Originally published on Sept. 14, 2020
By Zane Miller
On Sunday, January 29th, 1995, the San Francisco 49ers
defeated the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers 49-26 in Super Bowl XXIX to
win the 75th championship in NFL history. It was the fifth (and, as of this
writing, most recent) championship for the 49ers franchise as 49ers quarterback
Steve Young won the Super Bowl MVP Award. The game was held at Joe Robbie
Stadium in Miami, Florida.
Young also won the 1994 MVP Award with 35 passing
touchdowns and 3,969 passing yards, while 49ers cornerback Deion Sanders won the
1994 Defensive Player of the Year Award with six interceptions, three of which were
returned for touchdowns in his lone season with the team.
Out of Playoffs: New York Giants (9-7), Los Angeles
Raiders (9-7), Indianapolis Colts (8-8), Arizona Cardinals (8-8), New Orleans
Saints (7-9), Atlanta Falcons (7-9), Buffalo Bills (7-9), Denver Broncos (7-9),
Philadelphia Eagles (7-9), Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-10), Seattle Seahawks
(6-10), New York Jets (6-10), Los Angeles Rams (4-12), Cincinnati Bengals
(3-13), Washington Redskins (3-13), Houston Oilers (2-14)
Out in first round: Minnesota Vikings (L 35-18 to
Bears), New England Patriots (L 20-13 to Browns), Detroit Lions (L 16-12 to
Packers), Kansas City Chiefs (L 27-17 to Dolphins)
Out in second round: Miami Dolphins (L 22-21 to
Chargers), Cleveland Browns (L 29-9 to Steelers), Green Bay Packers (L 35-9 to
Cowboys), Chicago Bears (L 44-15 to 49ers)
Out in third round: Pittsburgh Steelers (L 17-13 to
Chargers), Dallas Cowboys (L 38-28 to 49ers)
Most passing touchdowns: #8 Steve Young (49ers)- 35 TD
Most rushing touchdowns: #22 Emmitt Smith (Cowboys)- 21
TD
Most receiving touchdowns: #84 Sterling Sharpe
(Packers)- 18 TD
Most sacks: #91 Kevin Greene (Steelers)- 14 sacks
Most forced fumbles: #78 Bruce Smith (Bills)- 5 FF
& 2 recoveries
Most interceptions: #29 Eric Turner (Browns)- 9 INT
& 1 TD
Best field goal percentage (min. 12 attempts): #3 Matt
Stover (Browns)- 26 for 28, 92.9%
Scoring Summary
Link to stats database: https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1994/
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