The 49ers face the San Diego Chargers in the Super Bowl XXIX on 1995-01-29 at the visitors' stadium. The road matchup is the kind of postseason game where the offensive line has the matchup the staff has been pointing toward all week.
Steve Young is the starter. The lead back and the receiver room are at full health. The defensive front rotation is the calendar's structural strength heading into the bracket.[1][2]
The Super Bowl XXIX matchup against the San Diego Chargers is the kind of postseason game where the staff has been pointing toward since the regular season closed. The 49ers' calendar carries through to the Super Bowl XXIX bracket with the San Diego Chargers as the kind of opponent that defines the postseason script. Win and the bracket continues. Lose and the calendar ends. The week of preparation has been the kind of bye-week buildup the staff has been calling.
Around the bracket the Super Bowl XXIX produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into. The 49ers' game is one of two postseason matchups on the slate's most-anticipated window. The AFC bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. The conference reading list this week is the postseason slate's full set of Super Bowl XXIX bracket games.
Through the regular season the 49ers' tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar play, anchored the conference seeding into the Super Bowl XXIX. Steve Young's passing line came through. The lead back's rushing workload was the staff's projected call. The San Diego Chargers are tracking their own postseason posture. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the front rotation's pass-rush production against the San Diego Chargers.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 12-4 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 11-5 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 2-14 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 10-6 | W7 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 8-8 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7-9 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 6-10 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 11-5 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 9-7 | W2 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 9-7 | L1 |
| Denver Broncos | 7-9 | L3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 13-3 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | W1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4-12 | L7 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings | 10-6 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9-7 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 9-7 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 9-7 | W6 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 8-8 | -- |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7-9 | L7 |
| Washington Redskins | 3-13 | W1 |
San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers 1994: NFL Super Bowl XXIX Champions | Full Documentary
Super Bowl XXIX - Chargers vs. 49ers
Super Bowl XXIX 49ers vs Chargers
Super Bowl XXIX Recap: Chargers vs. 49ers | NFL
1994 | San Francisco 49ers vs San Diego Chargers | NFL Super Bowl XXIX Highlights
1/29/1995 San Diego Chargers vs San Francisco 49ers Super Bowl XXIX Highlights| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 44 yard pass from Steve Young ( Doug Brien kick) | 0-7 |
| 49ers | Ricky Watters 51 yard pass from Steve Young ( Doug Brien kick) | 0-14 |
| Chargers | Natrone Means 1 yard rush ( John Carney kick) | 7-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | William Floyd 5 yard pass from Steve Young ( Doug Brien kick) | 7-21 |
| 49ers | Ricky Watters 8 yard pass from Steve Young ( Doug Brien kick) | 7-28 |
| Chargers | John Carney 31 yard field goal | 10-28 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Ricky Watters 9 yard rush ( Doug Brien kick) | 10-35 |
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 15 yard pass from Steve Young ( Doug Brien kick) | 10-42 |
| Chargers | Andre Coleman 98 yard kickoff return ( Mark Seay pass from Stan Humphries ) | 18-42 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Jerry Rice 7 yard pass from Steve Young ( Doug Brien kick) | 18-49 |
| Chargers | Tony Martin 30 yard pass from Stan Humphries ( Alfred Pupunu pass from Stan Humphries ) | 26-49 |
The 49ers won the Super Bowl XXIX 49-26 against the San Diego Chargers on 1995-01-29. Young threw for 325 yards and six touchdowns at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. Jerry Rice caught 10 for 149 with three scores. Ricky Watters caught two touchdowns and ran for a third. The 49ers led 14-7 after the opening 4:55 and 28-10 at the half. Young's MVP performance secured the franchise's fifth Super Bowl title in fifteen years.[1][2][3]
The 49ers won the Super Bowl XXIX 49-26 against the San Diego Chargers. Young threw for 325 yards and six touchdowns at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. Jerry Rice caught 10 for 149 with three scores. Ricky Watters caught two touchdowns and ran for a third. The 49ers led 14-7 after the opening 4:55 and 28-10 at the half. Young's MVP performance secured the franchise's fifth Super Bowl title in fifteen years. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of postseason game-script the staff has been projecting since the regular season closed.
Steve Young threw the kind of efficient passing line. Ricky Watters and the lead back produced the rushing workload. Jerry Rice caught the full-route receiving line. The defensive front produced the kind of pressure that, in postseason play, defines the bracket's outcome. The Sunday's outcome sets the next round's posture.
49ers 49, San Diego Chargers 26. Margin: plus 23. The Super Bowl XXIX's box score reads in line with the projected postseason outcome. Steve Young's passing line came through. The lead back's rushing workload was the staff's call. The defensive front produced pressure.
A 49-26 Super Bowl XXIX road win at the San Diego Chargers. The 49ers' postseason bracket continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Young threw for 325 yards and six touchdowns at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. Jerry Rice caught 10 for 149 with three scores. Ricky Watters caught two touchdowns and ran for a third. The 49ers led 14-7 after the opening 4:55 and 28-10 at the half. Young's MVP performance secured the franchise's fifth Super Bowl title in fifteen years. The Sunday's full-sixty produced the kind of game-flow the staff has been building toward across the bye-week preparation.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in postseason play, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the calendar's back half.
By the numbers
Steve Young's passing line came through clean. Ricky Watters and the lead back ran the workhorse line. Jerry Rice caught the full-route afternoon. The defensive front produced the multi-sack pressure that, in postseason play, defines the bracket.
Personnel watch
| SF | Opp | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 20 | 28 |
| Total Yards | 354 | 455 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 27/55 | 25/38 |
| Pass yards | 305 | 331 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 6 |
| Interceptions | 3 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 18 | 15 |
| Net pass yards | 287 | 316 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 19 | 32 |
| Rush yards | 67 | 139 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 1 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties | 6 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 63 | 18 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 24/36 | 325 | 6 | 0 | |
| Bill Musgrave | 1/1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Elvis Grbac | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| SDG | |||||
| Stan Humphries | 24/49 | 275 | 1 | 2 | |
| Gale Gilbert | 3/6 | 30 | 0 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Steve Young #8 | 5 | 49 | 0 | 21 |
| Ricky Watters | 15 | 47 | 1 | 13 |
| William Floyd | 9 | 32 | 0 | 6 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Elvis Grbac | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SDG | ||||
| Natrone Means | 13 | 33 | 1 | 11 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 2 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Gale Gilbert | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Stan Humphries | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 10 | 149 | 3 | 44 |
| Ricky Watters | 3 | 61 | 2 | 51 |
| John Taylor #82 | 4 | 43 | 0 | 16 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 33 |
| William Floyd | 4 | 26 | 1 | 9 |
| Ted Popson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Ed McCaffrey | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| SDG | ||||
| Mark Seay | 7 | 75 | 0 | 22 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 8 | 68 | 0 | 20 |
| Tony Martin | 3 | 59 | 1 | 30 |
| Alfred Pupunu | 4 | 48 | 0 | 23 |
| Eric Bieniemy | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 15 | 0 | 9 |
| Natrone Means | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Duane Young | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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