9 ers ▁started ▁slowly ▁early ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁ ▁They ▁defeated ▁the ▁Ra iders ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁where ▁Jerry ▁R ice ▁broke ▁the ▁NFL ▁record ▁for ▁touch down s , ▁but ▁followed ▁with ▁a ▁ 2 4 – 1 7 ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Chief s , ▁led ▁by ▁former ▁ 4 9 ers ▁quarter back ▁Joe ▁Mont ana . ▁ ▁Despite ▁vict ories ▁over ▁the ▁R ams ▁and ▁Sain ts , ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ▁off ensive ▁line ▁was ▁struggling ▁having ▁lost ▁four ▁star ters ▁to ▁injury , ▁and ▁in ▁Week ▁ 5 ▁the ▁Nin ers ▁were ▁cr ushed ▁ 4 0 – 8 ▁by ▁the ▁E ag les . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁E ag les ▁game , ▁a ▁poll ▁conducted ▁on ▁local ▁sports ▁radio ▁station ▁K N BR ▁showed ▁that ▁an ▁over wh el ming ▁majority ▁of ▁ 4 9 er ▁fans ▁wanted ▁head ▁coach ▁George ▁Se if ert ▁fired . ▁ ▁The ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁E ag les ▁was ▁a ▁turning ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁ 4 9 ers ▁despite ▁being ▁a ▁l ops ided ▁loss . ▁Steve ▁Young ▁was ▁ben ched ▁for ▁El vis ▁Gr b ac ▁ab rupt ly ▁during ▁a ▁series ▁in ▁the ▁ 3 rd ▁quarter . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Young ▁was ▁l ivid ▁on ▁the ▁s idel ines , ▁shout ing ▁prof an ities ▁at ▁head ▁coach ▁George ▁Se if ert . ▁Young ▁later ▁admitted ▁" I ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁f ist f ight ", ▁and ▁would ▁later ▁say ▁that ▁this