Starkey's Flashback: The Redemption Reception

Joe Starkey’s Top-Ten Greatest Moments as a 49ers Broadcaster

This is the ninth of 10 passages written by the Voice of the 49ers,
Joe Starkey, that reflect back at his most memorable moments calling
plays.

San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, Sunday, January 3, 1999,
3Com Park

“The Redemption Reception”

The 49ers-Packers contests represented the most glamorous rivalry in
the closing years of the 20th century.

The results had been the same for all five games since the NFC
Championship game at the end of the 1995 season – five games, five
losses, with three coming in the playoffs.

Obviously, the Green Bay Packers clearly knew how to beat San
Francisco.

Packers Head Coach Mike Holmgren, who was the 49ers
quarterbacks/offensive coordinator from 1986-91, was 5-0 against his
former team. On the other hand, 49ers quarterback Steve Young was 0-8
against the Packers and the 49ers Head Coach Steve Mariucci was 0-2.

I thought one of the key plays was a dump off pass to Marc Edwards that
resulted in a first down. Looked like he was going to be tackled for a
loss but he managed to escape and get the first down.