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49ers – Rams 1989 NFC Championship flashback and Mailbag

The San Francisco 49ers are set to face the Los Angeles Rams Sunday in the NFC Championship Game.

The lone previous postseason matchup between the longtime NFC West rivals came in the NFC Championship game following the 1989 season with the 49ers winning 30-3 on the way to their fourth Super Bowl title.

Thinking back to being in the Candlestick Park crowd that day, there are three plays that still stick out.

The first came on the Rams second possession of the game. Los Angeles had kicked a field goal on their opening drive and held a 3-0 lead when Flipper Anderson beat Daryl Pollard to get open deep down the right sideline.