seven is the highest number of points scored in the first quarter of a super bowl.
seven is the highest number of points scored in the first quarter of a super bowl.
whats the highest number of points scored in the first quarter of a super bowl?
seven
in 1994, the team spent large amounts of money on the addition of several star free agents from other teams, including ken norton jr., gary plummer, rickey jackson, bart oates, richard dent, charles mann and deion sanders. additionally, several rookie players made key contributions to the team, some becoming season-long starters such as defensive tackle bryant young, fullback william floyd, and linebacker lee woodall. due to injuries to the offensive line, the 49ers had some tough times early in the season, including a 40–8 home loss to the philadelphia eagles, and a 24–17 loss to the kansas city chiefs, led by former 49ers quarterback joe montana. following the eagles game, a poll conducted on local sports radio station knbr showed that an overwhelming majority of 49er fans wanted head coach george seifert fired. the game against the eagles was a turning point for the 49ers despite the lopsided score. quarterback steve young was benched in the 3rd quarter and was later seen livid on the sidelines, shouting profanities at seifert. the following week in detroit, the 49ers trailed the lions 14–0. after throwing a pass, young was hit, picked up, and driven into the ground by three lions defenders. after the hit, young was screaming with his face dark red in color. he crawled most of the way off of the field before refusing help from the trainers as he limped the remaining way off the field. he miraculously returned to the field one play later (nfl rules state that after trainers attend to an injured player, that player must leave the field for at least one play) to lead the 49ers to a 27–21 victory. the team rallied around young to win 10 straight games, including a 21–14 victory over the two-time defending super bowl champion dallas cowboys. during that span the 49ers' average margin of victory was nearly 20 points per game, a sustained dominance not seen since the 1985 chicago bears. despite scoring only 8 points in one game and 14 in another, the 49ers set a new record for total regular season and post season combined points scored. that record was later broken by the new england patriots in 2007 (the 1998 minnesota vikings scored 556 regular season points, but only 68 post season points, for a total of 624 points, while the 1994 49ers scored 495 regular season points and 131 post season points for a total of 626, the second highest mark in nfl history). even after those initial rough spots early in the season, the 49ers finished the season 13–3 and with home field advantage throughout the playoffs. in their first game, they easily defeated the chicago bears, 44–15, setting up the third straight . the 49ers took advantage of three early cowboys turnovers, taking a 21–0 lead in the first quarter. taking a 31–14 lead into halftime after a perfect 29-yard pass from young to rice in the closing seconds, the game appeared to be far out of reach for the cowboys. but a 49er fumble on the opening kick of the 3rd quarter led to a cowboy score, cutting the lead to 31–21. later, the 49ers responded with a young touchdown run, making it 38–21, before the cowboys scored another touchdown in the final minutes for a final score of 38–28. the convincing win qualified the 49ers for their fifth super bowl appearance, and the first to be played by two teams from california. the 49ers steamrolled the san diego chargers 49–26 behind young's record-setting 6 touchdown passes in super bowl xxix, at the time becoming the first team to win a record five super bowls. finally establishing himself as a worthy successor to joe montana, young was named the game's mvp. the 49er's run of five super bowl wins in 14 seasons (1981–1994) solidified them alongside the 1960s vince lombardi green bay packers and 1970s chuck knoll pittsburgh steelers as one of the modern nfl's great dynasties.
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due to the length of the giants' opening drive (which itself contained a record 4 third-down conversions), the first quarter featured only two possessions, a record for an opening quarter.









































the three lead changes in the fourth quarter were also a super bowl record.









































although not a record, the 17 points scored by the giants was the least number of points for a super bowl victor since super bowl ix.









































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