Editing Super Bowl XXIII (section)

===First quarter===

Super Bowl XXIII started out with devastating injuries on both sides. On the third play of the game, 49ers tackle [[Steve Wallace (American football)|Steve Wallace]] was taken off the field with a broken ankle and replaced by Bubba Paris. On the 14th play of the game, Bengals defensive lineman [[Tim Krumrie]] twisted his ankle nearly 180 degrees, shattering two bones in his left leg. Krumrie was replaced by rookie David Grant.

After the two teams traded punts on their first drives of the game, the 49ers, aided by a roughing the passer penalty and a 17-yard screen pass to fullback [[Tom Rathman]] on 3rd-and-10, marched 73 yards from their own 3-yard line to the Bengals 24. But dropped passes, including one by receiver Mike Wilson on the 2-yard line (the first time in a Super Bowl that instant replay was used to reverse a call), forced them to settle for a 41-yard field goal from kicker [[Mike Cofer (kicker)|Mike Cofer]].

On the 49ers' next drive, Montana threw a pass to wide receiver [[Jerry Rice]], who first tipped it to himself and then made a one-handed catch before stepping out of bounds at the San Francisco 45-yard line.