editionTier

UNCOMMON

Player Name

Cris Collinsworth

playerFirstName

Cris

playerLastName

Collinsworth

playerPosition

WR

playType

Reception

seriesName

Historical (2024 Release)

setName

Bengals Vintage

teamName

Cincinnati Bengals

awayTeamName

San Francisco 49ers

awayTeamScore

26

description

A second-round pick in the 1981 NFL Draft, rookie Bengals receiver Cris Collinsworth saved one of his finest plays of a standout debut season for the third quarter of Super Bowl XVI. On a third-and-23 play, Collinsworth got behind the defense deep along the left sideline, and when the quarterback lofted the ball his way, he managed to position himself perfectly underneath it to make a fabulous over-the-shoulder grab for a gain of 49 yards. Collinsworth finished this one with five catches for 107 yards, but Cincinnati would ultimately fall to the 49ers in this one, 26-21, on Jan. 24, 1982.

gameDate

01/24/1982

homeTeamName

Cincinnati Bengals