxton).
50	2–10	Montana 1 pass to Craig right (D. Smith).
D 49	3–9	Montana 6 pass to Craig middle (Braxton).
D 43	4–3	Helton 31 punt, Johnson 4 return (Romanowski).
Denver (3:19)
D 16	1–10	Elway 4 pass to Humphrey right (Kugler).
D 20	2–6	Elway 6 pass to Kay middle (Millen).
D 26	1–10	Elway 8 pass to Johnson middle (Kugler). Two–Minute Warning.
D 34	2–2	Elway pass to Johnson right incomplete.
D 34	3–2	Elway pass to M. Jackson right broken up (McKyer), incomplete.
D 34	4–2	Horan 42 punt, Taylor 17 return (Dennison).
San Francisco (1:38)
SF 41	1–10	Montana 4 pass to Rathman left (Fletcher).
SF 45	2–6	Montana 5 run evading pass rush (Henderson). San Francisco–first time out (1:05).
50	3–1	Rathman 3 run middle (Holmes).
D 47	1–10	Montana 9 pass to Walls middle (Munford). San Francisco–second time out (:40).
D 38	2–1	Montana 38 pass to Rice deep middle (caught at D 4), touchdown (:34). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 59 yards, 5 plays, 1:04. San Francisco 27, Denver 3
Denver (:34) Cofer kick to D 28, Bratton 9 return (Wilson).
D 37	1–10	Elway pass to M. Jackson deep broken up (Wright), incomplete.
D 37	2–10	Elway 12 pass to Sewell middle (Romanowski). Denver–first time out (:12).
D 49	1–10	Elway pass to M. Young left sideline incomplete.
D 49	2–10	Elway pass to M. Young right sideline incomplete.
	END OF SECOND QUARTER: San Francisco 27, Denver 3
Third quarter
San Francisco (15:00) Treadwell kick to SF 10, Flagler 13 return (Corrington).
SF 23	1–10	Montana 8 pass to Taylor left (Henderson).
SF 31	2–2	Rathman 1 run left (Curtis).
SF 32	3–1	Rathman run middle, no gain (Holmes).
SF 32	4–1	Helton 44 punt, Johnson fair catch.
Denver (13:01)
D 24	1–10	Elway pass to M. Jackson left intercepted at D 32, Walter 4 return (M. Jackson).
San Francisco (12:54)
D 28	1–10	Montana 28 pass to Rice deep middle (caught at D 2), touchdown (12:48). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 28 yards, 1 play, :06. San Francisco 34, Denver 3
Denver (12:48) Cofer kick to D 3, Carrington 27 return (Walls).
D 30	1–10	Elway 7 swing pass to Humphrey right (Walter).
D 37	2–3	Humphrey 6 run right tackle (Walter).
D 43	1–10	Elway sacked, loss of 6 (Fagan).
D 37	2–16	Elway 10 pass to Sewell middle (Holt).
D 47	3–6	Elway pass to M. Young deep left intercepted at SF 25, C. Brooks 38 return (out of bounds).
San Francisco (10:32)
D 37	1–10	Craig 2 run left end (Dennison).
D 35	2–2	Montana 35 pass to Taylor middle end zone, touchdown (9:44). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 37 yards, 2 plays, :48. San Francisco 41, Denver 3
Denver (9:44) Cofer kick to goal line, Carrington 39 return (Flagler).
D 39	1–10	Elway 13 pass to Johnson left (J. Jackson).
SF 48	1–10	Humphrey 34 draw left (Griffin, Pollard).
SF 14	1–10	Elway pass to Kay end zone intercepted by Romanowski, touchback. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 13 for pass interference (Romanowski).
SF 1	1–goal	Humphrey run left tackle, no gain (Fagan).
SF 1	2–goal	Humphrey run left, loss of 2 (Haley, Millen).
SF 3	3–goal	Elway 3 draw around right end, touchdown (6:53). Treadwell kicked extra point.
	Denver scoring drive: 61 yards, 5 plays, 2:51. San Francisco 41, Denver 10
San Francisco (6:53) Treadwell kick SF 3, Flagler 22 return (Carrington).
SF 25	1–10	Craig 12 run right end (Fletcher).
SF 37	1–10	Craig 2 run left (Townsend, Lucas).
SF 39	2–8	Montana 6 pass to Taylor middle (Lucas).
SF 45	3–2	Montana 7 pass to Williams right (Curtis).
D 48	1–10	Rathman 18 run left end (Atwater, Munford).
D 30	1–10	Craig run left, loss of 1 (Curtis).
D 31	2–11	Montana 12 pass to Rice right (Braxton).
D 19	1–10	Montana pass to Wilson right dropped, incomplete.
D 19	2–10	Montana 12 pass to Craig left (Curtis). San Francisco–first time out (:28).
D 7	1–goal	Rathman 4 run left (Kragen, Curtis).
	END OF THIRD QUARTER: San Francisco 41, Denver 10
Fourth quarter
D 3	2–goal	Rathman 3 run middle, touchdown (14:57). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 75 yards, 11 plays, 6:56. San Francisco 48, Denver 10
Denver (14:57) Cofer kick to D 1, Carrington 22 return (Romanowski).
D 23	1–10	Elway sacked, loss of 6 (Stubbs).
D 17	2–16	Elway 9 screen pass to Winder. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 5 for offsides (Stubbs).
D 22	2–11	Elway sacked, loss of 6 (Griffin), fumbled, Stubbs recovered for San Francisco at D 16, 15 return (Sewell).
San Francisco (13:51)
D 1	1–goal	Craig 1 run right tackle, touchdown (13:47). Cofer kicked extra point.
	San Francisco scoring drive: 1 yard, 1 play, :04. San Francisco 55, Denver 10
Denver (13:47) Cofer kick to goal line, Carrington 26 return (Flagler).
D 26	1–10	Humphrey 6 draw middle (Walter).
D 32	2–4	Elway 14 screen pass to Bratton (Millen).
D 46	1–10	Elway recovered fumbled snap, loss of 1.
D 45	2–11	Elway sacked, loss of 12 (Roberts).
D 33	3–23	Winder run left tackle, loss of 5 (Fagan).
D 28	4–28	Horan 43 punt, Taylor 9 return (Dennison).
San Francisco (11:13)
SF 38	1–10	Flagler run left end, no gain (Dennison).
SF 38	2–10	Flagler run right end, loss of 4 (M. Brooks).
SF 34	3–14	S. Young pass to Walls incomplete.
SF 34	4–14	Helton 47 punt downed at D 19.
Denver (9:28)
D 19	1–10	Humphrey run middle, loss of 2 (Fagan).
D 17	2–12	Kubiak sacked, loss of 2 (Kugler).
D 15	3–14	Kubiak 28 pass to Nattiel middle (J. Jackson).
D 43	1–10	Kubiak pass batted down at line (Haley), incomplete.
D 43	2–10	Kubiak pass to Nattiel middle incomplete.
D 43	3–10	Kubiak sacked, loss of 1 (Stubbs).
D 42	4–11	Horan 38 punt, Taylor 12 return (Lucas).
San Francisco (6:58)
SF 32	1–10	Flagler 7 run right tackle. Play nullified and San Francisco penalized 10 for holding (Tausch).
SF 22	1–20	Flagler 3 run right tackle (Powers).
SF 25	2–17	S. Young 7 pass to Sydney middle (Dennison).
SF 32	3–10	S. Young 13 pass to Sherrard left (Carrington).
SF 45	1–10	Flagler 4 run left (Townsend).
SF 49	2–6	Flagler 10 run right (Dennison).
D 41	1–10	Flagler 1 run left end (Carrington).
D 40	2–9	Sydney 2 run middle (Powers). Two–Minute Warning.
D 38	3–7	S. Young 11 run evading pass rush (out of bounds).
D 27	1–10	S. Young knelt down, loss of 2.
D 29	2–12	S. Young knelt down, loss of 1.
D 30	3–13	S. Young knelt down, loss of 2.
	FINAL SCORE: San Francisco 55, Denver 10
	FINAL RECORDS: San Francisco 17–2, Denver 13–6