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The 1989 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 44th season in the National Football League and first under head coach George Seifert. After going 14¨C2 in the regular season, the 49ers completed the season with the most dominant playoff run in NFL history, outscoring opponents 126¨C26 and winning their fourth Super Bowl victory. In 2007, ESPN.com's Page 2 ranked the 1989 49ers as the greatest team in Super Bowl history. Quarterback Joe Montana had one of the greatest passing seasons in NFL history in 1989. Montana set a then-NFL record with a passer rating of 112.4, with a completion percentage of 70.2%, and a 26/8 touchdown-to-interception ratio. In the playoffs, Montana was even more dominant, with a 78.3% completion percentage, 800 yards, 11 touchdowns, no interceptions, and a 146.4 rating. Cold Hard Football Facts calls Montana's 1989 season the one by which we must measure all other passing seasons.