the bengals played against the san francisco 49ers in the super bowl.
the bengals played against the san francisco 49ers in the super bowl.
who did the bengals play in the super bowl?
san francisco 49ers
bullet::::- super bowl xvi, january 24, 1982 – cincinnati appeared in super bowl xvi facing the san francisco 49ers. played in detroit's silverdome, it was the first super bowl north of the mason–dixon line. it was also the first super bowl since super bowl iii to feature two teams who had never appeared in a super bowl before. (super bowl xx is the only game since with this feature.) the bengals hurt themselves early and often in the game. after recovering a fumble from the 49ers on the opening kickoff, the bengals gave the ball right back to san francisco by throwing an interception, which led to a 49ers touchdown on their next possession. later, a fumble cost the bengals a sure score and another gave the 49ers a field goal. by halftime, the 49ers had built a 20–0 lead, the largest halftime margin in super bowl history, at the time. the bengals made a valiant comeback attempt in the second half, and managed to outscore san francisco by 15 points, but committed even more costly turnovers; another interception and a turnover on downs when the 49ers stuffed an attempted fourth down conversion attempt on the san francisco one-yard line. cincinnati ended up losing the game 26–21 despite outgaining the 49ers in total yards 356 to 274 and setting 3 super bowl records: most receptions by one player (11 by dan ross), most completions (25 by ken anderson), and highest completion percentage (73.5).
history of the cincinnati bengals
bullet::::- the patriots are the second team to have worn three different color jerseys in the super bowl: red in super bowl xx; white in super bowl xxxi, super bowl xxxix, super bowl xlix, super bowl li, super bowl lii and super bowl liii; and blue in super bowl xxxvi, super bowl xxxviii, super bowl xlii, and super bowl xlvi. (denver broncos wore orange in super bowl xii, super bowl xxii, super bowl xxiv and super bowl xlviii; blue in super bowl xxxii; and white in super bowl xxi, super bowl xxxiii and super bowl 50.)









































section::::final statistics.
super bowl xxxvi