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San Francisco 49ers Declaw The Lions, Move On To Super Bowl: Photos
It was a tale of two halves with the Detroit Lions mauling the 49ers in the first half, and the 49ers dominating the second half.
![San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, left, talks with Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff after the NFC Championship NFL football game in Santa Clara, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024.](https://patch.com/img/cdn20/users/22973312/20240128/103555/styles/patch_image/public/img-3075___28223537199.jpg)
SAN FRANCISCO — If you suffered through the first half of Sunday's San Francisco 49ers - Detroit Lions game, you would be forgiven if you thought there was no way that California would have a team in the Super Bowl. Down 17 at the half, the Brock Purdy-led Niners gave the 49er Faithful a beautiful second half, posting a final score of 34-31.
Purdy threw for 267 yards and a touchdown, while Christian McCaffrey had two TD runs and Elijah Mitchell scored on a 3-yard dash after McCaffrey landed on his head. He was fine after the game as he pumped-up fans from the victor's podium at Levi's Stadium.
The NFC championship game went into halftime with Detroit leading 24-7.
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The 49ers got fired-up in the locker room and began the third quarter by scoring 17 unanswered points in eight minutes.
The 49ers added another 10 points before allowing one final touchdown by the Lions. An onside kick by Detroit was touched by a Lions player before the ball had gone 10 yards. The 49ers took over the ball and ran out the clock.
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Detroit was trying to reach the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.
If San Francisco wins the Super Bowl, it will be the first since the 1994 season. The 49ers will face the defending champion Kansas City Chief who defeated the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 earlier Sunday.
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The Associated Press contributed to this post.
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