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Joe Montana is one of the greatest quarterbacks in the NFL, but he didn't start on fire in the league. He was a third-round pick and only became the starter halfway through his second season in 1980. However, he began demonstrating his future greatness in a December game that year vs. the New Orleans Saints.
At halftime, the Saints were up 35-7 against the San Francisco 49ers. Montana would lead the 49ers to 409 yards and 31 unanswered points in the second half; he would throw for two touchdowns and rush for one in a 38-35 OT win.
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There were only two games that produced absolute euphoria—this one and the 1987 game at Cincinnati, when we scored on the very last play.
Bill Walsh
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The 49ers’ December 7, 1980 38-35 comeback win over the Saints
The 1980 Niners’ 3-0 start had turned into a 5-8 record, but one might have expected a win at home, against an 0-13 Saints team, on Sunday, December 7, the Pearl Harbor anniversary. It isn’t at all promising early in the game: the Saints, led by Archie Manning, get 324 yards in the first half, have the ball two-thirds of the time, and score five touchdowns on 20 first downs.
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