Editing Super Bowl XIX (section)

==Game summary==
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 28 - Roger Craig (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Roger Craig (''middle'') rushes past the Dolphins' defense during Super Bowl XIX.]]
Instead of the predicted shootout between quarterbacks [[Dan Marino]] and [[Joe Montana]], the game was mostly one-sided. The 49ers' defense only allowed 25 rushing yards and 16 Dolphins points. San Francisco also intercepted Marino twice and sacked him 4 times. The Dolphins set a Super Bowl record for fewest rush attempts in a game (9).

===First quarter===
In the opening minutes of the game, it seemed that the game would live up to the hype. On the opening kickoff, 49ers running back/kick returner [[Derrick Harmon (running back)|Derrick Harmon]] caught the ball too close to the sidelines and stepped out of bounds at the San Francisco 6-yard line. The 49ers managed to advance to their own 41, but were forced to punt, and Dolphins cornerback [[Fulton Walker]] returned the punt 8 yards to the Miami 36-yard line. Then on their first play of the drive, Marino completed a 25-yard pass to running back [[Tony Nathan]]. Four plays later, Miami reached the San Francisco 23-yard line. But on third down, 49ers cornerback [[Eric Wright (cornerback, born 1959)|Eric Wright]] tackled wide receiver [[Mark Clayton (American football, born 1961)|Mark Clayton]] 2 yards shy of the first down. The Dolphins had to settle for a 37-yard field goal from kicker [[Uwe von Schamann]] to give them an early 3–0 lead.

Miami's lead did not last long, as San Francisco stormed down the field on their next possession. The 49ers drove 78 yards in 8 plays, which featured a 16-yard run by Montana, followed by his 33-yard touchdown pass to running back [[Carl Monroe]] to give them their first lead of the game, 7–3. But Miami retook the lead on their ensuing drive. After a 5-yard rush by Nathan, the Dolphins went into a [[no-huddle offense]], preventing the 49ers from making substitutions and keeping their run defense on the field. Marino completed five consecutive passes, hitting Clayton for 18 yards, wide receiver [[Mark Duper]] for 11, Clayton again for 13, and tight end [[Dan Johnson (American football)|Dan Johnson]] for 21. On the next play, Marino finished the drive by hitting Johnson for a 2-yard touchdown pass, giving the Dolphins a 10–7 lead with 45 seconds left in the first quarter.

===Second quarter===
In the second quarter, the 49ers began to take control of the game. After being forced to punt, Bill Walsh switched to a 4–1–6 (or [[dime defense]]) to slow down the Dolphins' passing attack, with [[Keena Turner]] as the sole linebacker. Miami tried to run against the 4–1–6 alignment, to no avail. Safety [[Dwight Hicks]] broke up two consecutive Marino passes, and the Dolphins were forced to punt from their own 10-yard line. Then after taking the ball at the Miami 47-yard line, Montana scrambled for a 19-yard run, and then completed a 16-yard pass to wide receiver [[Dwight Clark]] to reach the 12-yard line. From there, running back [[Wendell Tyler]] rushed for 4 yards, and then Montana threw an 8-yard touchdown pass to running back [[Roger Craig (American football)|Roger Craig]], putting the 49ers back in front with a 14–10 lead.

San Francisco never trailed again for the rest of the game. Miami then had to punt again on their ensuing possession, and 49ers cornerback [[Dana McLemore]] returned the ball 28 yards to the 49ers 45-yard line. After advancing 15 yards with two running plays by Tyler and Craig, Montana completed a pair of passes to tight end [[Russ Francis]] to move the ball 29 yards to the Miami 11-yard line. Craig ran for 5 yards on the next play, and then Montana finished the drive himself with a 6-yard touchdown run, increasing San Francisco's lead to 21–10. After the ensuing kickoff, the Dolphins again were forced to punt after a three-and-out, and McLemore returned [[Reggie Roby]]'s 39-yard punt 10 yards to the 49ers 48-yard line. Montana was sacked for a 5-yard loss by defensive end [[Doug Betters]] on the first play of the ensuing drive, but he struck back with a 20-yard completion to Craig and a 7-yard run over the next two plays. On the next play, wide receiver [[Freddie Solomon]] appeared to catch a pass from Montana at the 12 before losing a fumble to safety [[Lyle Blackwood]]. However, field judge Bob Lewis blew the play dead, ruling that Solomon's fumble was an incomplete pass. Bill Quinby, the side judge, who was nearest to the play, did not make any call. Five plays later, Craig finished the 9-play, 52-yard drive with his second touchdown of the game on a 2-yard run, increasing the 49ers' lead to 28–10.

With nearly two minutes left in the half, the Dolphins finally managed to get a good drive going on their next possession. Marino completed seven out of nine passes, the last one being a 30-yard pass to tight end [[Joe Rose (American football)|Joe Rose]], to reach the 49ers 12-yard line. However, San Francisco's defense tightened up on the next three plays, forcing two incompletions and a completed pass for no gain, and Miami was forced to settle for von Schamann's 31-yard field goal to cut their deficit to 28–13 with 12 seconds left in the half. Then the Dolphins caught a break as the 49ers botched the ensuing kickoff. San Francisco guard [[Guy McIntyre]] received von Schamann's short kick and was about to down the ball, but then changed his mind at the last second and decided to return it after being urged by teammates Monroe and Harmon. This turned out to be a mistake; McIntyre fumbled while being leveled by running back [[Joe Carter (running back)|Joe Carter]], and wide receiver [[Jim Jensen (wide receiver)|Jim Jensen]] recovered the ball for Miami at the San Francisco 12. After that, von Schamann kicked a 30-yard field goal on the last play of the half, cutting the Dolphins' deficit to 28–16. "I can laugh about the play now, but it wasn't funny at the time," McIntyre said after the game. "My first instinct when I got the ball was to fall down. Then I heard everyone yelling, 'Get up! Get up!' So I got up, and here comes someone sneaking underneath me, and he hit the ball."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/features/superbowl/archives/19/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 30, 2007 |archive-date=October 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020104957/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/features/superbowl/archives/19/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Second half===
Any thoughts of a Dolphins comeback ended early in the third quarter, as they were shut out by the 49ers for the rest of the game. On the first play of the second half, San Francisco defensive end [[Dwaine Board]] tackled Nathan for a 1-yard loss. After an incompletion, Board sacked Marino for a 9-yard loss on third down, and McLemore returned Roby's 45-yard punt 8 yards to the 49ers 47. Montana went on to complete a 14-yard pass to Tyler and gain 16 yards on a scramble as he led San Francisco 43 yards in 9 plays to score on kicker [[Ray Wersching]]'s 27-yard field goal, increasing their lead to 31–16. On the Dolphins' ensuing drive, they were forced to punt again after Marino was sacked twice, first by defensive tackle [[Manu Tuiasosopo]], then by Board. Starting on their own 30-yard line after a 5-yard return by McLemore, Montana completed a 40-yard pass to Tyler, followed by a 13-yard pass to Francis to reach the Miami 17. Three plays later, Craig scored his third touchdown of the game on a 16-yard reception to make the score 38–16. Craig's third touchdown marked the first time in Super Bowl history that the same player scored three touchdowns, and also proved to be the last score from either team, as the defenses of both teams took over for the rest of the game – especially the 49ers' defense, who intercepted Marino twice. On Miami's ensuing drive following Craig's third touchdown, Wright intercepted a pass intended for Clayton at the 49ers 1-yard line. Montana then managed to escape a safety by completing a 9-yard pass to Craig. After the Dolphins were forced to punt on their first possession of the final period, McLemore fumbled the catch, and wide receiver [[Vince Heflin]] recovered the ball for Miami at the San Francisco 21. On the next play, however, Marino was intercepted again, this time in the end zone by safety [[Carlton Williamson]]. The 49ers responded by driving to the Dolphins 2-yard line on a 33-yard reception by Clark, only to then turn the ball over on downs with less than three minutes remaining in the game. Miami then reached the San Francisco 30 to end the game.

===Highlights===
Overall, San Francisco gained a Super Bowl-record 537 yards, breaking the [[Oakland Raiders]]' record of 429 yards in [[Super Bowl XI]], while limiting Miami to 314, with just 25 rushing yards. San Francisco's 38 points also tied a Super Bowl record set by the Raiders in [[Super Bowl XVIII]].

The 49ers' 288 offensive yards in the first half also tied the Raiders in [[Super Bowl XI]] for the most offensive yards in a half during a Super Bowl.

Marino finished the game with 29 out of 50 pass completions for 318 yards, 1 touchdown, and 2 interceptions. Clayton was the top receiver of the game, with 6 receptions for 92 yards. Walker returned 4 kickoffs for 93 yards and gained 15 yards on 2 punt returns. Nathan was the Dolphins leading rusher with 18 yards, while also catching 10 passes for 83 yards.<ref>[[Tony Nathan]]'s 10 receptions were the most recorded by a running back in a Super Bowl. This record was tied in [[Super Bowl XLI]] by [[Indianapolis Colts|Colts]] running back [[Joseph Addai]].
</ref> Craig had 58 rushing yards, 77 receiving yards, and 3 touchdowns. He was the first player to score 3 touchdowns in a Super Bowl, and his 2 touchdown catches also tied a Super Bowl record. Tyler led San Francisco in rushing with 65 yards, and also caught 4 passes for 70 yards.<ref>[[Wendell Tyler]] became the first player to lead a Super Bowl in rushing for two different teams. As a member of the [[Los Angeles Rams]], Tyler was the leading rusher in [[Super Bowl XIV]] with 60 yards.</ref> Clark caught 6 passes for 77 yards. Board recorded 2 sacks. McLemore recorded 51 punt return yards, the second most in Super Bowl history. ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' called 49ers defensive tackle [[Gary "Big Hands" Johnson|Gary Johnson]] the Super Bowl's "unofficial defensive MVP" after he recorded one sack, flushed Marino out of the [[passing pocket|pocket]] numerous times, and had four unassisted tackles.<ref name=zimmerman>{{cite news|last=Zimmerman|first=Paul|title=The Niners Were Never Finer|date=January 28, 1985|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/features/superbowl/archives/19/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020104957/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/features/superbowl/archives/19/|archive-date=October 20, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

49ers rookie defensive tackle [[Michael Carter (nose tackle)|Michael Carter]] became the first athlete to win an Olympic medal and Super Bowl ring in the same year.  Before this game he had won a silver medal in the shot put competition at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]].

This would be the final game for San Francisco linebacker Jack Reynolds.