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San Francisco 49ers: Best Individual Performances in Playoff History

By Trevor Irvine

Feb 2, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; San Francisco 49ers former quarterback Steve Young arrives for Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 2, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; San Francisco 49ers former quarterback Steve Young arrives for Super Bowl XLVIII between the Seattle Seahawks and the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 29, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of Super Bowl XXIX championship ring to commemorate the San Francisco 49ers 49-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers on January 29, 1995 on display at the NFL Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sport
Jan 29, 2015; Phoenix, AZ, USA; General view of Super Bowl XXIX championship ring to commemorate the San Francisco 49ers 49-26 victory over the San Diego Chargers on January 29, 1995 on display at the NFL Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sport /

The San Francisco 49ers have had many dominant playoff performers in their franchise history. Niner Noise takes a look at the best individual performances in playoff history.

The San Francisco 49ers have been fortunate to have some of the greatest players in the history of the NFL, and most of them made their mark in the playoffs. How else would the 49ers have won five Super Bowl trophies?

The 49ers have had some of the best teams in the history of the league, and even the casual NFL fan knows who Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, and Steve Young are. These players took the playoff game into their hands and made it their own. Even today, these performances are legendary.

These players might have turned the playoff game into the favor of the 49ers, or their performance was so dominant it didn’t give the other team a chance. It might have been their all-time best game for the franchise, after a history of uneven performances for the team, or some other criticism leveled at them at some point in their career.

These individual performances will be ranked by how memorable they were, how dominant the player was during that game and how their performance impacted the game. Human nature will appear in some cases because, well, we all have individual playoff performances that we find more memorable than others.

Please feel free to compile your list before starting through our rundown of the best 49ers individual playoff games.  Which performances do you think will be on the list?

Enjoy our rankings of the top 10 individual games in San Francisco 49ers playoff history!

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