Super Bowl XXIII Retrospective: Joe Montana's Fortunate Second Chance

by Chris Burke

Joe Montana

In anticipation of Cardinals-Steelers, FanHouse takes a look back at some forgotten storylines from past Super Bowls.

The Game:
Up until the Giants stunned New England last season, Super Bowl XXIII was arguably the most exciting Super Bowl ever played - some would argue that it still is.

Cincinnati led San Francisco 16-13 in the game's final moments. Everyone knows what happened next: Montana, with the 49ers down to their last chance, led his team 92 yards in 11 plays, then found John Taylor in the end zone with 34 seconds left for a dramatic 20-16 Niners victory.

What Might Have Been: Montana's last drive was the stuff of legends - his team's collective back against the wall, on the game's biggest stage, all the future Hall of Famer did was hit eight-of-nine passes (not counting a completion negated by a SF penalty) in a game-winning drive.

Super Bowl XXIII Retrospective: Joe Montana's Fortunate Second Chance originally appeared on NFL FanHouse on Thu, 29 Jan 2009 11:00:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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