Joe Montana explained why he didn’t attend the 49ers’ farewell game at Candlestick Park during an interview Wednesday morning on Bay Area radio station 95.7 The Game. The 49ers played their final game at the Stick in a Monday night contest Dec. 23 against the Atlanta Falcons.

“If somebody left IBM and went to Apple, if they were shutting IBM down, do you think that guy would go back and visit?” Montana said. “There’s something strange about athletics and what people expect you to do.

“I wasn’t always a big fan of Candlestick to begin with, even though I played there,” he continued. “It might’ve been the worst field we played on throughout the years. But we had great memories there, yeah.”

Montana chose to spend that time with his family in New Orleans, where his son Nick was playing quarterback for Tulane in a bowl game.

Montana said there are plans for one more game at Candlestick — a flag football game. “I probably shouldn’t say this, yet. Yeah, we’re working on a final flag football game. It’ll be the 49ers against I won’t say who. It’ll be a big-name team.”