Super Bowl XXIV

The game

The San Francisco 49ers blew out the Denver Broncos by scoring on six of their first eight drives.

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San Francisco 49ers - Denver Broncos

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The 49ers scored first on a 20 yard pass from Joe Montana to Jerry Rice. The Broncos then responded with a 42-yard drive, scoring on kicker David Treadwell's 42-yard field goal to make the score 7-3.

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Joe Montana - Jerry Rice

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On San Francisco's next drive, Denver's defense forced them to punt. But then Broncos running back Bobby Humphrey lost a fumble to the 49ers at midfield.

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From then on, the 49ers scored 34 unanswered points:

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• A 7-yard pass from Montana to tight end Brent Jones (kicker Mike Cofer's extra point was missed).
• A 1-yard run by running back Tom Rathman.
• Rice's 38-yard pass from Montana.
• Rice's 28-yard pass from Montana.
• A 35-yard pass from Montana to wide receiver John Taylor.

Denver's only touchdown, a 3-yard run by quarterback John Elway, came midway through the third quarter. But by then, the 49ers still had the lead 41-10.

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For the rest of the game, the 49ers continued to stuff Denver's offense as they scored two more touchdowns to make the final score 55-10.

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Scoring summary

• SF- Rice 20 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)
• DEN- FG Treadwell 42
• SF- Jones 7 pass from Montana (kick failed)
• SF- Rathman 1 run (Cofer kick)
• SF- Rice 38 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)
• SF- Rice 28 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)
• SF- Taylor 35 pass from Montana (Cofer kick)
• DEN- Elway 3 run (Treadwell kick)
• SF- Rathman 3 run (Cofer kick)
• SF- Craig 1 run (Cofer kick)