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Super Bowl Champions: 1984 49ers

Super Bowl Champions: 1984 49ers

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Joe Montana earned his second of three Super Bowl MVPs -- an NFL record. He completed 24 of 35 passes for 331 yards and three touchdowns and also ran for 59 yards and an additional score.

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San Francisco easily won Super Bowl XIX, 38-16. Roger Craig rushed for 58 yards and caught seven passes for 77 yards and also become the first player ever to score three touchdowns in a Super Bowl.

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Jan. 21, 1985 SI Cover.

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The game was advertised as a shootout, and statistically, it didn't fail. This was the first Super Bowl ever in which both quarterbacks -- Dan Marino and Joe Montana -- passed for over 300 yards.

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Trailing Miami 10-7 after one quarter of play, the 49ers blew the game open with 21 straight points in the second quarter.

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Running back Wendell Tyler didn't score in Super Bowl XIX, but he rushed 13 times for 65 yards and hauled in four passes for 70 yards.

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Jan. 28, 1985 SI Cover

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