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After a 17–13 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC Championship game, they would advance to Super Bowl XXIX, only to lose to the San Francisco 49ers 49–26 at Joe Robbie Stadium. This remains the only Super Bowl the Chargers have ever played in. The Chargers were forced to punt after three plays on the opening drive of the second half, and The 49ers were forced to punt on their next drive, but San Diego ended up turning the ball over on downs when Means was tackled for a 4-yard loss on a fourth down and 1 from their own 37-yard line. (This prediction ultimately turned out to be false.

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As a result, the 49ers entered the game favored to win by 18½ points, surpassing the 18 point spread in which the Many also speculated that Super Bowl XXIX would be the least watched game in Super Bowl history.

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Each player also wore a patch on his The halftime show was titled "Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye" and was produced by This halftime show also had a connection with past ABC programming: the first two On the opening kickoff, a 15-yard face-mask penalty on Chargers linebacker Doug Miller gave San Francisco the ball at their own 41-yard line.

Then on the third play of the drive, 49ers quarterback The Chargers responded on their ensuing possession, marching 78 yards in 13 plays and taking more than 7 minutes off the clock.

Charles Goldman February 2, 2020 9:12 pm The Kansas City Chiefs have defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20 in Super Bowl LIV. To date, this is the Chargers' most recent, and only, Super Bowl appearance.

As of the 2019 season, this is the only Super Bowl played between teams based in the same state.As for the Chargers, the implications of their defeat were worse in hindsight. This was the first Super Bowl in which both teams scored in all four quarters.

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However, they ended up winning their first six regular season games en route to an 11–5 record, the AFC West championship, and the #2 AFC playoff The Chargers had an excellent defensive line, anchored by Pro Bowl defensive end The free agents enabled the 49ers to jump from the 18th-ranked defense in the league to the 8th, and to jump from the league's 16th-best defense against the run to the 2nd.

Still, Young again led the league in passing during the 1994 regular season with a With Young at the helm, the 49ers led the league in total points scored (505) and helped them earn a league best 13–3 regular season record. Six plays later, Young threw his record-setting sixth touchdown pass to Rice with 13:49 remaining in the game to make the score 49–18. This Super Bowl aired in over 150 countries worldwide. When you buy through our links, we may get a commission. Seay was the Chargers' top receiver with 7 receptions for 75 yards, while This was the first Super Bowl to have two players each score three touchdowns.

Furthermore, San Francisco defeated San Diego, 38–15, during the regular season.

Pro Bowl running back In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, the Chargers managed to overcome a 21–6 halftime deficit to defeat the Entering Super Bowl XXIX, most sports writers and fans thought the Chargers had absolutely no chance of defeating the 49ers. It was simulcast in Canada on Following the game ABC premiered the television drama To honor the NFL's 75th season, four former players all Hall of Fame members, who were named to the league's 75th Anniversary All-Time Team joined the A special 75th anniversary logo was painted at midfield.

The Chargers responded with a 13-play, 59-yard drive to get to the San Francisco 7-yard line, but 49ers defensive back At the end of the game, Young showed his jubilation at finally being able to win "the big one" while accepting the MVP trophy. Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion San Diego Chargers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1994 season.

CNET editors pick the products and services we write about. Including the pre AFL-NFL merger, it is In addition, eight players from the 1994 Chargers Super Bowl team have died prior to reaching age 45. Means, who rushed for 1,350 yards in the regular season, was held to just 33 yards in the game. San Francisco was on track, winning 12 of its last 13 games (with their only loss in that span coming against the Minnesota Vikings in a meaningless regular season finale at Minnesota), including their playoff victories.

You can livestream Super Bowl LIV between the Chiefs and 49ers for free, … English For the Super Bowl that was played at the completion of the 1995 season, see Neft, David S., Cohen, Richard M., and Korch, Rick. How