Which SF 49ers squad was the most complete Super Bowl team?

The SF 49ers have appeared in seven Super Bowl games, and a few of those squads were purely dominant. But which one was the best overall?

With Super Bowl LV just around the corner, it’s always a good time to look back through SF 49ers history and cherish just how much a championship pedigree the franchise has had over the years.

Yes, the Niners’ last two appearances in the Super Bowl have resulted in heartbreak. And one can only wonder what might have been if San Francisco pulled off some extra victories in a handful of their NFC Championship losses over the years, too. Perhaps fans would be talking about six, seven or even more Super Bowl championships instead of the five, which stood as an NFL record until the Pittsburgh Steelers surpassed that number with a sixth championship in 2009.

Nevertheless, each one of the SF 49ers’ Super Bowl squads was special in its own way. The 1981 squad was special, earning the franchise’s first-ever championship while fans got to see an up-and-coming quarterback, Joe Montana, establish himself as one of the league’s best under another up-and-coming head coach, Bill Walsh. The 1988 version of the Niners was special, too, as it solidified San Francisco as the dynasty of the decade after the franchise secured its third championship.

In all truth, though, the SF 49ers boasted three of the league’s best historical Super Bowl teams, and one might argue the teams from 1984, 1989 and 1994 stood atop the rankings in terms of all-time greats from the Niners’ championship years.

Out of those three, which one was truly the best? Niner Noise takes a look.