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SUPER BOWL XXIII : RECORDS

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RECORDS SET

INDIVIDUAL

Passing HIGHEST COMPLETION PERCENTAGE, CAREER (minimum 40 passes)--65.6, Joe Montana (SF), three games (61 of 93). MOST YARDS GAINED, PASSING, GAME--357, Joe Montana (SF). MOST PASSES WITHOUT INTERCEPTION, CAREER--93, Joe Montana (SF), three games. MOST PASSES WITHOUT INTERCEPTION, GAME--36, Joe Montana (SF).

Receiving MOST YARDS, GAME--215, Jerry Rice (SF).

Punting LONGEST--63 yards, Lee Johnson (Cincinnati).

Returns MOST YARDS PUNT RETURNS, CAREER--56, John Taylor (SF), one game. MOST YARDS PUNT RETURNS, GAME--56, John Taylor (SF). LONGEST PUNT RETURN GAME--45 yards, John Taylor (SF).

Kicking SHORTEST FIELD GOAL MISSED--19 yards, Mike Cofer (SF).

TEAM

Passing MOST YARDS GAME--343, San Francisco.

Returns MOST YARDS PUNT RETURN--56, San Francisco. HIGHEST AVERAGE PUNT RETURNS, GAME (min. 3)--18.7 (San Francisco) (56 yards, 3 returns). HIGHEST AVERAGE KICKOFF RETURNS, GAME (min. 3)--44.0 yards, Cincinnati (132 yards, 3 returns).

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Kicking MOST FIELD GOALS GAME, BOTH TEAMS--5 (Cincinnati, 3; San Francisco 2).

RECORDS TIED

INDIVIDUAL

Passing MOST PASSES COMPLETED, CAREER--61, Joe Montana (SF) (three games; Roger Staubach, Dallas, four games).

Receiving MOST RECEPTIONS, GAME--11, Jerry Rice (SF) (Dan Ross, Cincinnati, 1982)

Returns MOST TOUCHDOWNS KICKOFF RETURNS, GAME--1, Stanford Jennings (Cin) (Fulton Walker, Miami, 1983).

Defense MOST SACKS GAME--2, Charles Haley (SF) (Dwaine Board, SF, 1985; Dennis Owens, NE, 1986; Otis Wilson, Chi, 1986; Leonard Marshall, NY Giants, 1987; and Alvin Walton, Was, 1988).

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TEAM

Scoring MOST POINTS, FOURTH QUARTER--14, San Francisco (Pittsburgh, 1976; Pittsburgh, 1979; Dallas, 1979; Pittsburgh, 1980; Cincinnati, 1982; and Washington, 1983.

Passing FEWEST PASSES HAD INTERCEPTED, BOTH TEAMS--1 (San Francisco 0, Cincinnati 1) (Oakland-Green Bay, 1968; Miami-Dallas, 1972; Minnesota-Miami, 1974; and NY Giants-Denver, 1987).

Kicking MOST FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS, BOTH TEAMS, GAME--7 (San Francisco 4, Cincinnati 3) (NY Jets-Baltimore, 1969).

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Rushing FEWEST TOUCHDOWN RUSHING, BOTH TEAMS--0 (Pittsburgh-Dallas, 1976; and Oakland-Philadelphia, 1981).

Receiving MOST PLAYERS 100-PLUS YARDS GAINED, GAME--2, San Francisco (Pittsburgh, 1979; and Cincinnati, 1982).

Returns MOST TOUCHDOWNS KICKOFF RETURNS, GAME--1, Cincinnati (Miami, 1983).

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