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Ranking the top 10 playoff moments in San Francisco 49ers history

By Peter Panacy

24 Sep 2000: Jerry Rice #80 of the San Francisco 49ers get congradulated on his touchdown by teammate Jeff Garcia #5 during the game against the Dallas Cowboys at the Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. The 49ers defeated the Cowboys 41-24.Mandatory Credit: Ronald Martinez /Allsport
24 Sep 2000: Jerry Rice #80 of the San Francisco 49ers get congradulated on his touchdown by teammate Jeff Garcia #5 during the game against the Dallas Cowboys at the Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas. The 49ers defeated the Cowboys 41-24.Mandatory Credit: Ronald Martinez /Allsport /
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No. 7: Steve Young Gets the Monkey off His Back in Super Bowl XXIX

When: January 29, 1995

The 49ers were going to stomp all over the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX, and everyone knew it.

The only question was how one-sided it was going to be.

And for quarterback Steve Young, who was still living in the shadows of one, Joe Montana, the game would provide a platform for the next franchise quarterbacking great to cement his own legacy.

Young did, tossing a record-setting six touchdown passes and posting a passer rating of 134.8 — nearly unheard of in a Super Bowl.

All this led to a lopsided 49-26 walloping of the Chargers and Young getting the game’s MVP award.

On the sidelines, Young was heard exclaiming, “would somebody please get this monkey off my back?”

He sure did.