San Francisco faced the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl XVI. Montana completed 14 of 22 passes for 157 yards with one touchdown passing and one rushing touchdown. San Francisco won the game 26–21, and in recognition of his performance, Montana won the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, which he accomplished two more times before he retired. The Super Bowl win also made Montana one of only two quarterbacks (along with his idol, Joe Namath) to win a college national championship and a Super Bowl. Montana, at 25 years, 227 days, was one day older than Namath had been at the time of his first Super Bowl, making him the second-youngest quarterback to start a Super Bowl up to that time.