1983: San Francisco 49ers knock off Redskins in NFC Championship Game & the aftermath

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Walsh
1:59 PM PST, Friday, September 7th, 1984
Walsh Family Residence, Woodside, CA.

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Coach Walsh was working on last-minute game film in preparation for the Monday Night Football game against Washington at Candlestick Park. It was going to be focused, detailed-oriented & NO mistakes on either the offensive or defensive sides of the football.

 

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The Rematch from 1983 NFC Championship Game
6:00 PM PST, Monday, September 10th, 1984
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA.

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It was the most talked about, hyped-up, detailed (non-stop) analysis on the rematch from the 1983 NFC Championship between the defending Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers & Washington Redskins, who were still fuming about losing the game in such a way like that in the final minutes. For the 49ers, they realized the Redskins would go after their defense with such aggressiveness & needed to fight like Hell to make sure their home opener wouldn't end in a loss.

 

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The MNF Commentators
6:12 PM PST, Monday, September 10th, 1984
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA.

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The announcers for the Monday Night Football game were OJ Simpson, Don Meredith & Frank Gifford (Play-by-Play). This game was going to be a very intriguing one in terms of the standings of the NFC & possible Super Bowl & Playoff ramifications.

 

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Craig, Tyler & Monroe
6:13 PM PST, Monday, September 10th, 1984
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA.

49ers RBs Roger Craig, Wendell Tyler & Carl Monroe on the sidelines.
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In the Monday Night Football game against the Redskins, the 49ers knew their offense would be targeted by the Redskins defense, so some on the 49ers coaching staff decided to hold a last-minute meeting with 49ers RBs Roger Craig, Wendell Tyler & Carl Monroe to get the running game going fast.

 

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Highlights of the Monday Night
Football Game between 49ers & Redskins
6:16 PM PST, Monday, September 10th, 1984
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA.

 

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CBS Sports Oddsmakers for the 1984 Super Bowl Championship:

Early Favorite: San Francisco 49ers

Possible Contenders: Chicago Bears, Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins.

 

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Somewhere in Sacramento:

This crazy woman was watching the 49ers Monday Night Football game against the Redskins: she was googling at 49ers QB Joe Montana once again "Oh BABY. I need you. I want you. I want you so bad."

 

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NFL Experts weighing in:

Frank Gifford: "Good afternoon everyone. I'm Frank Gifford of ABC's Monday Night Football & here with me in a panel discussion on the 1984 NFL Season are some of the greatsof the game of football, who've either played or coached such as Clem Daniels, Bart Starr, Fred Tarkenton & Bum Phillips.

Today, we're going to discuss the defending Super Bowl Champions San Francisco 49ers, who just survived a shootout against the Washington Redskins in what many considered a rematch from the 1983 NFC Championship Game...."

 

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Still cooking up twists & turns on the 49ers' 1984 Season.

 

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This week: I'll be doing a segment on the 49ers vs Saints game from September 16th, 1984.

 

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Montana
10:00 AM PST, Thursday, September 13th, 1984
49ers HQ, Santa Clara, CA

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Watching game film of their next opponent: New Orleans Saints. 49ers QB Joe Montana was analyzing the weaknesses of the Saints defense & saw areas the 49ers offense can easily exploit to their advantage "I see there's a weakness in the Saints secondary. Our offense will easily take advantage of this & we all have to press the gas pedal to the limit!"

 

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Highlights of New Orleans Saints @ San Francisco 49ers
1:00 PM PST, Sunday, September 16th, 1984
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA.

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TV Announcers: (CBS Sports) Tom Brookshier (play-by-play), Walter Walker (color commentary).
Referee: Tom Dooley
Game Attendance: 57,611
Game Weather: 65 oF (18 oC); wind 16 mph

1st QTR:
San Francisco: WR Freddie Solomon 31-yd TD pass from QB Joe Montana: 49ers leading 7-0.

2nd QTR:
San Francisco: K Ray Wersching 37-yd FG: 49ers up 10-0.
San Francisco: RB Wendell Tyler 3-yd TD run: 49ers up 17-0.
New Orleans: WR Eugene Goodlow 8-yd TD pass from QB Kenny Stabler: 49ers leading 17-7.
New Orleans: K Morten Andersen 32-yd FG: 49ers leading 17-10 at Halftime.

3rd QTR:
New Orleans: TE Hoby Brenner 26-yd TD pass from QB Kenny Stabler: Game tied up 17-17.
New Orleans: K Morten Andersen 41-yd FG: Saints take the lead 20-17.

4th QTR:
San Francisco: TE Earl Cooper 23-yd TD pass from QB Matt Cavanaugh: 49ers retake the lead 24-20.
San Francisco: K Ray Wersching 22-yd FG: 49ers leading 27-20.
San Francisco: K Ray Wersching 40-yd FG: 49ers leading 30-20
San Francisco: RB Roger Craig 27-yd TD run: 49ers leading 37-20.
******49ers win 37-20

 

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Stay tuned next week for highlights of the 49ers @ Eagles game from September 23rd, 1984.

 

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Highlights of San Francisco 49ers @ Philly Eagles
1:00 PM EST, Sunday, September 23rd, 1984
Veterans Stadium, Philly, PA.