Young & Old Dynasties Collide! (Steelers vs. 49ers, 1984) 

The 1984, 1989 49er teams were juggernauts. Rice wasn't there for the 1984 campaign but they dominated anyway. The 1990 49ers were a juggernaut but Montana got killed in the NFC Championship. If he dint get hurt they would have won 3 in a row. That was when defenders could just kill the QB at will.

Ron Watts Hell, if Roger Craig never fumbled the 3-peat is likely as Steve Young was a VERY capable backup in those years.

And to think this team added Jerry Rice the next season!!! That’s almost like cheating

@@ronniemillsaps No guarantees they close that game out with Montana although it was probable. Craig could have fumbled regardless of the QB. As for the Super Bowl, Buffalo weren't full chokers yet and this same NYG D is what limited them and a 9 minute drive by the Giants.

Thanks for spoiling the outcome for me

Cause Stallworth could be in talks for best receiver in NFL history. Rice will always get the nod but imagine if Stallworth played with Montana, Young, Garcia, and Rich Gannon. 3 MVP and Garcia was hanging 10 and 11 win seasons up after a down couple of years. Just saying.

@@ronniemillsaps Stallworth played his first 4 seasons (1974-77) before the 1978 rule changes which opened up the passing game. Had he played his entire career post 1978, his stats would be higher

@@keithclark7266 He was injured for most of 1980 and 1983 I think. Had injury issues alot in his career. Fantastic broken field runner as a receiver, I can't think of many who were better with that skill as a receiver.

@@1983jblack Stallworth had nagging injuries from 1974-76. He stayed healthy the next 3 seasons (1977-79) and in 1979 had a break out season that his buddy Lynn Swann never did catching 70 passes for over 1100 yards and 11 touchdowns. 1980: broken leg..1983: bag hamstring injury 1986: knee/ back injury

I mean, the passing game was so much more open in the mid 80s...and 32 isn't exactly ancient. For context, Charlie Joiner had a 72/1008/4 then followed it up with a 70/1188/7 year in his age 33 season 5 and 4 years prior, respectively.

Yeah, though I wouldn't shoulder that on Griese. His second year starting was when he caught his stride but by then the defense was awful. Ranked 24th in the league when they were perennial top 10 during the two Elway superbowl win seasons.

Imagine had they drafted their hometown kid instead of letting Miami get an absolute steal

They got to the AFC Championship game in 1984 though

The difference is that 1999 Broncos team finished with a losing record (6-10)....the 1984 Steelers finished 9-7, won the then AFC Central division title, and went to the AFC Championship game.

@@reintaler6355 from what I've heard, the Steelers (among other teams) were particularly scared of drug rumors surrounding Marino. Those drug rumors remain unsubstantiated to this day.

Yeah I wish he could have played into his 40s like these QBs today. If he never got hit he would have been taking the 49ers to superbowls until 1996.

Ron Watts And not to mention, QBs then like Montana didn’t enjoy the myriad set of rules that now largely protect them in today’s era.

I agree, what an arm! This 1984 team may be the best in Superbowl history. This was a great game and one of the hardest hitting games as well. Dwight Clarke made some great catches in this game as well.

@Jerry Riggs The 84 Niners were actually closer to a perfect season than the 85 Bears were. The only game the 85 Bears lost was decided by 14 points, while the only game the 84 Niners lost was decided by 3 points. Come to think of it, the 84 Niners margin of defeat in their only loss was also the same as the 07 Patriots in their only loss.

And somehow it gets overlooked too

Man...NFC was tough in those days. Back to back 18-1 superbowl teams! And to think the 🐬 were 14-2 and got smoked in the SB. Just how good was that 49ers team?

Yeah they should hang that on his resume in bold print right beside those Super Bowls. Took a team QB by Brister to the playoffs.

@@ronniemillsaps And somehow got to the AFC Championship game that season with Mark Malone at QB. That by itself was a major accomplishment

Chuck Noll and Don Shula envyed black players, don't be fooled, Noll sucked he ruined a lot of young black players career in the 1980s playing one of the worst wide receivers in Steelers history weggie Thompson, what the hell and who the hell was weggie Thompson sounds like a cheerleader if you ask me !

@@footballlegend8249 You get this like for your consistent and clear hatred of Weggie Thompson and Rich Erenberg that you have on damn near every Steeler related post. I respect it lmao.

He did more than plant the seeds he drafted many of their most significant players, 2 Hall Of Famers Rod Woodson and Dermontti Dawson plus Neil O'Donnel, Barry Foster, Ernie Mills. Carnell Lake, Greg Lloyd, Jerry Olsavsky, Eric Green and don't forget Hardy Nickerson who went on to dominate in Tampa

Thank you! We try to surprise!

If the Steelers had Marino, they'd no doubt have 9 rings now maybe more, at least 12 sb appearances

Chuck Noll hated the front four steel curtain was black 68 Greenwood 63 Holmes 75 Greene 78 white all the D-line were white players after and cause the teams decline and they suck no names but # 64 65 67 69 76 90 95 all white slow players ! FACTS

Football Legend Dude, check your facts. Noll didn't have a racist or even biased bone in his body. He was a decent family man and a renaissance man who loved to read and learn new things consistently. He was picked as HC by the most progressive owner in the league when it came to opportunities for African Americans. Noll selected Greene #1 in '69, took a chance on Greenwood out of a tiny college that doesn't even exist anymore. Many black HOFers from the 70s squad drafted and made starters by him for a reason. Pittsburgh had been successful for so long that when those greats all starting retiring a few yrs apart, they didn't have high draft picks like the late 60s-early 70s. They got the best they could, and made a few gamble picks that didn't turn out like a lot of teams do. You can't be great forever. I suggest you read up on Noll the man off the field.

@@toddpeucker9905 - The only player that had any sort of animosity towards Chuck Noll at all was Terry Bradshaw (albeit that animosity died down over the years). Other than that, every player from those dynasty years has nothing but excellent things to say about Chuck Noll. The culture of the Steelers that we know today was started the the very moment Chuck Noll was hired. Noll took a 40 year laughingstock of a franchise and turned it into one of the NFL's crown jewels. I would even go so far as to say that Chuck Noll may have saved the Steelers from potentially moving at a time when all the steel mills were closing down in the 1970s. Sadly Chuck Noll's biggest mistakes in the eighties was not drafting Dan Marino to succeed Terry Bradshaw and drafting Huey Richardson. Chuck Noll did have some excellent hits in the draft like drafting Ron Woodson, Dermonti Dawson, Eric Green and Hardy Nickerson. Sadly he had some stinkers like Tom Ricketts, John Rienstra and Tim Worley.

@@footballlegend8249 shut the fuck up

Imagine if they drafted Dan Marino!

Wasn't it Wright that also got screwed on that PI call that sent the Redskins to the superbowl in 1983?

Ron Watts I think there were bad calls on both Wright and Lott

@@ronniemillsaps Wright and then a holding call on Lott.

Sure. If you don't consider all the calls in the 49ers favor that year, and many years following.

@@filthyswit You shouldn't talk anymore.

@@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic I'm typing. You should stop typing.

@@filthyswit Just consider everything then.

Was 4th down, that was a bad call. If that wasn't called, game over. That's on the refs. Now for a none Niner fan lol, who doesn't want to admit the they could have gone 19-0 to win the SB, can blame Wersching's missed field goal which by the way would have been moot if that PI wasn't called. It's all perspective. Either way, it's useless to argue. It's been shown how unimportant it is to go undefeated in a season and get eliminated some time in the playoffs more so in the Superbowl.

Probably because he won every game that year so they just forgive it. I mean he cant pull all of them out of his butt.

Rams beat the world champions in 75 too

@Natalie Ching or dolphin fans

also no fred dean.

Lol!!!

You forgot about Kordell Stewart.

@@neal6473 Grew up during the Slash era, and what comes to my mind with Kordell Stewart is when he was good, he was really good. When he wasn't...well, the less said about 1998 in particular, the better

If we had only drafted Dan Marion...

Don`t know about that, but it definitely was a (great) 'Steelers Day at Candlestick Park !

Overlooked because of the 1989 team. I don't know why but it is. They should have went to the bowl in 1983 but screwed by a call. That team was a juggernaut for an entire decade.

1989’s playoff run was the best in NFL history, but the 1984 team beat the NY Giants (not a team of scrubs), then the Bears (right before they dominated the NFL in 1985), and forced Dan Marino’s record-breaking Dolphins into 3 INTs in a Super Bowl blowout-and they didn’t have Jerry Rice yet!

@@ronniemillsaps My theory is that they didnt have the pizzazz and as many household names compared to the 89 team.

Hilariously False!!!!

@@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic Ahhh...The 1989 Niners were up there too

@@sirtype-alot3391 1989 team was better really. The offense was just ridiculous in 1989. Montana, Craig, Rathman, Taylor, Rice, Jones... Backups were good, O-line was a wall, defense embarrassed NFL best offenses. All of them could have made a pro bowl. Brent Jones gets forgotten but he was one of the best tight ends to ever play and hangs 3 rings on his hand.

1989 also had the best playoff run in NFL history, ending with the biggest SB win ever!

@@nikosuavesworldofsportsmusic they were pretty good dude.

They didn't win this game. The refs won it for them

@@clanshepard not true.

@@killalltogepis9916 Neither is 100% true - the refs and Ray Wersching missing a 37 yard FG lost it for the 9ers.

This secondary at 4 pro bowlers but without the big names known today. Only reason they dont get the just due. This is the team the year before jerry rice

Yup they had roger Craig too very underrated still to this day

1989’s playoff run was the best in NFL history, but the 1984 team beat the NY Giants (not a team of scrubs), then the Bears (right before they dominated the NFL in 1985), and forced Dan Marino’s record-breaking Dolphins into 3 INTs in a Super Bowl blowout-and they didn’t have Jerry Rice yet! 1994 had the best offense statistically but the team had a somewhat shaky start.

84 Niners had more depth but less talent than 89

@George Washington yeah I was wondering because I could've swore I watched a video with Montana facing Bradshaw. I was getting my years mixed up. I thought this was the 1981 game at first but wasn't connecting all the dots. What can I say? I was watching it late at night and very tired.

@George Washington thanks for the info

As a 8 year old kid that opened my eyes how brutal the NFL was. If you google search that game theres articles about how that was arguably the most violent NFL game ever.

Was it a better catch than Super bowl vs rams? Bradshaw dropped it in the bucket yet Rams Perry I think misjudged it just inches away from breaking up pass. Stallworth was way underrated. Last teams that used set backs. 9rs got Wendell Tyler from rams that year and he set team record with around 1400yrds. He played at UCLA in Vermils veer offense. Was perfect guy for quick weaksike traps. Just like Franco and Rocky.

@George Washington Yeah they got beat fair and square. But... the refs have been rigging games since jump. Its obvious, when they wait to throw the flag until the end on a down that dictates the game.

"Johnny Stall" & John Taylor were 'integral players' & absolutely essential to their respective team`s success ! Stallworth & Rice had similar body types, methinks.....

How old are you?

1995? 1999?

AVC IV Yup

1995 was the year the Steelers made Super Bowl 30 while in 1999 the 49ers were just straight trash (Steve Young being lost for the season was a factor but the defense was completely exposed too without a good offense to make up for it). Point stands though, the Steelers haven’t won in the Bay Area this century, which is almost unthinkable for an AFC team to do considering that the Raiders have been a dumpster fire since 2002!

@@jonathand.9555 Granted the 2006 Steelers were 8-8 , yet they lost to a 2-14 Raiders team. The 99 49ers team was bad. I do remember them having a ok start and then Young got hurt on Monday night then came the Jeff Garcia era

@@jonathand.9555 so fucking what? The Steelers NOW are straight up garbage so what's your point?

His name is Eric Wright not #21. He was one of the most underrated cornebacks in NFL history

I can never reveal that!

Chuck Noll was an excellent coach and is overlooked because of the eReader he coached in but he shows you how great he is by beating this great 49ers team with not nearly the talent he had in the 70's. Just think what the 70's Steeles could have done on this day or that year.

I guess you missed this past Super Bowl didn't you?

And Magnum PI as their QB

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20-17 niners only loss and they went on to win the Superbowl against the Miami dolphins

Knight Πthat is right lol!

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