▁success , ▁winning ▁the ▁NFL ▁Def ensive ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award ▁and ▁recording ▁six ▁inter ception s . ▁ ▁Qu arter back ▁Steve ▁Young ▁had ▁his ▁best ▁NFL ▁season ▁and ▁won ▁his ▁second ▁M VP ▁award . ▁Steve ▁Young ▁set ▁what ▁was , ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁the ▁NFL ▁record ▁for ▁highest ▁passer ▁rating ▁in ▁a ▁season ▁– ▁ 1 1 2 . 8 . ▁Cold ▁Hard ▁Football ▁Fact s ▁states ▁that ▁Young ' s ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁season ▁is ▁the ▁second ▁greatest ▁passing ▁season ▁in ▁NFL ▁history . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁third ▁consecutive ▁season , ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ▁met ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁in ▁the ▁N FC ▁Championship ▁Game . ▁From ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁A FC ▁was ▁widely ▁regarded ▁as ▁the ▁NFL ' s ▁inferior ▁conference . ▁Thus , ▁this ▁meeting ▁between ▁the ▁N FC ' s ▁per enn ial ▁power h ouses ▁was ▁dub bed ▁by ▁many ▁as ▁" the ▁real ▁Super ▁Bowl ." ▁The ▁contest ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest ▁r ated ▁non - Super ▁Bowl ▁games ▁in ▁NFL ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁ 4 9 ers ▁beat ▁the ▁Cow bo ys ▁and ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁defeat ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁in ▁Super ▁Bowl ▁XX IX . ▁Young ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁game ' s ▁M VP ▁with ▁a ▁record ▁six ▁touch down ▁passes . ▁ ▁Off season ▁ ▁NFL ▁D raft ▁ ▁Training ▁Camp ▁The ▁ 1 9