Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles marks the 30th anniversary of Super Bowl XXIX, played between the San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers, which was played on January 29th, 1995. The 49ers defeated the Chargers 49-26 as quarterback Steve Young had a performance for the ages: 24-36 for 325 yards, six touchdowns, and zero interceptions. Young's six touchdown passes is still a Super Bowl record.
Young's first touchdown pass of the game came in the 1st quarter as he connected with Jerry Rice for a 44 yard score to make it 7-0. Later on in the quarter, Young followed that up with a 51 yard touchdown pass to Ricky Watters to make it 14-0. In the 2nd quarter, Young connected with William Floyd for a five yard touchdown to make it 21-7 before finding Watters again for an eight yard touchdown to make it 28-7. In the 3rd quarter, Young found Rice again for a 15 yard touchdown for his fifth of the game, making it 42-10. Lastly, Young found Rice for a seven yard touchdown pass in the 4th quarter to make it 49-18, his sixth touchdown pass of the game. The Chargers would find the end zone one more time, making it a 49-26 final score.
In case you are wondering about the lone rushing touchdown of the game for the 49ers, that came from Watters in the 3rd quarter off a nine yard run to make it 35-10. Watters had a fantastic game as well with two receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. In many Super Bowls, that would have been good enough to take home the Super Bowl MVP, but Young was the no-brainer choice given the record he had set.
While the six touchdowns by Young are obviously phenomenal, the fact that he didn't throw an interception is something that often gets overlooked. That speaks to just how dialed in he was. He completed 66.7% of his passes and also rushed for 49 yards on five rushing attempts. The only bad part of the game for Young was getting sacked three times, but not once did he fumble. I know it's cliché to say this but as I said in the beginning, this really was a performance for the ages. Here we are 30 years out and Young's six touchdown passes in a Super Bowl is still a Super Bowl record. It's pretty crazy.
When this game was played, I was five years old turning six later that year. I remember I was really sick that day as I couldn't really enjoy the game. I also remember later hearing about how Steve Young was feeling sick after the game as well due to dehydration. I guess that's one thing I can say I have in common with Steve Young: We both vomited on January 29, 1995.
But that's not all that we have in common. We are both members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and that is why I looked up to him so much when I was a kid. I just thought it was really cool to have a member of my faith quarterbacking the San Francisco 49ers. I'm sure I'm not the only Latter-Day Saint kid who felt that way.
Anyways, going back to Steve Young's performance in Super Bowl XXIX, it truly was special. It was his first and only start in a Super Bowl and boy did he make the most of his opportunity. After years of being in the shadow of Joe Montana, Young proved that he could hold his own with the greatest quarterbacks of all-time and in the process set a Super Bowl record that has stood the test of time.
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