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Detroit Lions wide receiver Josh Reynolds (8) celebrates with teammates Jameson Williams (9) and Jared Goff (16) after scoring a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the first half of an NFL football NFC divisional playoff game, Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Jose Juarez)
Does the Detroit Lions’ meteoric rise still have some altitude to gain? Or will the San Francisco 49ers get over the hump?
The 2023 NFC Championship Game pits two franchises on opposite ends of the success spectrum.
San Francisco boasts five Super Bowl titles, is now in its third consecutive NFC Championship Game, and has an opportunity to advance to their third Super Bowl in the last 12 years — though they haven’t won it all in 29 years.
The Lions have been the model of futility for most of the 21st century. They hadn’t won a playoff game in 32 years and had qualified for the postseason just three times from 2000-2022.
But Dan Campbell has rallied his troops and revitalized a football city that had been stuck in the doldrums for decades. They took care of the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card Round before outlasting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
For a team that has never even played in a Super Bowl and hasn’t won an NFL Championship since 1957, this is a completely different challenge.
Lions (14-5) vs. 49ers (13-5): How to watch the NFC Championship Game
- Date: Sunday, January 28
- Time: 6:30 p.m. ET
- Venue: Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, CA
- TV: Fox
- Streaming: Fox Sports
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy seemingly came out of nowhere to be considered for NFL MVP this season — an award that should go to Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson — but Saturday night in the Divisional Round against the Green Bay Packers provided cause for concern.
Purdy wasn’t sharp, completing just 58.9% of his passes in a cagy,…
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