1992 49ers

[Applause] [Music] goes deep middle and is complete to tailor break the tackle he'll go [Music] the throw goes across the middle to Jones he's down he bumbles the ball he was already down I believe as it is picked up by Suraj 20 15 10 5 touchdown 49ers Gerard reached in and just took it away exits row looks down failed gutter guard he may get there wow what a play my baby on flakies got stereophonic sound and CinemaScope vision boy he is running today [Music] [Applause] [Music] Rome's Pasadena comes through candlestick Netley hello everybody and welcome to the field of streams Candlestick Park the NFC Championship game between the San Francisco 49ers in the Dallas Cowboys it's rainy it's ugly it's awful it's perfect football weather the 49ers in the Dallas Cowboys for the right to go over the Superbowl [Applause] [Music] three touchdown but wait there is a holding on [Applause] san Francisco's quest for a fifth Super Bowl victory came to an end against Dallas but throughout a proud tradition distinguished by high achievement setbacks such as these have inspired the 49ers to be even more determined in their pursuit of greatness you coming off their first non-playoff campaign in ten years the 49ers immediately displayed their commitment to team unity in the season opener against the Giants Steve Young threw a touchdown pass to Tom Rothman then Steve pono replaced an injured young while retaining number 44 as his primary target rathbun he might get it again he dives into the end zone touchdown 49ers [Music] rolling back backside pressure he's got Rassman he should get in touchdown 49ers not one not two but three can you believe it I can't the nation's defense also helped carve a pretty one 14 15 it was to throw books around 49ers Johnson fit off feedback to the 4030 John Johnson produced the 49ers first regular season interception return for a touchdown since 1986 two weeks later a return to the Meadowlands proved that the 49ers were a powerful football club the Jets were battered by a ferocious pass rush and baffled by Steve Young who threw for two scores and ran for another in a 31 to 14 win [Music] [Music] the following week the Niners were back on the road and in New Orleans they had to lay down the law of the jungle survival of the fittest Steve Young also showed that beating the Saints is a matter of survival of the fastest to throw some outside pressure room : he gets away decides to run to the 25 what a great run he split to tacklers and then Juke da bomb Rathmann finished off Young's sprint then ultimately it was up to the defense to preserve a hard-fought 16 to 10 advantage in the contest that would represent the seasons turning point cornerback Eric Davis answered the big play call drops back to throw runs around runs around both almost got him but didn't throw for the end zone in his second NFL campaign Eric Davis number 25 became a vital part of the defensive youth movement that also includes lineman Dennis Brown number 96 a third-year Pro and Ted Washington number 97 a second-year man [Music] 1992 saw these youngsters help the defense become the league second toughest to score upon blind backers David Wilkins and Martin Harrison number 56 also comprised the defense's new generation as did number one draft choice Dana Hall number 28 he ger to prove himself as a starter the rookie safety played heads up and hard-nosed and only veteran Don Griffin defensed more passes than Hall an inexperienced about improving young secondary also included Alan Brant scooter Magruder and Merton Hanks number 36 as a member of the special teams Hank's was responsible for the seasons most unusual touchdown so a full egg will cut from a little bit deeper and all was almost blocked fact I wonder if somebody isn't such it is it deflects and is picked up at midfield 49ers take it back and here's a big opportunity for Hanks he may go around and let the ball bounce Bates picked it up it goes Oh heads up I can't believe it running back Ricky waters also specialized in the unbelievable waters flair for showmanship was evidenced by the way he walked and especially by the way he ran [Music] after sitting out his rookie season with injuries waters enjoyed a spectacular 1992 campaign this stylish stiletto of a runner slashed his way to the Pro Bowl by rushing for over 1,000 yards and scoring 11 touchdown [Music] [Music] averaging four point nine yards per carry Watters ran with grit as well as grace and he was also a gifted receiver who caught 43 passes [Music] young players like Ricky Watters were solidifying the present while also establishing continuity for the future there were more dramatic moments than an oscar-winning movie when the 49ers met the Rams in a week five matchup at Candlestick the defense rolled to the rescue in the fourth period after la assumed the 17 to 10 lead a pair of takeaway setup touchdown runs by Steve Young Jong to throw looks the other way he's gonna run he should make it touchdown 49ers on the throw sets up tucks it in runs away to his left have some space he's got lots of room 35 30 young was virtually unstoppable in this seesaw battle and after the Rams tied the game again he drove the Niners 77 yards in eight plays enabling Mike Cofer to secure the victory that would improve San Francisco's record to four and one here it is the ball game on the line there is the snap here's the get get is up and it is straight through 49ers with one second ago take the lead at 27 to 24 two weeks later the Falcons brashley brought their own trophy to Candlestick and sought to crown themselves California champions the trophy incited a riot of touchdowns three of them by Jerry Rice [Applause] [Music] young drops back to throw looking for rice got about a slant it makes the catch breaks a tackle [Applause] [Music] first to rice he runs for his TV on Gary [Applause] [Music] the Niners had a few bad men in this record-setting 56 217 triumphs as rice caught seven passes for 183 yards young passed for 399 yards and three touchdowns and Ricky Watters rushed for three scores [Music] with so many versatile performers the 49ers boasted an offense that could wear many different hats [Applause] [Music] we've put 56 on the bonus convoy you can wear hats like I might give me a third one with Steve Young overshadowing opponents with his passing and running the Niners offense was always capable of putting a lot of points on the scoreboard behind Young's league-best 26 touchdown passes San Francisco was pro football's highest scoring team in 1997 young won the NFL passing title for the second straight year and in addition to being a statistical leader he firmly established himself as a team leader his crunch time quarterbacking engineered winds and five games where the 49ers either trailed or were tied in the fourth quarter [Applause] young was also the league's finest running quarterback Young's competitive fire earned him league MVP honors and his teammates vote as the Len Ashmont Award winner there's old New York Life commercials that they used to have where the guy would get the briefcase and he'd run down the field but people be diving after an arm's be flailing legs that's kind of what Steve Young looks like you know you never know what he's gonna do with the ball he's just running down the field and people just seem to be missing and all of a sudden he's in the end zone it's kind of a crazy thing it's fun to watch it's not from the block form but it's fun to launch youngs many skills marked him as a worthy successor to one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play the game I looked at it like if I want to be the consummate quarter breath the consummate Orchestrator of an offense Joe Montana is the person that you want to be near to learn from first of all and then you know when he's not played to replace and so to me this is the spot that I would want mostly because you have the expectation to be a great quarterback Young's talent as an offensive Orchestrator was most apparent in a crucial contest against New Orleans at Candlestick in the second period he directed an 80-yard Drive that featured ten consecutive running plays and caught the Saints totally off guard yawn drops back to throw runs away rolls out to his right looks down failed gonna run for he make up there he does touchdown 49ers [Music] but eventually the 49ers found themselves limping behind their division rivals until yung erased a sizable deficit with scoring passes to Pro Bowl tight end Brent Jones 20 to 7 Janka throw jonesing touchdown 49ers diving first a Joel of the seven and young look into the endzone touchdown run [Music] you battle-hardened veterans are the bedrock of a prog defense that quietly and consistently ranks among the league's best this unit is comprised of unselfish athletes who possess an absolute faith in the term team one behind veterans such as Walter Michael Carter Keith DeLong number 59 in bill Romanowski number 53 the Niners boasted the league's third best rushing defense number 75 Kevin Fagan and Pro Bowl selection Pierce Holt number 78 brought their season savvy to a pass rush that also featured number 92 Tim Harris who's 17 sacks represented the NFL second-highest oval [Music] while Harris was the big playmaker of a veteran defense the offensive units most spectacular veteran was once again Jerry Rice in his eighth NFL season ricer and Pro Bowl honors as he caught 84 passes for 1201 yards and 10 scores license total of 11 touchdowns tied him with Ricky Watters for the club lead leifeng Jung's gonna throw launches it weighed out every one of Rice's graceful scoring strides brought him closer to Steve Largent all-time record of 100 touchdown receptions in game number 12 rice tile argent junga the play fake drop back the throw goes deep middle end the following week saw rice keep his date with destiny on dropped back to throw goes for Jerry [Applause] rewrite stay number one and pro football history and touchdown receptive Rice's pursuit of the record keyed an eight-game winning streak that featured many other heroes Tom Rothman scored twice in a win over Miami [Music] the following week @minnesota rookie ampli number 22 started in place of an injured Ricky Watters lead rushed for 134 yards and scored twice [Music] after this victory the Niners were poised to secure their sixth NFC west title and seven seasons while also clinching home-field advantage throughout the playoffs Steve Young fired a touchdown pass to John Taylor then hit Jerry Rice for a pair of scores in a win over Tampa Bay with home-field advantage guaranteed the spotlight belonged exclusively to Joe Montana in the season's final contest playing his first regular season game in nearly two years this legendary competitor recalled visions of past glories by throwing for two scores in a 24 to 6 win over Detroit [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] with a 14 in to mark the 49ers wrapped up the NFL's best regular-season record for the fourth time in the last six seasons good afternoon everybody and welcome to Candlestick Park the playoffs the 49ers against the Washington Redskins the field has been very wet and soggy all week long it's actually coming up from underneath it could have some impact on this game the 49ers and Redskins today and this is a matchup of two of the finest teams in the league over the last 11 years between them they've been at eight Super Bowls they've won seven of those eight so it promises to be an excellent contest [Applause] [Music] a patented precision drive opened the game but a 17-2 three halftime lead was built on a pair of touchdowns that suggested this contest would not be business as usual and yawn rolling to his left under pressure [Applause] young back to throw some pressure let's go [Music] the 49ers continually put the squeeze on themselves with uncharacteristic mistakes that allow the Redskins back into the game but fired up defense overcame these errors by producing four second-half takeaways [Applause] [Applause] [Applause] as the fumble recovery as this cleany bazaar the undefinable game continues Maiko forgave the Niners of 22:13 lead with just under two and a half minutes left to play then the defense stopped Washington's last-ditch charge start out at their 22 and the crowd [Applause] the 49er defense against the often [Music] the 49ers advanced to their seventh championship game since 1981 and climaxed another successful season built on toughness talent and teamwork one of the most critical factors of the fact that the team came together I think this year the team each each man kind of dedicated himself to being the best football player he possibly could be and everybody seemed to get along quite well I think probably it's of all the teams I've been with the 49ers it might be the team that that got along best had had a lot of fun with one other 1992 brought back good news to the Bay Area and bad news to the rest of the NFL as the San Francisco 49ers served notice that they were playing together again

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Length: 22min 14sec (1334 seconds)

Published: Fri Oct 20 2017