Third quarter After receiving the opening kickoff of the second half, the Bengals drove 83 yards in 9 plays. Alexander started off the drive with a 13-yard carry, with a facemask penalty on Hicks giving an additional 5 yards. Three plays later, Anderson converted a 3rd-and-4 on a 19-yard pass to wide receiver Steve Kreider, followed by a 13-yard pass to Curtis, and eventually finished the drive himself with a 5-yard touchdown run to cut Cincinnati's deficit to 20–7. This seemed to fire up their defense, which limited the 49ers to only 8 plays and 4 offensive yards for the entire third quarter.
Third quarter After receiving the opening kickoff of the second half the Bengals drove 83 yards in 9 plays Alexander started off the drive with a 13-yard carry with a facemask penalty on Hicks giving an additional 5 yards Three plays later Anderson converted a 3rd-and-4 on a 19-yard pass to wide receiver Steve Kreider followed by a 13-yard pass to Curtis and eventually finished the drive himself with a 5-yard touchdown run to cut Cincinnati's deficit to 20–7 This seemed to fire up their defense which limited the 49ers to only 8 plays and 4 offensive yards for the entire third quarter