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| SUPER BOWL SUNDAY | 9 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2016 opening drive as he was already well on his way to his third Super Bowl MVP. The Broncos got a 42- yard field goal from David Treadwell to make it 7-3 and actually forced a 49ers three and out to create their one mo- ment of hope. But Denver running back Bobby Humphrey fumbled, Chet Brooks recovered for the 49ers, and that just about ended it. By halime, Montana had thrown a 7-yard touchdown to tight end Brent Jones, fullback Tom Rathman scored on a 1-yard run and Montana connected with Jerry Rice for a 38-yard score as the 49ers were in charge at 27-3. The second half started disastrously for the Broncos, with John Elway throwing interceptions on Denver's first two drives. The 49ers converted those to touchdowns, with Montana hitting Rice and John Taylor. Fourth- quarter touchdown runs by Rathman and Roger Craig put the final bow on the 49ers' fourth Super Bowl title of the decade. Quotable: "You know, it got to a point in the game where, being a Christian and being a person that loves people, I actually felt sorry for Denver." — Offensive Tackle Bubba Paris. Future Hall of Famers: (49ers) QB Joe Montana, WR Jerry Rice, LB/DE Charles Haley, DB Ronnie Lott. (Broncos) QB John Elway. MVP: Joe Montana Betting line: 49ers by 12 Average ticket price: $125 Super Bowl XXIX Jan. 29, 1995, Joe Robbie Stadium, Miami 49ers 49, San Diego 26 Recap: This game featured the largest point spread in Super Bowl history and the 49ers lived up to their role as heavy favorites. Steve Young threw a record six touchdown passes in his only Super Bowl start and the 49ers "won one for the thumb," becoming the first team to capture five Super Bowl titles. It took only seven of- fensive plays for San Francisco to take a 14-0 lead, with Young striking for a 44-yard touchdown to Jerry Rice on the third play and connecting with Ricky Watters for a 51- yard TD on the next drive. The 49ers led 28-10 by halime and that rose to 42-10 before the Chargers' Andre Coleman returned a kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown. But Young added a fourth-quarter touchdown pass to Rice for his record setter that ended any drama. Young finished with 325 yards passed and also led the 49ers with 49 rushing yards. Rice and Watters both scored three touchdowns to match the Super Bowl's single-game record. Quotable: "Somebody take the monkey off my back, please!" — Steve Young to teammates on the sidelines in the closing minutes of the game. Future Hall of Famers: (49ers) QB Steve Young, WR Jerry Rice, CB Deion Sanders, DE Richard Dent, LE/DE Rickey Jackson. (Chargers) LB Junior Seau. MVP: Steve Young Betting line: 49ers by 18 1/2 Average ticket price: $200 Super Bowl XLVII Feb. 3, 2013, Mercedes- Benz Superdome, New Orleans Baltimore 34, 49ers 31 Recap: The 49ers came up five yards short of the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history. San Francisco looked done when Jacoby Jones re- turned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 108-yard touchdown, the longest play in Super Bowl history. Baltimore had a 28-6 lead. On the 49ers next drive, the game jilted to a halt when a power outage caused a 34-minute delay. That slowed some of the Ravens' momentum and one possession aer the game's resumption, the 49ers began their charge back. The 49ers scored 17 straight points on a touchdown pass from Colin Kaepernick to Mi- chael Crabtree, a TD run by Frank Gore and a David Akers field goal. Baltimore kicked a field goal to end the run, but Kaepernick responded with a 15-yard touchdown run. A failed two-point conversion kept the 49ers from tying it at 31. Baltimore kicked another field goal to make it 34- 29 and gave the 49ers one last chance. A 33-yard run by Gore gave San Francisco the ball at the Ravens' 7, but Gore never touched the ball again. Aer a first-down run by LaMichael James for two yards, three straight passes to Crabtree were incomplete and the 49ers suffered their first Super Bowl loss. Quotable: "I'm not gonna accuse nobody of nothing — because I don't know facts. But you're a zillion-dollar company, and your lights go out? No. No way." — Ravens LB Ray Lewis to NFL Films. Future Hall of Famers: None eligible yet. MVP: Joe Flacco Betting line: 49ers by 4 1/2 Average ticket price: $800. — Jimmy Durkin and Jerry Mc- Donald » Bay Area News Group NHAT V. MEYER — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP FILE San Francisco 49ers' starting quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) leaves the field aer the San Francisco 49ers' 34-31 loss against the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XLVII at the Superdome in New Orleans. DAN ROSENSTRAUCH — BAY AREA NEWS GROUP FILE Above: San Francisco 49ers' Jerry Rice (80) scores the first of three touchdowns from quarterback Steve Young to help beat the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. 49ERS