The 49ers won the by defeating the Bengals 26-21. Joe Montana had 175 total yards and 2 touchdowns.That was the 5th playoff win in franchise history for the 49ers. They have won 21 playoff games since then.
| Playoff wins |
|---|
| Points | Date | Opp | Result |
| NFC Wild Card Round | Dec 27, 1970 | MIN | W 17-14 |
| NFC Wild Card Round | Dec 26, 1971 | WAS | W 24-20 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 03, 1982 | NYG | W 38-24 |
| NFC Championship | Jan 10, 1982 | DAL | W 28-27 |
| Jan 24, 1982 | CIN | W 26-21 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Dec 31, 1983 | DET | W 24-23 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Dec 29, 1984 | NYG | W 21-10 |
| NFC Championship | Jan 06, 1985 | CHI | W 23-0 |
| Jan 20, 1985 | MIA | W 38-16 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 01, 1989 | MIN | W 34-9 |
| NFC Championship | Jan 08, 1989 | CHI | W 28-3 |
| Jan 22, 1989 | CIN | W 20-16 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 06, 1990 | MIN | W 41-13 |
| NFC Championship | Jan 14, 1990 | LARams | W 30-3 |
| Jan 28, 1990 | DEN | W 55-10 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 12, 1991 | WAS | W 28-10 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 09, 1993 | WAS | W 20-13 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 15, 1994 | NYG | W 44-3 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 07, 1995 | CHI | W 44-15 |
| NFC Championship | Jan 15, 1995 | DAL | W 38-28 |
| Jan 29, 1995 | SD | W 49-26 |
| NFC Wild Card Round | Dec 29, 1996 | PHI | W 14-0 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 03, 1998 | MIN | W 38-22 |
| NFC Wild Card Round | Jan 03, 1999 | GB | W 30-27 |
| NFC Wild Card Round | Jan 05, 2003 | NYG | W 39-38 |
| NFC Divisional Round | Jan 14, 2012 | NO | W 36-32 |