When I spoke with Carmen Policy about the 49ers’ bizarre first game of the 1987 players’ strike for this story, the former team president also offered an entertaining story about the 49ers’ bizarre last game before the 24-day strike.
Here it is …
On Sept. 20, 1987, the 49ers were coming off a season that ended with a 49-3 divisional playoff loss to the Giants. They had lost their season opener to the Steelers. And they were staring at 0-2.
With 54 seconds left, they trailed the Bengals, 26-20, and Cincinnati had a first down at their own 45-yard line.