The Catch II

The Catch II

Green Bay Packers (5) (11–5) San Francisco 49ers (4) (12–4) 27 30 Head coach: Mike Holmgren Head coach: Steve Mariucci
1 2 3 4 Total GB 3 14 0 10 27 SF 7 3 10 10 30
Date	January 3, 1999
Stadium	3Com Park, San Francisco, California, U.S.
Referee	Gerald Austin
Attendance	66,506
TV in the United States
Network	Fox
Announcers	Pat Summerall and John Madden

The Catch II was a National Football League (NFL) Wild Card Playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers on January 3, 1999. The game, which was played at 3Com Park in San Francisco, California, became notable after a completed pass with 8 seconds left in the 4th quarter won the game for the 49ers. The 49ers, who had just lost the lead to the Packers late in the 4th quarter, were facing 3rd-and-3, when San Francisco wide receiver Terrell Owens caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Steve Young, enabling the 49ers to defeat the Packers, 30–27. It came at the end of a 9-play, 76-yard drive engineered by Young. This game and moment mirrors a similar catch in 49ers history, when quarterback Joe Montana threw to receiver Dwight Clark in the 1981–82 NFL playoffs, and is similarly regarded as one of the most memorable events in NFL history, and a significant moment in Owens's NFL career.