Battle of Juggernauts. 1989 San Francisco 49ers vs. 1991 Washington Redskins.
This is a match up of two of the best teams in NFL history. For this match up, one game is insufficient. This will be a best of 3 with the following schedule. Each game is played on Sunday.
Game 1 - Will be played in Washington's old RFK Stadium, brought back to functionality for this game.
Game 2 - Will be played in San Francisco's old Candlestick Park. Also restored to functionality for this game.
Game 3(if needed) - Will be played in a neutral site. Thinking Miami's Orange Bowl would be a good choice.
Who do you think wins this battle of legendary teams? I asked this question to AI and its take was the 49ers would win 2-1 for a surprisingly simple reason. You're not stopping Joe Montana and Jerry Rice for 12 quarters.
My opinion? The Redskins are the better TEAM, but they also don't have the same level of superstars as the 49ers.
However. I'm disagreeing with AI here. George Siefert was a good coach. But Joe Gibbs was just on another level, and I think that's what will make the difference. I think they split their home games, but the Redskins, especially after Gibbs has had two games worth of information, would come up with a winning game plan for game 3.