We witnessed our first NFC Championship Game, at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
The 49ers played the New York Giants. The two met at the same venue during the regular season in a 7-3 contest, San Francisco won.
San Francisco was looking to become the first NFL team to win 4 Super Bowls.
In the second half Leonard Marshall of the Giants on a clean blindside hit drove Joe Montana to the ground, causing a fumble. Montana would not return to the game. His wrist and back were just a few of the injuries suffered.
15-13 on 5 Matt Bahr field goals would give the Giants the victory and eventually became Super Bowl XXV champions.
Last season in Philadelphia Hassan Reddick on a clean hit forced San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy to fumble and he suffered an arm injury, unable to throw the football.
Philadelphia would win the game, advance to the Super Bowl and despite 10 point halftime lead, lose by 3 points to Kansas City.
Immediately afterward all off season - December 3rd matchup in which SF returned to Philadelphia with revenge on their mind…beat the Eagles handily.
For months by fans and SF players it was talk of : If we had our quarterback.
Social media wasn't around in 1990-91. Nonetheless I wonder if it was the same rhetoric.
Nonetheless the quest for six Established 1995, has 49ers as top seed in NFC with Packers coming in with Dallas & Philadelphia. Simply has to go 3-0 out in the Bay.
Time is now.
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