San Francisco 49ers: Breaking down the 20 biggest moments of the decade

By Jeremy Wohlfart | Dec 29, 2019

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 23: Fireworks go off after the last regular season game at Candlestick Park where the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-24 on December 23, 2013 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /

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Corey Graham, Baltimore Ravens. Michael Crabtree, San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) /

No. 2: The 49ers lose Super Bowl XLVII

Oh, so close. So very, very close.

It was a great Super Bowl for the neutral, but not as a 49ers fan. The team fell at the last hurdle to lose 34-31 to the Baltimore Ravens.

It was a loss that hurt, and turned into what was the beginning of the end for this particular era for San Francisco.