Super Bowl XXIV coaches; rookie head coach George Seifert took over after Bill Walsh retired following the previous season's Super Bowl. The 49ers finished the 1989 regular season with a league best 14–2 record. The Broncos, who posted an 11–5 regular season record, entered the Super Bowl looking to avoid tying the Minnesota Vikings with four Super Bowl losses as well as the Vikings record of losing three Super Bowls in four years. This game remains the most lopsided game in Super Bowl history. San Francisco's 55 points were the most ever scored by one team, and their 45-point margin of victory was
Super Eight Most Valuable Player new round of balloting is conducted during the third and deciding game. Super Eight Most Valuable Player The Super Eight Most Valuable Player is an award for the best individual performance during the Super Eight in Brockton, Massachusetts. The recipient of the award is announced at the completion of the Super Eight Championship Game. The award is similar to Major League Baseball's World Series Most Valuable Player award. Since 2014, the winner of the award has received a wooden bat engraved with the award title. Nobody has yet to win the award from the losing team of the Super Eight