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SB 16: 49ers begin decade of dominance with 26-21 win

Posted January 02, 2016 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

SUPER BOWL 16

Jan. 24, 1982

At Pontiac, Michigan_81,270

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The first Super Bowl held in a cold-weather city - but in the Pontiac Silverdome - was preceded by the 49ers' bus getting caught in traffic and several players needing to walk into the stadium.

Didn't bother them much: Ray Wersching kicked a Super Bowl record-tying four field goals to help lift the 49ers to their first NFL championship with a 26-21 win over the Bengals.

The 49ers built a game-record 20-0 halftime lead on the strength of two long touchdown marches led by Joe Montana, and two Wersching field goals.

The Bengals came back in the second half, narrowing the margin to 20-14 on quarterback Ken Anderson's 5-yard run and 4-yard scoring toss to Dan Ross. But Wersching connected on early third-quarter field goals of 40 and 23 yards to increase the 49ers' lead to 26-14, making meaningless Anderson's 3-yard touchdown pass to Ross (who set a Super Bowl record with 11 receptions for 104 yards) in the final seconds.

Montana completed 14 of 22 passes for 157 yards; Anderson established game records for completions (25) and completion percentage (73.5 percent on 25 of 34).

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FILE - In this Jan. 24, 1982, file photo, San Francisco 49ers' Ray Wersching (14) kicks a field goal during the second quarter of Super Bowl XVI against the Cincinnati Bengals in Pontiac, Mich. Wershing kicked four field goals to help the 49ers defeat the Bengals 26-21. 49ers quarterback Joe Montana is the holder. (AP Photo/Lacy Atkins, File) The Associated Press

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