FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1990, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana raises his football helmet toward the crowd as he leaves the field following the team's 55-10 victory over the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans, La. Montana set five Super Bowl career records, including his third Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award, and San Francisco's point total was the most ever. (AP Photo/Lennox McLennon, File)
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SUPER BOWL 24
Jan. 28, 1990
At New Orleans_72,919
San Francisco 13.14.14.14_55
Denver .3..0..7..3_10
Denver never had a chance.
The San Francisco 49ers routed the Broncos 55-10 in the most lopsided Super Bowl. It was big easy in the Big Easy for Joe Montana and company.
The 49ers became the first repeat NFL champion in a decade and tied the Pittsburgh Steelers as a pinnacle of Super Bowl perfection with four wins in four tries. The Broncos, on the other hand, lost their fourth Super Bowl and John Elway fell to 0-3.
Joe Montana threw for a record five touchdowns, three to Jerry Rice, and also set a record with 13 straight pass completions. Montana completed 22 of 29 passes for 297 yards and Rice caught seven passes for 148 yards.
By halftime, it was 27-3 and after three quarters, it was 41-10.
Montana also set five Super Bowl career records, including his third Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award, and San Francisco's point total was the most ever.
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FILE - In this Jan. 28, 1990, file photo, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana (16) celebrates with lineman Guy McIntyre after a third-quarter touchdown against the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XIV in New Orleans. Montana set five Super Bowl career records, including his third Super Bowl Most Valuable Player award, and San Francisco's point total was the most ever. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan, File)
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FILE - In this Jan. 31, 1988, file photo, Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway winds up to let go of a 56-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Ricky Nattiel in the first quarter of Super Bowl XXII against the Washington Redskins in San Diego, Calif. Elway threw the pass on the Broncos' first play from scrimmage and Rich Karlis kicked a 24-yard field goal on the next possession to take a 10-0 lead. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta, File)
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