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San Francisco 49ers: Ranking the 10 Best Teams in Franchise History

By Peter Panacy

Dec 28, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) chat before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh and San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick (7) chat before the game against the Arizona Cardinals at Levi's Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 7, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Super Bowl mvl Steve Young introduced before Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 7, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Super Bowl mvl Steve Young introduced before Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports /

No. 5: The 1992 49ers

Regular-Season Record: 14-2, first place in the NFC West

The 1992 season featured an all-out controversy regarding the future of the quarterback position in San Francisco.

Joe Montana made his miraculous comeback on Monday Night Football against the Detroit Lions in Week and helped lead the Niners to a 24-6 prime-time victory. Yet quarterback Steve Young already had proven his worth over the previous 15 games, which would eventually lead to Montana being traded prior to the 1993 season.

Still, 1992 was memorable for a number of reasons.

Aside from the regular-season record, the Niners of that year posted the league’s best offense and third-best defense.

Young, en route to a Pro Bowl as well as an All-Pro nod, was assisted again by wide receiver Jerry Rice.

But the 49ers ran into some difficulties in the early 90s as the Dallas Cowboys began to seize the decade. The Cowboys would defeat the Niners in the NFC Championship game that year en route to the Super Bowl.

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