NFL Network: America's Game- The 1989 San Francisco 49ers

Source:Niner Nation- 49ers WR Jerry Rice and QB Joe Montana.

"NFL Network has been running a series of programming in March called Dynasty Week. Each week, they have taken a look at the five great NFL dynasties. Thus far, they've aired weeks dedicated to the Packers, Patriots and Steelers. The month wraps up in a week with the Cowboys. But starting March 24, we get 49ers week.

The "Dynasty Week" will feature team-related segments on NFL AM and NFL Total Access, as well as interviews with guests associated with each team. Additionally, throughout the week NFL Network will show team-related editions of such shows as A Football Life, America's Game, NFL's Top 10 and Sound FX, as well as classic games and Super Bowl re-airs.

Here is a rundown of the 49ers schedule this coming week. This does not include the NFL AM and NFL Total Access shows. I'll update the schedule as more information comes out about some of the potential guests." 

From Niner Nation 

"America's Game #4 - 1989 49ers" 

Source:80's Football Cards- NFL Films has the 89 49ers as the 4th best NFL team of all-time.

From 80's Football Cards

If you judge the greatest NFL teams ever by how good their personal, their coaching, who they played, who they beat, the amount of games that they won, what they did in the playoffs, and then later in the Super Bowl, and not by how popular they are socially and in pop culture, I don't think you are going to find a better football team than the 1989 San Francisco 49ers.  

Statistics of course can be overused and overrated, but the 89 49ers were 14-2, with the number one ranked offense and 3rd rank defense. The 1980s 49ers are stereotyped as a team that was soft because they were a pass first team and had light, mobile offensive lineman. But during that decade after they won their first Super Bowl in 1981, they were always in the top 10 in defense and always had one of the better running games in the NFL. The 89 49ers scored almost 200 more points than they gave up: 442-253. 

I think when judging the greatest NFL teams ever, who have to look at the era that they played in as well. In the 1980s, you had to be able to run the ball well and have great or at least good defense to even get to the Super Bowl. You don't need that today with the NFL game being so centralized around spread formations, throwing the ball quickly and throwing the ball a lot, scoring a lot of points. And you only run the ball to keep the defense off-balanced and perhaps give your QB and offensive line a break. And you only need in many cases to get stops on defense when you have to have them. In the 1970s and 80s, 90s, even, you had to have great, balanced, all around team, to win the Super Bowl and perhaps even get to the Super Bowl.

The San Francisco 49ers are the NFL franchise of the 1980s. 1989 was the last NFL season in the 1980s, and the 89 49ers was the best 49er team of the 80s, and was also their best Super Bowl championship. It's the old cliche you save your best for last. Well, the 49ers did that in 1989 and perhaps have the great NFL team ever, when you look at their personal, and what they accomplished on the NFL football field.