1989 NFL season

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Sources
NFL History Super Bowl History Pro-Football-Reference.com - Large online database of NFL data and statistics NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X) Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League Wikipedia

The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announced his retirement. Paul Tagliabue was eventually chosen to succeed him.

The season ended with Super Bowl XXIV when the 49ers defeated the Denver Broncos.

[edit] Major rule changes

After a foul that occurs inside the last two minutes of the first half and inside the last five minutes of the second half, the game clock will start at the snap, instead of when the ball is spotted and the Referee signals it is ready to be played.
New rules are enacted, including loss of time outs or five-yard penalties, to handle the problems of crowd noise when it becomes too loud that it prevents the offensive team from hearing its signals.
If a receiver and a defender eventually establish joint control of a pass, the ball will be awarded to whoever was the first one who established control the ball first.

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Qualified for playoffs

Indianapolis finished ahead of Miami in the AFC East based on better conference record (7-5 vs. Dolphins' 6-8).
Houston finished ahead of Pittsburgh in the AFC Central based on head-to-head sweep (2-0).
Philadelphia was first NFC Wild Card ahead of L.A. Rams based on better record against common opponents (6-3 to Rams' 5-4).
Minnesota finished ahead of Green Bay in the NFC Central based on better division record (6-2 vs. Packers' 5-3).

Main article: NFL playoffs, 1989-90

Home team in capitals

Wild-Card playoff: L.A. Rams 21, PHILADELPHIA 7
Divisional playoffs: L.A. Rams 19, N.Y. GIANTS 13 (OT); SAN FRANCISCO 41, Minnesota 13
NFC Championship: SAN FRANCISCO 30, L.A. Rams 3

San Francisco (NFC) 55, Denver (AFC) 10, at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

NFL Record and Fact Book (ISBN 193299436X)
NFL History 1981-1990 (Last accessed December 4, 2005)
Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (ISBN 0062701746)

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