SUNDAY, JANUARY 20, 1985
SUPER BOWL
XXIX
6B
Friday, January 27,1995
SUPER BOWL PREVIEW
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
SUNDAY, JANUARY 28, 1982
SUPER BOWL
XXIX
Evidence points to NFC team
By Dave Goldberg The Associated Press
MIAMI — Does anyone out there honestly think the San Francisco 49ers won't beat the San Diego Chargers in Sunday's Super Bowl?
Consider this:
THE GAME: for respect and the ring
There are people out there that figure if they pick the Chargers and they somehow win, they'll be viewed as geniuses. If the Chargers lose, it's seen as no big deal.
SUPER BOWL STARTERS
The National Football Conference team has won the last 10 Super Bowls.
— The score of the regular-season game between the 49ers and Chargers was 38-15 and was played on the Chargers' home field.
— The Chargers are here because Pete Stoyanovich missed a last-minute field goal for Miami and because Dennis Gibson got his little finger to knock away a pass that Pittsburgh's Barry Foster was about to catch in the end zone.
And on and on. The Chargers are stronger in only one key position.
Charger kicker John Carney is better than 49er kicker Doug Brien.
All this is evident when the odds keep going up, from 17 1/2 points to 20. Even with the largest spread ever, the money kept coming in on the 49ers.
Knight-Ridder Tribute/RON CODDINGTON and ROY GALLOL
And it was evident at the media sessions this week, when the crowds around the Chargers were about two-thirds the size of the crowds around the 49ers.
So the 49ers have Deion Sanders, who said, "I'm household", as a sideway as well as a cornerback. But the Chargers are so obscure that one of their defensive backs, Eric Castle, asked ESPN's Chris Berman to pose for a picture with him.
Interestingly, Castle could have been "household" in San Diego if Stoyanovich's kick had been good, but a very negative "household"-his pass interference on Scott Miller set up the attempt.
For a pick, two numbers keep popping up 44 and 17.
Guess which team will score which
The Road to Miami
Wild Card Playoffs
Green Bay 16, Detroit 12
Miami 21, Kansas City 17
Cleveland 20, New England 13
Chicago 35, Minnesota 18
Divisional Playoff 9
Pittsburgh 29, Cleveland 9
San Francisco 44, Chicago 15
Dallas 35, Green Bay 9 San Diego 22, Miami 21.
AFC Championship
San Diego 17, Pittsburgh 13
NFC Championship
San Francisco 38, Dallas 28
Sunday
Super Bowl
San Diego vs. San Francisco, at Miami, 6 p.m.
49ers receivers will give Charger secondary a test
The Associated Press
MIAMI — Jerry Rice has beaten them before. So has John Taylor and Brent Jones. The San Diego Chargers are hoping for a different outcome in the Super Bowl, with the emphasis on hone.
"We watched a lot of film and we have a plan," San Diego safety Darren Carrington said Tuesday. "We worked some things out and changed some things."
loss of the season.
The Chargers know they're done for Sunday if Rice and company repeat their effort of Dec. 11, when Steve Young had one of his five 300-yard passing games in the 49ers' 38-15 win.
As good as San Francisco's receiving trio was in the regular season, their history is to be even better in the postseason.
Jones, a tight end who has joined the wideouts as a big-play threat, has a team-high eight receptions, including his fifth career postseason touchdown catch, in the two playoff victories that got San Francisco to its fifth Stern Bowl.
Rice caught 12 passes for 144 yards, three yards shy of his team record, and Taylor and Jones combined for eight catches, 101 yards and two touchdowns in the Chargers' worst
He had a career-high nine touchdown catches during the regular season, including a 69-yard catch that.
along with one from Race, was the team's longest completion of the campaign.
along with one from Rice, was
Rice, who had a career-best 112-reception season, holds a Super Bowl record with three receiving scores in a 55-10 win
The year before, he was the Super Bowl MVP after making 11 catches for a record 215 yards in a 20-16 victory against Cincinnati. Taylor won that game, also played at Joe Robbie Stadium, with what has become his signature catch, a 10-yarder from Joe Montana with 34 seconds left.
against Denver following the 1989 season.
Rice said the 49ers can't assume they're going to have the same kind of success against the Chargers as they did before.
"They have a very exceptional defense with Junior Seau." Rice said. "Their cornerbacks are really good. They have a lot of quickness out there, so we're not going to count these guys out. We know they have the potential to win the game. What we have to do is go out and be focused and execute and win the game."
Meantime, Rice, the NFL's career touchdown leader with 139, reiterated he was approaching the Super Bowls his final game.
He said earlier this week he would consider retirement if he found during the offseason that he had lost his competitive drive.
"Right now, I'm going to just put that on hold and decide what I'm going to do after the season," he said. "I will take some time off and just give it some thought. I'm not saying I'm retiring. This is something I go through every year."
"I went through it last year and I came back to camp early. I was excited about the guys we had gotten in and we had a great season. Don't count me out yet."
San Diego wary of quick-starting San Fran offense
The Associated Press
MIAMI — The Super Bowl begins at 6:18 p.m. EST Sunday, whether the San Diego Chargers are ready or not.
Notoriously slow starters, the Chargers say they must break that bad habit to beat the San Francisco 49ers. After all, it's hard to rally against a team that seems to score every time it has the ball.
"They have probably the most
prolific offensive scoring machine that ever played the game," San Diego receiver Tony Martin said Wednesday. "If you dig too big a hole for yourself, you will never get out of it."
The Chargers dug more
The Chargers dug more holes this season than Beetle Bailey, falling behind in 15 of 18 games. They overcame deficits to win 10 times, including dramatic playoff victories against Miami and Pittsburgh.
That script seems likely to be rejected by the 49ers.
San Diego quarterback Stan Humphries.
"We've got to stay close the whole game or get on top of them early," said
While the Chargers probably will fail if they trail early, their task is complicated by San Francisco's knack for quick getaways:
— In the National Football Conference championship game against Dallas, the 49ers led 21-0 early in the first quarter and won 38-28.
— In a December game against San Diego, the 49ers led 21-0 and won 38-15.
"We get a good start against most anybody," San Francisco tackle Steve Wallace said. "The defense sets the tone of the whole day. If they get off the field, the whole team is going to have a good game."
"I'm the only blemish on offense," said rookie fullback William Floyd. "Everybody else has been to the Pro Bowl. You have
the best at every position on the same team."
In fact, Floyd and guard Derrick Deese are the only offensive starters who have yet to earn Bowl honors.
"I think to myself," Floyd said, "Tm on the same team as Steve Young and Jerry Rice and John Taylor and Harris Barton. Damn!"
1979
Pittsburgh: 35
Dallas: 31
1980
Super Bowl highlights
Terry Bradshaw throws record four touchdown passes
Pittsburgh: 31
L.A. Rams: 19
1983
Super Bowl record attendance: 103,985
1984
1981 Oakland: 27 Phila.: 10
Wash.: 17
Miami: 17
Redskins' John
Riggins earns
MVP with 166
rushing yards
Jim Plunkett leads Raiders in first wild card team wifi
LA. Raiders: 38
Washington: 9
Most lopsided victory to date
1985
S. F: 38
Miami: 16
Joe Montana's second MVP performance
First time team that gains most yards loses
S. F.: 26
Cincinnati: 21
1987
1986
1982
Chicago: 46
N. Eng.; 10
1988
N.Y. Glants: 39
Denver: 20
First NFL title
for Giants since
1956
Bears get record seven sacks
Wash.: 42
Denver: 10
MVP Doug
Williams leads
team to record
five consecutive
touchdowns
1989
1991
S. F.: 20
Cincinnati: 16
N. Y. Glants: 20 Buffalo: 19
First Super Bowl game decided by one point
1992
MVP Jerry Rice sets reception record: 215 yards
Wash.:37
Buffalo:24
Redskins win third title in 10 years
1990
1993
Dallas: 52
Buffalo: 17
S. F.: 55
Denver: 10
S.F. 49ers tie
Pittsburgh
with four
Super Bowl
wins
Cowboys convert record nine turnovers into 35 points
1994
Dallas: 30
Buffalo: 13
MVP Emmitt
smith powers
Cowboys to
victory
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