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A Date To Remember: Payback for Montana and the 49ers

A Date To Remember is an occasional series Big Blue View will be running through the Super Bowl, highlighting the glory of the Giants’ past and celebrating the biggest playoff wins in franchise history.

Making Montana Pay

Dec. 29, 1985

NFC Wild Card game

Joe Montana and the 49ers.

In the 1980s, the NFC was all about dynasties and dominance.

And the Giants were emerging as a force in their own right in 1985, staking their claim against Montana and San Francisco in the NFC Wild Card game.