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

Joe Montana #16 of the San Francisco 49ers (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
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No. 3: 1994 SF 49ers

Regular-Season Record: 13-3

Won Super Bowl XXIX vs. Chargers 49-26

Before the NFL’s salary-cap era kicked in, it was clear San Francisco was going all-in on its bid to finally thwart the Dallas Cowboys after losing back-to-back NFC Championship games the previous two years.

The SF 49ers already had star power, boasting quarterback Steve Young and wide receiver Jerry Rice. But even those two weren’t enough to get over the Dallas hump those two seasons prior. So, what did the Niners do?

Well, big moves included purging former Cowboys linebacker Ken Norton Jr. while also adding perennial Pro Bowl cornerback Deion Sanders, whose efforts in 1994 would secure him Defensive Player of the Year accolades.

To this date, no other San Francisco squad surpassed 500 points scored during the regular season aside from the 1994 squad, and the SF 49ers finally pulled off the playoff win over the Cowboys en route to walloping the San Diego Chargers in Super Bowl XXIX. Young tossed a then-record six touchdowns during the game with Rice being the beneficiary of three of those scores.

Sanders had predicted to Rice before the game the Niners were going to have their way with San Diego, and the cornerback was absolutely correct. The final score made the game seem closer than it actually was.

In terms of lopsided matchups, this victory was arguably the biggest.