Editing Super Bowl XXIX (section)

===Second quarter===
Four plays into the second quarter, Young threw a 5-yard touchdown pass to fullback [[William Floyd (American football)|William Floyd]], increasing the San Francisco lead to 21–7 and making the 49ers the second team to score on its first three possessions (after [[1967 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay]]) of a Super Bowl and the first (and only as of 2024) to score touchdowns on its first three possessions.

After the next three possessions ended in punts, Chargers punter [[Bryan Wagner (American football)|Bryan Wagner]]'s 40-yard punt from his own 9-yard line gave the 49ers the ball at the San Diego 49. San Francisco then marched on a 9-play drive, which included two receptions by Rice for 19 yards and ended with Young's fourth touchdown pass, an 8-yard toss to Watters, with 4:44 left in the half, making the score 28–7. San Diego then took the ensuing kickoff and drove 62 yards from their own 25-yard line to the San Francisco 13, featuring a 17-yard reception by wide receiver [[Mark Seay]], a 10-yard reverse run by wide receiver [[Shawn Jefferson]], and a 33-yard gain on a [[screen pass]] from quarterback [[Stan Humphries]] to running back [[Eric Bieniemy]], the Chargers' longest play of the game. But after Humphries threw three incomplete passes, one of which was a perfectly thrown pass that Seay dropped in the end zone, they were forced to settle for kicker [[John Carney (American football)|John Carney]]'s 31-yard field goal, cutting their deficit to 28–10.

A 33-yard completion from Young to tight end [[Brent Jones]] helped the 49ers reach the San Diego 29-yard line on their next possession, but Young's third-down pass to Jones was overthrown, and kicker [[Doug Brien]] missed a 47-yard field goal attempt wide right. The Chargers then drove to their own 46-yard line, but 49ers cornerback [[Eric Davis (American football)|Eric Davis]] intercepted Humphries' third-down pass intended for wide receiver [[Tony Martin (American football)|Tony Martin]] in the end zone for a touchback with 10 seconds left in the half, and the score remained 28–10 at halftime. The Chargers' 18-point halftime deficit ended up being the closest scoring margin they would reach for the rest of the game.