successor in 1989, taking over the post midway through the 1989 season. The Bengals would not appear in another Super Bowl until Super Bowl LVI. On January 26, 2006, NFL.com ranked this game Number 1 on its list of the top 10 Super Bowls of all time. In 2019, in celebrating the 100th season, the NFL ranked the game as the 19th greatest game in NFL history. Final statistics Sources: NFL.com Super Bowl XXIII, Super Bowl XXIII Play Finder SF, Super Bowl XXIII Play Finder Cin, Super Bowl XXIII Play by Play, The Football Database Super Bowl XXIII Statistical comparison Individual statistics 1Completions/attempts 2Carries 3Long gain 4Receptions 5Times targeted Records set The following records were set in Super Bowl XXIII, according to the official NFL.com boxscore and the ProFootball reference.com game summary. Some records have to meet NFL minimum number of attempts to be recognized. The minimums are shown (in parenthesis). Starting lineups Source: Officials Referee: Jerry Seeman #70 first Super Bowl on field; alternate for XIV; officiated Super Bowl XXV two years later before becoming NFL Vice President of Officiating Umpire: Gordon Wells #89 second Super Bowl (XVIII) Head Linesman: Jerry Bergman #17 fourth Super Bowl (XIII, XVI, XVIII) Line Judge: Bob Beeks #59 fifth Super Bowl (XIV, XVI, XVIII, XXI) Back Judge: Paul Baetz #22 first Super Bowl Side Judge: Gary Lane #120 first Super Bowl Field Judge: Bobby Skelton #73 first Super Bowl Alternate Referee: Gene Barth #14 referee for Super Bowl XVIII Alternate Umpire: Ed Fiffick #57 alternate for Super Bowl XIX Bob Beeks became the third person, and first African-American, to officiate five Super Bowls, joining Tom Kelleher and Jack Fette. Notes References Super Bowl official website https://www.pro-football-reference.com – Large online database of NFL data and statistics Super Bowl XXIII play-by-play from USA Today (Last accessed September 28, 2005) Boomer Esiason's reflections on the game Super Bowl 023 Cincinnati Bengals postseason San Francisco 49ers postseason American football in Miami 1988 National Football League season 1989 in American football 1989 in sports in Florida January 1989 sports events in the United States Sports competitions in Miami 1980s in Miami 1989 in American television