Super Bowl XVI
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| Date | January 24, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan | ||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | Joe Montana, Quarterback | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | 49ers by 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Pat Haggerty | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 81,270 | ||||||||||||||||||
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49ers: Eddie DeBartolo, Jr. (owner), Bill Walsh (coach), Fred Dean, Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana. Bengals: Forrest Gregg‡ (coach), Anthony Munoz. ‡ elected as a player. |
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| Ceremonies | |||||||||||||||||||
| National anthem | Diana Ross | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coin toss | Bobby Layne | ||||||||||||||||||
| Halftime show | Up with People presents "Salute to the 1960s and Motown" | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | CBS | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Pat Summerall and John Madden | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nielsen ratings | 49.1 (est. 85.24 million viewers) |
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| Market share | 73 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of 30-second commercial | $324,000 | ||||||||||||||||||
Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1981 season. The 49ers defeated the Bengals by the score of 26–21 to win their first Super Bowl.
The game was played on January 24, 1982, at the Pontiac Silverdome in Pontiac, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It marked the first time that a Super Bowl was held at a cold-weather city. The domed stadium saved the crowd at the game from the very cold and snowy weather, but the weather did affect traffic and other logistical issues related to the game. Super Bowl XVI also became one of the most watched broadcasts in American television history, with more than 85 million viewers, and a final national Nielsen rating of 49.1 (a 73 share).
For the first time since Super Bowl III, both teams were making their first Super Bowl appearance. The 49ers posted a 13–3 regular season record, and playoff wins over the New York Giants and the Dallas Cowboys. The Bengals finished the regular season with a 12–4 record, and had postseason victories over the Buffalo Bills and the San Diego Chargers.
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