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The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in Super Bowl XXIII on the 22nd of January 1989. The winning touchdown was a 10-yard pass from Joe Montana to John Taylor with 34 seconds remaining.
Super Bowl XXIII was played at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida. It was the sixth time Miami hosted the Super Bowl and the first time the game was held at Joe Robbie Stadium; the five previous Miami Super Bowls were at the Orange Bowl.
Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers was named Super Bowl XXIII MVP. He caught 11 passes for a Super Bowl record 215 yards and a touchdown.
Before the game-winning drive with the 49ers trailing 16-13 at their own 8-yard line, Montana pointed into the stadium crowd and told his teammates, "Hey, isn't that John Candy?" The remark calmed the huddle and became part of the "Joe Cool" legend. Montana then led an 11-play, 92-yard touchdown drive.
Stanley Wilson, the Bengals' best fullback and their third-leading rusher with 398 regular season yards, was caught using cocaine in his hotel room the night before the game. It was his third violation of the NFL's drug policy and he was banned from the league for life.
Jerry Rice set a record with 215 receiving yards in the game, while Joe Montana set a record with 357 passing yards. Stanford Jennings of Cincinnati tied the record for kickoff return touchdowns with a 93-yard return. John Taylor set records for longest punt return (45 yards) and most punt return yards in a game (56). Lee Johnson of Cincinnati set a record with a 63-yard punt.