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The 49ers’ closest match isn’t one of their Super Bowl teams. It’s the 2002 Raiders

Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, November 13, 2026 at 6:00 PM · 1 min read
The 49ers’ closest match isn’t one of their Super Bowl teams. It’s the 2002 Raiders — Sonoma Sports news

The NFL is a young man’s game, and the 1981, 1984, 1988, and 1989 title teams reflected that. The 1994 team was led by Hall of Famers Steve Young and Jerry Rice, both in their early 30s, but most of its other top players — including Deion Sanders, Ricky Watters, Eric Davis, and Merton Hanks — were in their mid- to late 20s.

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