Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1988 season. The 49ers defeated the Bengals 20–16, winning their third Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XXIII - Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Francisco 49ers - January 22nd, 1989

Super Bowl XXIII recap, statistics, rosters, scoring, and more. NFC champion San Francisco captured its third Super Bowl of the 1980s by defeating AFC-champion Cincinnati 20-16.

The Pro Football Hall of Famer set a Super Bowl record with 215 receiving yards and took home MVP honors. But it was Joe Montana, who led the 49ers on a 92-yard, game-winning drive late to help...

Relive the Super Bowl XXIII matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals by watching this full game replay brought to you by NFL Game Pass.

2 days ago · Super Bowl XXIII, 49ers 20, Bengals 16: The call was “20 Halfback Curl X-Up,” but it’s better known as the John Taylor Play. It was designed for running back Roger Craig, who had eight ...

On January 22, 1989 the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in Super Bowl XXIII. Watch highlights from the 49ers third Super Bowl victory.

Super Bowl XXIII - Bill Walsh's Last Stand And The Cementing Of The Joe Montana Legend. When the Cincinnati Bengals arrived in Miami to contest Super Bowl XXIII against the San Francisco 49ers, the game became more than who would be champions of the NFL, but could the student beat the mentor?

Super Bowl 23. By the time the NFL penned Super Bowl XXIII into the schedule, the San Francisco 49ers were asserting themselves as a dynasty. The 49ers — led by two-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana — were looking to go three for three on their Super Bowl appearances, the first of which was seven years earlier.

Jan 22, 2024 · One response that you’d probably hear a lot would be Super Bowl XXIII, played 35 years ago on Jan. 22, 1989. The favored San Francisco 49ers, already winners of two Super Bowls in the decade,...