# Canonical recap data for Super Bowl XXIII (1989)
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slug: super-bowl-xxiii
canonicalUrl: "https://recap.at/1989/super-bowl-xxiii"
title: Super Bowl XXIII
subtitle: Joe Montana's final-minute touchdown pass solidified the San Francisco 49ers' dynasty and became one of football's most iconic clutch moments.
recapType: global_event
eventStatus: concluded
startDate: 1989-01-22
datePrecision: day
year: 1989
decade: 1980
country:
name: United States
slug: united-states
summaryShort: Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1988 season. The 49ers defeated the Bengals 20–16, winning their
summaryLong: Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1988 season. The 49ers defeated the Bengals 20–16, winning their third Super Bowl. The game was played on January 22, 1989, at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami. This was the first Super Bowl hosted in the Miami area in 10 years, and the first in Miami not held at the Orange Bowl.
heroImageUrl: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Super_Bowl_402EF3AA.jpg/1280px-Super_Bowl_402EF3AA.jpg"
heroImageCredit: Brian Allen for Voice of America · via Wikipedia
importance: 78
sourceConfidence: 75
keyFacts: []
timeline: []
sources:
- url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII"
  title: Super Bowl XXIII
  provider: Wikipedia
related: []
categories:
- sports
metaDescription: Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (
wikidataQid: Q1307150
archiveSnapshots:
- url: "https://web.archive.org/web/20260630234921/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII"
  capturedAt: 2026-06-30
  label: Super Bowl XXIII
  originalUrl: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XXIII"
