Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1988 season. The 49ers defeated the Bengals 20–16, winning their third Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XXIII - Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Francisco 49ers - January 22nd, 1989

The Pro Football Hall of Famer set a Super Bowl record with 215 receiving yards and took home MVP honors. But it was Joe Montana, who led the 49ers on a 92-yard, game-winning drive late to help...

Relive the Super Bowl XXIII matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Cincinnati Bengals by watching this full game replay brought to you by NFL Game Pass.

Coming in at number seven, Super Bowl XXIII saw the 49ers defeat the Bengals 20-16 in a thrilling game capped off by a game winning drive in the final minutes of the 4th quarter lead by the great...

Jan 22, 2024 · One response that you’d probably hear a lot would be Super Bowl XXIII, played 35 years ago on Jan. 22, 1989. The favored San Francisco 49ers, already winners of two Super Bowls in the decade,...

Super Bowl XXIII recap, statistics, rosters, scoring, and more. NFC champion San Francisco captured its third Super Bowl of the 1980s by defeating AFC-champion Cincinnati 20-16.

On January 22, 1989 the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 20-16 in Super Bowl XXIII. Watch highlights from the 49ers third Super Bowl victory.

The Bengals sought revenge after losing to the 49ers in Super Bowl XVI. While the 49ers, looked to become the 2nd NFL team to win three Super Bowls in the le...

Super Bowl 23. By the time the NFL penned Super Bowl XXIII into the schedule, the San Francisco 49ers were asserting themselves as a dynasty. The 49ers — led by two-time Super Bowl MVP Joe Montana — were looking to go three for three on their Super Bowl appearances, the first of which was seven years earlier.