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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday january 10, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 21 sports super bowl bound Jerry Rice eludes Mike Richardson to Snag a Joe Montana pass and race 62 Yards for the 49ers first touchdown. 49ers blast bears 28-3 by Dave Goldber Chicago a Bill Walsh is right where he wants to be in position in what May be his final game As an nil coach to establish his san Francisco 49er& As the team of the 1980 s. The 49ers, who won nil titles after the 1981 and1984 seasons rolled Over the Chicago bears 28-3 on sunday brushing aside the Windy City s frigid weather to qualify for the last super bowl of the decade to be played in two weeks in Joe Robbie stadium a Miami. The game will again match the 49ers against the Cincinnati bengals who claimed the american foot Ball conference championship earlier sunday in a 21-10 Victory Over the Buffalo Bills. The two teams met in super bowl Xvi following the 1981  Walsh who has never lacked for ego winning the super bowl would allow him to make his Mark Onnel history. His third nil title in three tries since 1981 would better than Washington s two victories and a loss in super bowls this decade. It might also be Walsh s Swan song. He has hinted More strongly than Ever this season that it might be his last. At my age you often look for new challenges he said on his 57th birthday last november. On sunday he sounded like he had achieved one. We May be the team of the decade he said. A least one of  the challenges sunday were the bears the 30 Mph wind and a wind chill Factor around 20 below. Bearror weather crowed the press Box at so Dierfield Between warnings to the 64,830 fans to report to first Aid stations at the first sign of  was no Frost biting the 49ers As Jerry Rice Joe Montana and their teammates played like they the were Back in the 60-degree temperatures of Candle stick Park. Montana who completed 17 of 27 passes for 288yards, threw a 61 Yard touchdown pass to Rice in the first Quarter hit him with a 27-yarder in the secondhand threw a 5-yarder to tight end John Frank in the third. Rice finished with five catches for 133  49ers played the entire 60 minutes without a penalty the first time that has happened since Pitts Burgh did it in the 1975 super bowl a Span of 117 playoff games. That left everybody on the 49ers paying tribute teach other. Bill prepared us very Well both mentally and physically Montana said. We came into this game fresh and ready to  we certainly peaked at the right time Walsh  the conditions this certainly was one of Joe Montana s finest  for a while it looked like just what everyone expected considering the conditions a less than perfect defensive struggle for Field position with Short line drive punts and ground offence the order of the Day. But that changed suddenly with 3 .18 left in the first period. On third Down and nine at the san Francisco 39,Montana dropped Back and threw the Ball on the right sideline toward Rice who had drawn single coverage from Mike Richardson. Rice leaped caught the Ball on the tip of his White gloves and raced Between Richard see 49ers on Page 26 smothering defense ends bears season by Dave Carpenter Chicago a san Francisco s defense put Ona show stopping performance worthy of the Hometown Chicago bears on sunday. The 49ers held Chicago to Only a Field goal and 267yards in a 28-3 Victory in the pfc championship game that sends san Francisco to Miami for the superbowl. The defensive line harassed Chicago quarterback Jim Mcmahon throughout the game although failing to Register a sack and the secondary helped limit Mcmahon to 121 Yards passing before he was pulled i favor of Mike Tomczak. The bears longest play of the Day covered 18 Yards. Our secondary was great said linebacker Charl Shaley who had five tackles. By the time Mcmahon was looking for his secondary receiver Guys were jus coming in there on him the 49ers have had great Success against Chicago Seffense lately holding the bears to Only 13 Points in three previous games. San Francisco was ranked third in the nil in defense this season behind Minnesota and the bears the two teams the 49ers Defeated inthe pfc playoffs and had allowed Only 237 Yards in a 10-9 loss to the bears at Soldier Field in october. He Mcmahon was t comfortable Back there see defense on Page 26  
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