Joe Montana Engineered the Greatest Comback in Superbow XXIII

for nearly a quarter of a century the super bowl had been searching for this scenario pro football's best quarterback taking pro football's best team the length of the field for the winning touchdown in the final minutes in super bowl 23 joe montana and the 49ers finally delivered the 49ers have a long way to go montana back to throw on first down throws over the middle completes it to craig craig to the 16. montana is back to throw a little dunk over the middle caught by john frank and that'll be your first down the lingos are rushing with only three minutes uh i hate to see that 235 30 yard line out of bounds get some movement in there get some movement if you're worried about the scrambling running thing that's good but don't just two gap he'll peck us apart was all too familiar with montana's precision and patience in the clutch one year earlier the bengals had been beaten by montana's last second heroics and now as the 49ers crossed midfield history seemed ready to repeat itself throws out here midfield goes out of bounds at about the 48th second we got three timeouts this is deja vu two wide receivers nearside montana to throw completed up the middle to crash back somebody gets the half back down to the 36 yard line see another 49er first down an ineligible receiver penalty knocked the 49ers back to the 45-yard line creating an anxious moment that only added to the drama montana trying to drive him the length of the field here with the game in the balance 16-13 the bengals lead montana back to throw one minute left as rice goes over the 200-yard mark in receiving that was a 27-yard gainer on second down and 20. what a day 11 catches for 221 yards 49ers let the clock run they haven't called timeout they still haven't called a timeout montana going without a huddle 52 seconds remaining 50 seconds joe back to throw he looks he throws he completes the decree down to the 10. 40 seconds remaining the 49ers will have to take a timeout here and they do it's such a sight to watch this it is whether it happens now or not to watch joe montana do this yeah so many years and to watch this uh absolute surgeon on the football field and one of the all-time greats do his thing again it's almost like poetry max is this is no way come on we got to do it one turnover coach you're gonna go you know it's the rice now at the 10-yard line 39 seconds remaining montana and quarterback in motion comes right back to throw montana steps up throws up 49ers a couple guys followed rice one man was don taylor he ran a post pattern in montana hit him in stride montana to taylor for 10 yards but they went 92 yards in 11 play in super bowl 23 there were victors and there were the vanquished but there were no losers the bengals performance was a stirring and courageous display they helped turn this game into the best super bowl ever however the glory belonged to joe montana and the san francisco 49ers whose dogged inspirational rise to the occasion players again reached the summit of their sport by winning their third world championship of the 80s the 49ers and their brilliant head coach bill walsh earned the right to be called the team of the decade and the measure by which champions of the 90s will be judged i love you i love you congratulations i am happy for you like i've never been believe me congratulations it's yours you deserve it that was a good game

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Length: 5min 5sec (305 seconds)

Published: Fri Jan 30 2015

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[u/SKAnkhunt__-42]

This was the moment I became a niners fan. 9 years old watching this game with my dad. Faithful then, faithful now!

[u/Rodcod]

Thank you!