CURRENT RANK: 6

December 26, 1971: The 49ers first playoff game at Candlestick Park resulted in a 24-20 win over Washington in front of 45,327 fans. November 27, 1977: Wilbur Jackson rushed for 190 yards on 16 carries (including an 80-yarder) in a 20-17 victory over New Orleans. December 7, 1980: The 49ers trailed New Orleans, 35-7 at halftime but Joe Montana then led the team back to tie the game and win in overtime, 38-35 for the greatest comeback in NFL history at the time. January 10, 1982: Dwight Clark's "The Catch" against Dallas in the NFC Championship Game sent the 49ers to their first Super Bowl in front of 60,525 fans. November 13, 1983: Fred Dean sets a team record tying six sacks in a 27-0 victory over New Orleans. November 9, 1986: Joe Montana returns from back surgery after eight weeks on the sideline and led the 49ers to a 43-17 pounding victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. Montana ended the day with 270 yards and 3 TDs (all to Jerry Rice). The 49ers scored on 7 of 9 possessions under Montana's control. October 30, 1988: Steve Young "gets away again" on a wild run against Minnesota breaking tackle after tackle and scoring the game-winning TD in a 24-21 win. November 21, 1988: John Taylor returned a punt for 95 yards for a TD in a 37-21 over Washington. January 14, 1990: The 49ers blew out the LA Rams, 30-3 in front of 64,769 fans during the NFC Championship game. January 12, 1991: Michael Carter returned an interception 61 yards for a TD in a 28-10 NFC Playoff victory over Washington. October 18, 1992: The 49ers beat Atlanta, 56-17, setting a Candlestick Park single game record for most points scored. September 5, 1994: Jerry Rice scored three times (rushing for one TD and catching two TD passes from Steve Young) in a 44-14 MNF victory over the LA Raiders. These gave Rice 127 total career TDs breaking Jim Brown's long-standing NFL mark of 126. January 15, 1995: Steve Young runs a victory lap around the stadium following the 49ers 38-28 victory over the Cowboys in the NFC Championship game. November 16, 1997: Terry Kirby returned a kick-off 101 yards for a TD in a 27-19 win over Carolina. December 15, 1997: Jerry Rice returned from a knee injury and scored a touchdown in a 34-17 MNF win over Denver on the same night that the team retired Joe Montana's No. 16 jersey. September 6, 1998: Garrison Hearst raced a team record 96 yards in overtime for the winning TD as the 49ers defeated the NY Jets, 36-30 in the season home opener. December 14, 1998: Garrison Hearst had 198 yards rushing on 14 carries in the 49ers 35-13 victory over Detroit. January 3, 1999: The 49ers defeated Green Bay, 30-27 in front of 66,506 as Steve Young threw to Terrell Owens in a play known as the "Catch II." December 17, 2000: Terrell Owens breaks the 49ers single game reception record with 20 catches in a 17-0 shutout win over Chicago. December 22, 2001: "Nobody blinked," said LB Derek Smith as the 49ers held Philadelphia out of the end zone on six consecutive plays inside the 2-yard line in the 4th quarter. The 49ers scored minutes later in a 13-3 victory. January 5, 2003: The 49ers recorded an epic comeback versus the NY Giants in a 39-38 victory in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game. November 19, 2006: Frank Gore rushed for a team record 212 yards (including runs of 50 and 51 yards) in a 20-14 victory over Seattle. December 4, 2011: Frank Gore breaks the team's 60 year NFL career rushing record against St. Louis. December 19, 2011: The 49ers defeated Pittsburgh, 20-3 in the "Lights Out" MNF game. January 14, 2012: The 49ers beat New Orleans, 36-32, with a dramatic 4th quarter TD by Vernon Davis-the "Vernon Post"-to move onto the NFC Championship game for the first time since January 11, 1998.