49ers illustrate their NFC dominance by matching Chiefs achievement ahead of Super Bowl 58
The San Francisco 49ers set up a Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs with their remarkable comeback win over the Detroit Lions in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, a victory that achieved a feat not done since the Chiefs pulled it off 20 years ago. San Francisco's 34-31 victory, beyond securing the all-important goal […]
The San Francisco 49ers set up a Super Bowl rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs with their remarkable comeback win over the Detroit Lions in Sunday's NFC Championship Game, a victory that achieved a feat not done since the Chiefs pulled it off 20 years ago.
San Francisco's 34-31 victory, beyond securing the all-important goal of booking a place in the Super Bowl, also saw the 49ers replicate the 1993 Chiefs in beating every single team in their playoff field over the course of the regular season and postseason.
The difference between the two teams is that the Chiefs, quarterbacked by Niners legend Joe Montana, lost in the AFC Championship Game.
San Francisco completed the set with its narrow wins over the Green Bay Packers and Lions. While both of those games were nerve-shredders, the fact the Niners knocked off all six of their postseason rivals is reflective of their status as the powerhouse team in the NFC.
Simply being the NFC's dominant team is not satisfactory for the 49ers, however, with San Francisco determined to prove themselves as the NFL's gold standard in Las Vegas on February 11.
To do so, the Niners will need to overcome a franchise with which they have plenty of connections, having added another last Sunday through their stunning title game fightback.
49ers the gold standard in the playoffs after NFC title game win
They have no equal.
