At the beginning of this season, I still leaned slightly toward saying Montana was better than Brady. Near the end of this season, I said Brady had topped him in my mind. But after the loss at Denver, I was on the fence again--would Montana have failed to complete the comeback on the 2 point conversion, etc. etc.? On the other hand, Montana was never rushed from a million directions in 1 second flat.
But, it is helpful to see Montana's actual play off won-loss breakdown--I'll come back and discuss. BTW, Montana has allegedly said that he already thought Brady was the best ever even before last year's SB, and I suspect Brady would be reluctant to hear that he was better than Montana, his boyhood idol. But anyway:
Day Date Tm Opp Tm Opp
1 Sun January 3, 1982 W
San Francisco 49ers New York Giants 38 24
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2 Sun January 10, 1982 W
San Francisco 49ers Dallas Cowboys 28 27
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3 Sun January 24, 1982 W
San Francisco 49ers N
Cincinnati Bengals 26 21
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4 Sat December 31, 1983 W
San Francisco 49ers Detroit Lions 24 23
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5 Sun January 8, 1984 L
San Francisco 49ers @
Washington Redskins 21 24
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6 Sat December 29, 1984 W
San Francisco 49ers New York Giants 21 10
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7 Sun January 6, 1985 W
San Francisco 49ers Chicago Bears 23 0
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8 Sun January 20, 1985 W
San Francisco 49ers N
Miami Dolphins 38 16
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9 Sun December 29, 1985 L
San Francisco 49ers @
New York Giants 3 17
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10 Sun January 4, 1987 L
San Francisco 49ers @
New York Giants 3 49
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11 Sat January 9, 1988 L
San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings 24 36
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12 Sun January 1, 1989 W
San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings 34 9
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13 Sun January 8, 1989 W
San Francisco 49ers @
Chicago Bears 28 3
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14 Sun January 22, 1989 W
San Francisco 49ers N
Cincinnati Bengals 20 16
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15 Sat January 6, 1990 W
San Francisco 49ers Minnesota Vikings 41 13
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16 Sun January 14, 1990 W
San Francisco 49ers Los Angeles Rams 30 3
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17 Sun January 28, 1990 W
San Francisco 49ers N
Denver Broncos 55 10
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18 Sat January 12, 1991 W
San Francisco 49ers Washington Redskins 28 10
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19 Sun January 20, 1991 L
San Francisco 49ers New York Giants 13 15
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20 Sat January 8, 1994 W
Kansas City Chiefs Pittsburgh Steelers 27 24
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21 Sun January 16, 1994 W
Kansas City Chiefs @
Houston Oilers 28 20
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22 Sun January 23, 1994 L
Kansas City Chiefs @
Buffalo Bills 13 30
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23 Sat December 31, 1994 L
Kansas City Chiefs @
Miami Dolphins 17 27
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