That is a Beautiful Stat.
It's great to be a consistent-winner and top-tier-team but to be THAT Close to a Lombardi Trophy, and always come-up short is just Brutal.
That was the Rams from 1973 through 1980. One of the best teams in the NFL every season for 8 straight years. A playoff team every year ... when fewer teams made the playoffs. But 1-5 in NFC Championship Games; and 0-1 in their lone Super Bowl. Fucking Brutal!.
And the 49ers past 13 years has been similarly brutal, with three distinct stretches.
2011-2013 ... top-tier-team for three years ...
36 wins! ...
1-2 in the NFC Championship ...
0-1 in the Super Bowl
2014-2018 ... lousy team for five seasons ...
25 total wins ...
5-per-season ... no playoff appearances
2019-2023 ... top-tier again but for one terrible, injury filled season ...
48 total wins in the other four seasons
...
2-2 in the NFC Championship ...
0-2 in the Super Bowl.
Those are some Beautiful Stats!