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COVERED AND TOM RINALDI IS WITH THE LIONS. >> THE MESSAGE HAN ABOUTS THE SAME ALL WEEK, WE ARE READY FOR THIS. WE ARE NOT SURPRISED, NOT ME, NOT OUR PLAYERS, NOT ANYONE. THE FIRST CONFERENCE TITLE GAME IN 32 YEARS FOR DETROIT, CAMPBELL SAID WE’VE BEEN PLAYING BIG GAMES FOR A YEAR STRAIGHT THIS IS THE NEXT ONE. WE’RE BUILT TO BE ABLE TO BEAT ANY TEAM. NOW WE HAVE THE CHANCE TO PROVE IT. FOR MORE ON THE TEAM THEY’LL TRY TO PROVE IT AGAINST, MY PARTNER ON THE OTHER SIDELINE, ERIN ANDERSON. >> Erin: TOM, KYLE SHANAHAN SAID I’M NOT GOING TO BE OVER THE TOP TODAY WITH MY MESSAGE. OUR TEAM KNOWS WHAT THIS IS. WE KNOW WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LOSE. HE SAID, I RESPECT THE FACT DETROIT IS COMING IN TALKING ABOUT WHO THEY ARE AND HOW THEY’VE PLAY, BUT WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS, AND, HONESTLY, THE LIONS HAVEN’T PLAYED ANYONE LIKE US. THAT IS SOMETHING I WANT MY TEAM TO KNOW. HE SAID, THE LIONS THINK WE HAVE TO MATCH THEM. NOT THE CASE, KEVIN. HE SAID, WE JUST HAVE TO SHOW THEM WHO WE ARE. >> Kevin: I LIKE IT. AND SOAP THE STAGE IS SET, AND SPANISH LANGUAGE BROADCAST AVAILABLE ON FOX DEPORTES. THE 49ers WON THE TOSS. THEY HAVE DEFERRED. THE LIONS WILL GET THE BALL FIRST. NINERS/LIONS WITH THE RIGHT TO GO TO THE SUPER BOWL, AND HERE WE GO. AND SO DETROIT WILL START FROM THE 25 YARD LINE. WE WILL SEE THEIR FIFTH-RANKED OFFENSE IN JARED GOFF, WHO HAD THE BEST YEAR OF HIS CAREER. >> Greg: YOU GO BACK THE FIRST MOVE — REMEMBER, THE FIRST MOVE THIS REGIME MADE WHEN DAN CAMPBELL, BRAD HOLMES, THAT BIG MOVE SENDING STAFFORD TO LOS ANGELES AND JARED GOFF CAME HERE. WAS HE THE FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK? WAS HE THE FUTURE? ALL HE HAS DONE IN THESE THREE YEARS IS ANSWER EVERY QUESTION THROWN. AND HE’S AS BIG A REASON THEY’RE IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AS ANYBODY ON THIS LIONS’ ROSTER. >> Kevin: A FLIP TO SEWELL. MONTGOMERY WITH THE FIRST DOWN. YOU LOOK AT THIS LIONS’ OFFENSE. THEY CAN ATTACK YOU IN A NUMBER OF WAYS. THEY WERE SECOND ONLY TO SAN FRANCISCO IN EXPLOSIVE GAMES, BUT THEY HAVE TO HAVE THE RUN GAME TODAY. >> Greg: THE RUN GAME ESPECIALLY EARLY. IF THERE’S ONE DEFICIENCY OF THIS SAN FRANCISCO DEFENSE, THEY DON’T FACE A LOT OF RUNS. BUT WHEN THEY DO, THEY’RE KIND OF MIDDLE OF THE PACK. THEY’RE NOT A GREAT YARDS PER CARRY DEFENSE. AND I THINK EARLY ON THE LIONS ARE GOING TO LEAN HEAVILY ON MONTGOMERY AND GIBBS, THE ROOKIE. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY, STUTTER STEP AND A FIRST DOWN, ALL THE WAY UP NEAR THE 44. AND ON CUE, THAT’S A GOOD START. >> Greg: TWO 1,000 YARD BACKS. JAHMYR GIBBS WILL BE THE CHANGE OF PACE, THE ROOKIE FIRST-ROUNDER. JUST REALLY WELL BLOCKED. THIS IS THE STRENGTH OF THIS OFFENSE, THEIR VERSATILITY, THE ABILITY TO PUT A LOT OF LOAD ON THIS OFFENSIVE LINE. BOTH IN THE RUN GAME AND AS THE PASS GAME UNFOLDS. >> Kevin: FAKE HERE. GOFF WITH SOME PRESSURE. LaPORTA IS WIDE OPEN. FIRST DOWN AND MORE. SAM LaPORTA ON THE PLAY FAKE FROM GOFF. A GOOD START TO THE GAME FOR THE LIONS. THEY WERE THE THIRD BEST “D” IN THE LEAGUE. THE PASS RUSH HAS SUFFERED OF LATE. THEY DIDN’T HAVE A SACK AGAINST GREEN BAY, BUT WHEN IT MATTERED LATE, THEY DIDN’T ALLOW A SINGLE POINT IN THE FOURTH QUARTER LAST WEEK. >> Kevin: FIRST DOWN, ANOTHER FAKE. JAMESON WILLIAMS, THE SPEEDSTER HAS A BLOCK. WILLIAMS CUTS UP, 25, 20, STILL ON HIS FEET! JAMESON WILLIAMS SCORES! 42 YARDS AND A QUICK LEAD FOR THE LIONS. >> Greg: WE TALKED ABOUT WHICH DEFENSE HAS THE ABILITY TO STOP THE EXPLOSIVE PLAYS. YOU SEE JAMESON WILLIAMS, HE STARTS OUT AT THE WIDE RECEIVER LEFT, A FLIP REVERSE. FRANK RAGNOW, THE CENTER, HE GETS OUT IN SPACE. THAT IS AN ELEMENT OF THIS OFFENSE, THE BIG PLAY. WE SEE THEM THROW THE BALL DEEP A LOT TO JAMESON WILLIAMS, BUT GETTING THE BALL IN HIS HANDS, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EXPLOSIVE OFFENSES IN THE LEAGUE. RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE, THEY DID IT ON THE GROUND. >> Kevin: EXTRA POINT UP BY BADGLEY AND IT’S GOOD. THE 49ers DECIDE TO KICK IT FOX IS SPONSORED BY KUNG FU PANDA. >> Kevin: JAMESON WILLIAMS HAS FOUR TOUCHDOWNS IN HIS NFL CAREER, ALL OVER 30 YARDS. THAT ONE ON THE GROUND, 42-YARD RUN, AND IT WAS EXPLOSIVE. WE TALKED ABOUT THE RUN GAME AND THE EXPLOSIVE PLAYS, GREG. YOU NAILED IT. THAT WAS A HECK OF A RUN. GOOD BLOCKING BY WILLIAMS. THE LIONS GET THE BALL FIRST, FOUR PLAYS THEY GO DOWN THE FIELD, STUNNING THIS 49ers’ CROWD TO TAKE A 7-0 LEAD. >> Kevin: AND SAN FRANCISCO WILL START ON THE 25, BACK TO THE TOUCHDOWN, GREG. >> Greg: THIS IS A REALLY WELL-DESIGNED PLAY. WATCH NICK BOSA. YOU’RE GOING TO GET THE GUARD PULL AND THE CENTER BLOCK BACK. WITH THE BACK AWAY, WATCH HOW FAST BOSA CLOSES. HE THINKS THIS IS SINGLE PULLER BACK SIDE. NOW THEY GET RAGNOW, DECKER, BIG MAN IN SPACE. YOU GIVE IT TO THE FASTEST GUY ON YOUR TEAM, AND HE DOES THE REST. >> Kevin: AND THEN BREAKING GREENLAW’S TACKLE AT THE END, HE HAD HIS SHIRT, BUT THAT WAS ENOUGH. AND SO A QUICK STRIKE FROM THE LIONS. NOW IT’S BROCK PURDY AND THE 49ers’ TURN. AND DEEBO SAMUEL BACK THIS WEEK AFTER COMING OUT OF LAST WEEK’S GAME AFTER ONLY NINE SNAPS WITH THAT SHOULDER INJURY, SO THAT’S GOOD NEWS. HERE IS McCAFFREY UP THE MIDDLE, RUNS INTO A WALL. THERE’S NOTHING THERE. ALEX ANZALONE ON THE STOP THERE. SO HERE IS BROCK PURDY, WHO COMES OFF A WEEK LAST WEEK, WHERE HE EVEN TOLD US, IT WASN’T HIS BEST WEEK. HERE IS THE BOTTOM LINE. THIS GUY WINS IN THE BIGGEST MOMENT LAST WEEK, HE WAS GREAT. >> Greg: I DON’T THINK THERE’S ANYBODY ON HIS 49ers ROSTER THAT ANTICIPATED OR LOOKED FORWARD TO TODAY’S GAME MORE THAN BROCK PURDY. HE WAS VERY HONEST WITH US WHEN WE MET WITH HIM THIS WEEK. I DIDN’T PLAY MY BEST, I HAD A COUPLE THROWS EARLY IN THE GAME THAT I DIDN’T LIKE. YOU SAID IT, WHEN IT MATTERED AT THE END, HE BROUGHT THEM BACK. >> Kevin: THROWS IT AGAIN, FIRST READ NOT THERE. TIPPED OVER THE MIDDLE, AND IT’S INCOMPLETE. AIDAN HUTCHINSON GOT HIS HANDS ON THAT ONE. AND YOU LOOK AT THIS 49ers’ OFFENSE. THEY HAVE A MILLION WEAPONS THAT CAN HURT YOU ALL OVER THE FIELD, BUT IT USUALLY STARTS AND ENDS WITH CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY. >> Greg: HE’S THE BEST NON-QUARTERBACK OFFENSIVE PLAYER IN THE LEAGUE. YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE HE WILL BE THE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR AT SEASON’S END. I THINK TODAY, AGAINST THIS DETROIT DEFENSE, UNLIKE DETROIT’S OFFENSE, I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE A PASS CENTRIC PLAN EARLY. THE RUN DEFENSE IS THE BEST ELEMENT OF DETROIT, AND THEY’VE STRUGGLED THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS DEFENDING THE PASS. >> Kevin: THIRD AND NINE HERE, HAVE TO PASS. PURDY FLOATS ONE NEAR SIDELINE. AIYUK HAS A CATCH, AND THAT’S A FIRST DOWN, AND A PERFECT THROW FOR BROCK PURDY AS AIYUK BEAT CAM SUTTON FOR 11. >> Greg: WELL, THE FIRST CHANCE ON THIRD DOWN. AARON GLENN, THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR DECIDES TO GO MAN-TO-MAN. CAM SUTTON MATCHED UP AGAINST BRANDON AIYUK. I THINK THIS IS A TOUGH TEAM TO MAN OUT, KEV. THERE’S A LOT OF MATCHUPS, A LOT OF FORMATION VARIETY. THE FIRST CHANCE HE WENT MAN, I EXPECT A LOT MORE ZONE, EYES ON THE BALL, LIMIT YARDS AFTER CATCH. >> Kevin: FIRST DOWN, PURDY AGAIN. LOFTED DEEP FOR AIYUK. SUTTON IS RIGHT THERE, AND IT’S KNOCKED AWAY. AIYUK HAD TO PLAY DEFENSE THAT TIME BECAUSE SUTTON READ IT BEAUTIFULLY. >> Greg: YOU SAID IT. THAT LOOKED LIKE THEY JUST HAD A LITTLE ROLE REVERSAL. CAM SUTTON IS THINKING HE HAS A PICK. GREAT JOB BY BRANDON AIYUK. HE TURNED INTO THE DEFENSIVE BACK, AND IT WAS HIM ATTACKING THE HANDS OF SUTTON TO PREVENT THAT FROM BEING INTERCEPTED. >> Kevin: SUTTON HAS BEEN UNDER FIRE. THE DETROIT SECONDARY HAS GIVEN UP MAJOR YARDS, BUT THAT ONE HE SAW ALL THE WAY. BRINGS UP SECOND AND TEN. >> Kevin: PURDY, PRESSURE COMING, THROWS AND CAUGHT BY SAMUEL. PURDY TOOK A SHOT BUT DELIVERED ON TIME, AND SAMUEL HAS A FIRST DOWN. >> Greg: IT WAS ALIM McNEILL. HE STARTS AS THE NOSE GUARD. HE WILL LOOP AND BEAT THE CENTER, AND NOW THIS, AGAIN, MAN COVERAGE. DEEBO SAMUEL, A LOT OF HAPPY 49ers FANS WHEN THEY GOT THE NEWS FRIDAY FROM KYLE SHANAHAN THAT HE WOULD BE BACK. THERE’S VERY FEW QUARTERBACKS IN THE NFL WHO HANDLE BLITZ AND PRESSURE BETTER THAN BROCK PURDY, AND THAT WAS A GREAT LOOK AT IT THERE. >> Kevin: JUST GETS THE PLAY OFF. PITCH TO McCAFFREY. HE’S IN TROUBLE. HE’S GOING TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING. WILL PICK UP A YARD OR MAYBE TWO. AGAINST THIS LIONS DEFENSE, THEY’VE HAD SOME UPS AND DOWNS, GREG. THEY LIKE TO BLITZ, MAKE EXPLOSIVE PLAYS, STARTING WITH AIDAN HUTCHINSON. WE’LL SEE IF THEY CAN SHORE THE SECONDARY UP. >> Greg: NUMBER 32, BRIAN BRANCH, THE ROOKIE OUT OF ALABAMA. REMEMBER, WEEK ONE, TOOK THE LEAGUE BY STORM, PICK SIX AGAINST PATRICK MAHOMES IN THE OPENER. I THINK HE’S THE KEY. THEY ARE A MUCH BETTER NICKEL TEAM WITH HIM ON THE FIELD THAN THEY ARE WITH THREE LINEBACKERS, ESPECIALLY AGAINST THE PASS. >> Kevin: THE PITCH TO McCAFFREY, LOOKING FOR A LITTLE SEAM, NOT THERE. SHOVES A MAN ASIDE AND WORKS HIS WAY DOWN NEAR THE 40 TO BRING UP THIRD DOWN AND SHORT. YOU TALK ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE IN THIS GAME, AND I’M TALKING ABOUT THE GUYS ON THE ACTIVE ROSTER, THE 49ers HAVE BEEN HERE PLENTY OF TIMES BEFORE, RIGHT? FOUR OF THE LAST FIVE THIS CORE GROUP HAS BEEN HERE. THE LIONS HAVE SEVEN. WE’LL SEE HOW THAT ALL PLAYS OUT. THE TEAMS ARE A WHOLE OTHER THING. AND NOW WE HAVE AN INJURY, AS THAT IS BARNES, ONE OF THE HEROES LAST WEEK FOR DETROIT. >> Kevin: DERRICK BARNES HEADING TO THE TENT. HE HAD HIS FIRST INTERCEPTION LAST WEEK THAT SEALED THE GAME AGAINST TAMPA. GREG, THAT RIGHT LEG PLANTED SO AWKWARDLY THERE, AND THEN IT GRABBED HIS KNEE AREA. AND WE HOPE HE’S OKAY. MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ CHECKS IN. A THIRD AND THREE FOR THE 49ers ON THEIR OPENING POSSESSION. TRAILING, 7-0. McCAFFREY RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE, AND CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY HAS A FIRST DOWN. THERE’S KYLE SHANAHAN AS THIS TEAM TRIES TO ANSWER THE LIONS’ OPENING DRIVE. HE TOLD THUS WEEK, HE THOUGHT LAST WEEK, OBVIOUSLY IS GOOD, THEY ADVANCED AND SURVIVED, WE HAVE NEVER WON A GAME LIKE THAT THE ENTIRE TIME WE’VE BEEN HERE. HE THOUGHT LEARNING FROM THAT, THAT LESSON, WOULD BE A GOOD THING. >> Greg: ABSOLUTELY. WE TALKED ABOUT IT MID GAME. IT WAS REALLY THE TRANSITION FROM MOVING BROCK PURDY FROM THAT TRADITIONAL UNDER CENTER PLAY-ACTION STYLE. AFTER A FIRST HALF OF LIMITED POSSESSIONS, STRUGGLES ON EARLY DOWNS, THEY PUT HIM IN THE GUN, AND THAT WAS THE KEY TO THAT LAST DRIVE. >> Kevin: PISTOL HERE. THE LIONS PLAYED IT WELL. McCAFFREY WILL LOSE A YARD THAT TIME. >> Greg: KEEP AN EYE, WE’LL KEEP TRACK OF THIS ALL DAY LONG. IT’S FIVE DOWN WITH THREE IN THE BOX. THESE BIG EIGHT-MAN BASE FORMATIONS ARE VERY HARD TO RUN THE BALL ESPECIALLY AGAINST THIS DETROIT LIONS DEFENSE. SO THEY’RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO FACE THAT STYLE FROM AARON GLENN. AT SOME POINT KYLE SHANAHAN WILL START PUSHING THE BALL DOWNFIELD AND TEST THEM WITH THE PASSING GAME. >> Kevin: THE TENTH PLAY OF THIS OPENING DRIVE. HERE’S THE FAKE. PURDY KNOCKED UP IN THE AIR AND INCOMPLETE. THE SECOND TIME OF THE DAY HE’S HAD ONE TIPPED AND THE SECOND ONE HUTCHINSON HAS. AIDAN HUTCHINSON IS HARD TO THROW OVER. HE’S 6’7″ AND HE’S ALL OF THAT. SEE IF IT WAS HIM. YEP. >> Greg: WHAT STANDS OUT ABOUT HUTCHINSON, HIS PRODUCTION, PRESSURES LEADS THE NFL THIS POSTSEASON. PRESSURING THE QUARTERBACK. IT’S THE VOLUME OF SNAPS AND THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY HE’S ABLE TO EXPEL TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST FACTOR FOR HIS SUCCESS. >> Kevin: THIRD AND 11. LIONS BACK OFF THE BLITZ. PURDY, OVER THE MIDDLE. McCAFFREY, AND STUCK RIGHT AT THE 30. WE’LL SEE WHERE THEY MARK HIM. MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ, WHO JUST CAME IN FOR BARNES WITH A NICE HIT, SEE HOW AGGRESSIVE KYLE SHANAHAN WANTS TO BE AND HE WILL SEND OUT THE FIELD GOAL UNIT. >> Greg: NICE OPEN FIELD TACKLE. THAT WILL BE A BIG THING FOR DETROIT ALL DAY TODAY, KEV. THEY ARE NOT A GOOD OPEN FIELD TACKLING TEAM. WHEN YOU PLAY A 49ers’ OFFENSE THAT RELIES SO HEAVILY ON YARDS AFTER CATCH. SO A GREAT EXAMPLE THERE. WHERE McCAFFREY CAUGHT THE BALL IS WHERE THEY BROUGHT HIM DOWN. KYLE SHANAHAN WILL TAKE THREE AND TRY TO GET ON THE BOARD. >> Kevin: THE ROOKIE JAKE MOODY. 48 YARDS ON THIS TRY, AND MOODY UP AND IT IS — NO GOOD! HE PUSHED IT RIGHT. HE HAD ONE BLOCKED LAST WEEK AND MISSES THIS OPPORTUNITY. THE LIONS GET IT BACK WITH A 7 407B LEAD. MOODY FAILS TO DELIVER. EIR HANDS WITH JAKE MOODY. HE’S NOW MISSED THREE OF HIS LAST FOUR KICKS. HE HAD TWO WIDE RIGHT IN WEEK 18, AN EXTRA POINT AND A SHORT FIELD GOAL, AND THAT ONE FROM 48 YARDS WAS WIDE RIGHT. THE LIONS GET IT BACK UP 7-0. HERE IS JARED GOFF. HAS A LOT OF TIME AND ZINGS IT OVER THE MIDDLE. THERE IS HIS EXCELLENT ROOKIE TIGHT END, SAM LaPORTA. THE LIONS RACE DOWN ON FOUR PLAYS IN THE OPENING DRIVE. WHAT’S THE KEY TONIGHT? >> Greg: ANYTIME YOU PLAY THIS STYLE OFFENSE ESPECIALLY TODAY WITH SOME OF THE INJURIES, THEY HAVE A BACKUP AT LEFT GUARD. CAN THE INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINEMAN, ARIK ARMSTEAD, HARGRAVE, KINLAW, CAN THEY OWN THE MIDDLE TWO A GAPS AND PUSH THE POCKET INTO JARED GOFF’S LAP? >> Kevin: THE FIRST TOUCH FOR JAHMYR GIBBS, AND GIBBS SPRINTING TO THE OUTSIDE. HE HAS A FIRST DOWN UP TO MIDFIELD. GIBBS, THE ROOKIE FROM ALABAMA, HAS BEEN ELECTRIFYINGELECTRIFYI. THE FIRST FEW WEEKS IT SEEMED LIKE THEY WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE HIM. THEY KNOW HOW TO USE HIM NOW. >> Greg: DAVID MONTGOMERY, AT THE TIME WAS THEIR BELL COW, GETTING THE MAJORITY OF THE PRODUCTION IN THE RUN GAME, HE WAS OUT FOR A STRETCH DUE TO INJURY. AND IT SEEMED LIKE ALL THOSE REPS THAT GIBBS WAS GIVEN BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ONE ELSE TO SPELL HIM, THEY FOUND OUT WHAT HE EXCELS AT. >> Kevin: GOFF TO GIBBS. MAKES A NICE LITTLE MOVE AND WORKS HIS WAY FOR ABOUT A FIVE-YARD GAIN. AFTER THAT, AS A DUO, THE OLD THUNDER AND LIGHTNING IF YOU WILL. TEN RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS, THE FIRST DUO IN THE HISTORY OF THEIR LEAGUE TO ACCOMPLISH THAT. THE PERFECT COMPLEMENT TO EACH OTHER. YOU ADD THAT IN TO LAST WEEK, FOURTH AND ONE AT THE GOAL LINE. REYNOLDS IN THE GAME ALMOST BY ACCIDENT AND HE SCORES. >> Greg: AN OFFENSE THE QUARTERBACK THREW FOR 4,400 YARDS. REMARKABLE WHAT THEY CAN DO WITH BEN JOHNSON CALLING PLAYS. >> Kevin: HERE’S A FAKE. GOFF HAS ALL DAY. FAR SIDE AND CAUGHT BY MONTGOMERY, WHO MAKES THE CATCH. HE HAS ANOTHER FIRST DOWN. A LOT OF TIME FOR JARED GOFF. >> Greg: THE FIRST AND SECOND DOWN PLAY ACTION PASS AND IS SUCH A WONDER HELPING YOUR PROTECTION. UNDER CENTER, ONE OF THE BEST FRONT FOURS IN FOOTBALL. BOSA WINS REAL LATE BUT GOFF IS TRYING TO TAKE A SHOT, TRYING TO PUSH IT DOWNFIELD FOR AN EXPLOSIVE AND HAS ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD TO PICK UP A FIRST DOWN. >> Kevin: GOFF, BLITZ COMING. SIDEARMS IT TO GIBBS, AND THAT WAS INCOMPLETE. HE HAD TO GET RID OF IT BECAUSE DRE GREENLAW WAS COMING IN. >> Greg: YOU SEE DAN CAMPBELL. HE HAS COME HERE TO DETROIT IN HIS THREE YEARS, AND HE HAS FOREVER CHANGED THE CULTURE AROUND THE DETROIT LIONS. BACK TO THAT PREVIOUS PLAY, K.B., SAW THE PRESSURE OFF THE LEFT EDGE. THE DECISION OF WHETHER OR NOT TO PRESSURE JARED GOFF. ONLY JORDAN LOVE GOT PRESSURE, THEIR BLITZ, MORE THIS YEAR. LAST WEEK SAN FRANCISCO ONLY BLITZED JORDAN LOVE TWO TIMES. >> Kevin: SHOWING BLITZ HERE, THEY’RE GOING TO RUN IT TO GIBBS. AND JUST NOTHING THERE. PLAYED WELL, FRED WARNER COMES UP FROM THE LINEBACKER SPOT AND WILL BRING UP THIRD DOWN AND LONG. IT’S AN INTERESTING CONUNDRUM, RIGHT? GOFF HAS STRUGGLED AGAINST THE BLITZ, BUT THE 49ers USUALLY DON’T DO IT. NOW THIRD AND NINE WHAT DO THEY DO HERE? >> Greg: THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST INTERESTING THIRD DOWN OFFENSES IN THE LEAGUE. THIRD AND EIGHT, THIRD AND NINE, TYPICALLY AROUND THE LEAGUE IS THROW THE BALL PAST THE STICKS. THEY RUN THE BALL ON THIRD DOWN, AND THEY THROW SHORT OF THE STICKS AT A HIGHER PERCENTAGE THAN ANY TEAM IN THE LEAGUE BECAUSE THEY KNOW THEY HAVE FOURTH DOWN IN THEIR BACK POCKET. >> Kevin: THE 49ers GET IT OUT TO AMON-RA ST. BROWN. HAS A WALL OF BLOCKERS. ST. BROWN, DIVING FORWARD, HAS A FIRST DOWN INSIDE THE 20. AND THE FIRST TOUCH TO AMON-RA AS HE MOVES FORWARD FOR 13, AND THE DRIVE CONTINUES. >> Greg: RIGHT ON CUE, THIS IS SOMETHING THEY’VE MADE A LIVING. THEY GET THE BIG BOYS, PENEI SEWELL, NUMBER 58, OUT THERE IN SPACE, FIRST TEAM ALL PRO. WHEN YOU HAVE A TEAM THAT IS VERY GOOD YARDS AFTER CATCH AND THEN A HEAD COACH THAT IS VERY AGGRESSIVE ON FOURTH DOWN, IT TAKES A LOT OF PRESSURE OFF YOUR OFFENSE ON THIRD DOWN FROM THINKING YOU HAVE TO THROW IT DOWNFIELD. >> Kevin: FOUR-MAN RUSH. GOFF NOW SOME PRESSURE THROWS INCOMPLETE. ST. BROWN WAS AGAINST FRED WARNER WHO SAYS, UH-UH. EARLY ON GOFF HAS TIME AND REALLY END OF THE YEAR THE 49ers’ PASS RUSH HAS NOT BEEN GETTING HOME WITH FOUR GUYS LIKE THE REST OF THE YEAR. CERTAINLY BEARS WATCHING. THERE’S THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR STEVE WILKS. THIS DEFENSE THIRD IN THE LEAGUE ALLOWING POINTS WISE REGULAR SEASON. THEY’VE HAD THEIR HANDS FULL HERE SO FAR, AND THE LIONS HAVE 120 YARDS OF OFFENSE IN THIS FIRST QUARTER. GIBBS ON THE DRAW, NOTHING UP THE MIDDLE. CUTTING TO THE RIGHT, AND TURNS UP THE FIELD AND GIBBS JUST SO FAST, JI’AYIR BROWN THAT YOU HAD A BEAT ON HIM. >> Greg: RANDY GREGORY PLAY THIS IS RIGHT. YOU’RE TAUGHT TO CLOSE, BUT HE CLOSES SO HARD ON THE PULLING GUARD THAT HE ACTUALLY LOST THE EDGE OF THE DEFENSE. THE SPEED OF GIBBS TO THEN JUST OUTLUN THE LATE SUPPORT DEFENDERS. WHETHER THEY GET IT TO HIM BY HANDING IT TO HIM OR THROWING IT TO HIM. >> Greg: NOW IT’S MONTGOMERY IN THE GAME. GIVE IT TO HIM. MONTGOMERY, A NICE MOVE UP THE MIDDLE. STILL CHUGGING DOWN TO THE 1. THAT WAS SOME SWIM MOVE BY MONTGOMERY AND A GREAT RUN. MAN, THIS IS IMPRESSIVE. WHAT A START. >> Greg: YOU CAN ALMOST BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR DAN CAMPBELL IS TELLING BEN JOHNSON TREAT THIS SECOND DOWN LIKE FIRST THIS IS FOUR DOWN TERRITORY. DAN CAMPBELL SAYS HE’S GOING TO MAKE THIS A RACE TO 30. PLAN ON SAYING I’M GOING TOE TO TOE WITH ONE OF THE BEST OFFENSES IN THE LEAGUE AND EVERY POSSESSION THAT ENDS WITH A KICK, EITHER A FIELD GOAL OR A PUNT, THAT’S A LOT IF YOU’RE DETROIT. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY SURGES HIS WAY FORWARD. HE’S IN, TOUCHDOWN, DETROIT! >> Greg: WE TALKED ABOUT THE INTERIOR OF THIS OFFENSIVE LINE. FRANK RAGNOW, HE’S BEAT UP, BUT WATCH THE SURGE. YOU HAVE A BIG BACK WHO IS ABLE TO RUN THROUGH DRAKE GREENLAW. LISTEN, THAT’S NOT AN EASY FEAT. THERE’S A GUY THERE WHO KNOW AS THING OR TWO ABOUT BEING A RUNNING BACK FOR THE DETROIT LIONS. >> Kevin: AND NOW IT’S MICHAEL BADGLEY TO ADD THE EXTRA POINTS. AND IT’S UP AND GOOD. WOW, WHAT A START FOR THESE LIONS. WELL, THEY GOT ONE SHOT, ONE OPPORTUNITY, TRIED TO SEIZE EVERYTHING THEY WANTED AND IT’S OFF TO A GOOD START. HOW ARE THEY LIKING IT IN FORD FIELD? 14-0, DETROIT. Well I was on my
regular route, >> Kevin: HOW GOOD IS THAT? THE CRAZY THING ABOUT THAT, BESIDES I LOVE THAT PIECE, THAT’S THE LAST TIME THEY WON A ROAD PLAYOFF GAME. IT WAS AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO, IRONICALLY. THEY WENT ON TO WIN THE TITLE THAT YEAR. AND THEY’RE OFF TO A HECK OF A START TONIGHT, 14-0. NOW WE CAN SEE HOW THE 49ers RESPOND LATE IN THIS FIRST QUARTER. IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO PLAY THE SUPER SIX GAME. DOWNLOAD THE FOX SPORTS APP, ENTER FOR FREE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN YOUR SHARE OF $10,000 IN WEEKLY CASH PRIZES. A FIELD GOAL MISS OF 48 YARDS BY JAKE MOODY, THE LIONS HAVEN’T BEEN STOPPED, AVERAGING OVER SEVEN YARDS PER PLAY. HERE IS DEEBO SAMUEL, GETS A TOUCH. AND CUTS UP THE FIELD, NICE MOVE BY SAMUEL. HE GOT AROUND CAM SUTTON THAT TIME. AND SAMUEL WILL PICK UP ABOUT SEVEN YARDS. GOOD TO HAVE HIM BACK. HAD THAT SCARE LAST WEEK. HE HAD A HAIRLINE FRACTURE AND THAT’S WHAT HE WAS HOPING IT WASN’T. GOOD NEWS IS IT WASN’T. HE ONLY PLAYED NINE SNAPS. WHEN HE’S INVOLVED IN SUCH A BIG PART OF THE GAME PLAN, CHANGED THE WHOLE THING FOR SAN FRANCISCO LAST WEEK. >> Greg: A GUY WHO IS SUCH A BIG PART OF WHAT YOU DO, EVERY PLAY, WHETHER HE’S DESIGNED TO GET THE BALL OR NOT, HE HAS A VITAL ROLE IN THAT PLAY. >> Kevin: PURDY ON THE FAKE. NOW SOME PRESSURE. GETS AWAY FROM COMINSKY, DEEP DOWN THE FIELD AND CAUGHT BY JUSZCZYK, THE FULLBACK. EIGHT STRAIGHT PRO BOWLS FOR JUSZCZYK AND THAT’S WHY AS THE CHANTS COME ON DOWN. >> Greg: IT’S EASY TO BE THE FORGOTTEN MAN WHEN YOU PLAY ALONGSIDE KITTLE AND DEEBO AND McCAFFREY AND ALL THESE STARS. HE IS AS GOOD A FULLBACK AS WE’VE SEEN IN THE LAST TEN YEARS THIS IS JUST SCRAMBLE DRILL UNDER FIRE. BROCK PURDY’S ABILITY TO EXTEND PLAYS HAS BEEN AN EXTRA ELEMENT TO THIS OFFENSE. >> Kevin: McCAFFREY RUNS INTO ANZALONE. >> Greg: FINISH THAT THOUGHT ON DEEBO BEFORE THE JUSZCZYK CATCH. WHEN YOU LOSE A GUY LIKE THAT MIDSTREAM, THE GAME HAS STARTED. I HAD TO GO THROUGH MY CALL SHEET AND THERE’S A LOT OF PLAYS WE CAN ONLY CALL IF DEEBO SAMUEL IS IN THE GAME. WHAT STARTED OUT WITH A GAME PLAN WE LIKE WHEN IT HAPPENS MID GAME IT SHRINKS OUR OPTIONS. THANKFULLY JAUAN JENNINGS, CONLEY, A COUPLE GUYS NOT USED TO GETTING A LOT OF TARGETS STEPPED UP. >> Kevin: TWO YARDS SHORT OF A FIRST DOWN. TAKE US DOWN TO THE FINAL SECONDS OF THE FIRST QUARTER. SHANAHAN, THE PLAY SHEET IS MUCH BIG THEY ARE WEEK. A LOT MORE HIGHLIGHTING THAT’S AVAILABLE TO HIM. GET SOME CONVERSATION THERE. JAUAN JENNINGS AND KERBY JOSEPH, A LITTLE MINI ALTERCATION, I GUESS. OR MAKE THAT VILDOR. JOSEPH CAME IN TO HELP THAT OUT. THIRD AND TWO, McCAFFREY UP THE GUT, AND HE HAS A FIRST DOWN. FLIPPED END OVER END, AND A GOOD RUN DOWN TO THE 32. THE 49ers ON THE MOVE TO END THE FIRST QUARTER, BUT WHAT A BEGINNING FOR THESE LIONS. THEY’VE DONE WHATEVER THEY’VE WANTED ON OFFENSE, >> Greg: WATCH GEORGE KITTLE HERE AGAINST AIDAN HUTCHINSON ON THAT LAST FIRST DOWN PICKUP ON THIRD DOWN BY McCAFFREY. WHEN YOU HAVE A TIGHT END THAT CAN GO OVER 1,000 YARDS RECEIVING, LEAD THE NFL IN BIG PLAYS FOR THE TIGHT END POSITION, AND HE CAN GET IN THE RUN GAME, I TELL YOU WHAT, THOSE TWO GUYS, THAT’S NOT THE LAST TIME THEY WILL GO AT IT TODAY. THAT’S A BIG-TIME MATCHUP. >> Kevin: I DON’T KNOW WHO IS MORE EXCITED, KITTLE OR YOU WAIT TO GO SHOW THE HIGHLIGHT. >> Greg: THE FINAL FOUR DOMINATED THIS WEEKEND WITH TIGHT ENDS. >> Kevin: PURDY TO START THE SECOND QUARTER, GETS IT OUT TO McCAFFREY. ONE-ON-ONE, McCAFFREY BREAKS A TACKLE. McCAFFREY DOWN THE SIDELINE, STILL ON HIS FEET, SURGING FORWARD McCAFFREY STOPPED NEAR THE 5, I THINK, FINALLY SHOVED OUT OF BOUNDS. WHAT AN EFFORT! >> Greg: WELL, WE TOLD YOU EARLIER, ONE OF THE THINGS THIS DETROIT LIONS KNEW COMING IN, THEY HAD TO TACKLE BETTER. THIS IS C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON. GOT HIM BACK FROM INJURY THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS AT THE SAFETY POSITION AND IF YOU DON’T TACKLE WELL IN SPACE, THIS 49ers’ OFFENSE IS A HANDFUL, AND WHETHER IT’S DEEBO OR IN THIS CASE McCAFFREY, THEY’RE GOING TO DO A LOT OF DAMAGE WITH THE BALL IN THEIR HANDS AFTER THE CATCH. >> Kevin: JUSZCZYK GETS IT, AND HE IS TAKEN DOWN. DOWN JUST INSIDE THE 2 THAT TIME. RODRIGUEZ BROUGHT HIM DOWN. >> Greg: THIS IS THE BEST RED ZONE OFFENSE IN FOOTBALL, WHAT WAS KIND OF UNIQUE LAST WEEK’S VICTORY AGAINST GREEN BAY, THEY HAD THE TWO EXPLOSIVE TOUCHDOWNS, ONE TO McCAFFREY, THE PASS TO KITTLE, AND THEY ONLY HAD ONE RED ZONE TRIP AND IT WAS THE GAME-WINNER, WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER WITH McCAFFREY PUNCHING IT IN TO WHAT WAS THE EVENTUAL WINNING TOUCHDOWN, SO THEY HAVE TO GET MORE RED ZONE TRIPS, BECAUSE THEY’RE EXCELLENT WHEN THEY GET THERE. >> Kevin: McCAFFREY UP AND IN! TOUCHDOWN, SAN FRANCISCO! >> Greg: THE KEY TO GOAL LINE RUNNING IS ONE OFFENSIVE LINEMAN HAS TO DISTORT THE DEFENSE. WATCH THE LEFT GUARD, AARON BANKS. WATCH HIS ABILITY TO CUT OFF ALIM McNEILL. THERE’S THE CUT BACK LANE. EVERYONE ELSE CAN TIE. TAKES ONE GUY, PRIMARILY ON THE BACK SIDE, TO DISTORT THAT DEFENSE. HE CUTS OFF ONE OF THE BEST INTERIOR RUN DEFENDERS IN McNEILL IN THE LEAGUE. THAT’S A LOT MORE LIKE THIS 49ers’ OFFENSE. >> Kevin: MOODY HITS THE EXTRA POINT. AND THE 49ers HAVE ANSWERED. DEATH, TAXES AND CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY SCORING A TOUCHDOWN IS ABOUT HOW IT GOES. HE MUSCLES IT INJOB INTERVIEW, HERE IS MY RESUME. THESE TWO TEAMS, THE LIONS POSTSEASON RESUME IS A LITTLE LIGHT. THEY’VE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE, NO SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES. THE 49ers, THAT GOES TO PAGE TWO OR THREE. THEY HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE, FIVE SUPER BOWL TROPHIES, BUT NOT ONE SINCE ’94. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT LEGENDS, HOW IS THIS, BARRY SANDERS AND JOE MONTANA. THEY’RE HONORARY CAPTAINS HERE TONIGHT. CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY, HE’S A TOUCHDOWN MACHINE, 24 TOUCHDOWNS THIS YEAR, THE MOST IN TEAM HISTORY AND IT GETS THE 49ers ON THE BOARD. WITH A 14-7 LEAD, DETROIT A CHANCE FOR THEIR THIRD POSSESSION. A LITTLE SKIRMISH HERE. YOU HEARD ERIN BEFORE THE GAME, RIGHT, ALL THE PHYSICAL STUFF ABOUT DETROIT AND HOW THEY’VE BEEN GREAT. THE ORIGINAL OGs HERE. BOTH THESE TEAMS LIKE THAT KIND OF PLAY. LOOK AT THE YARDS PER PLAY FOR DETROIT, ON THE OPENING DRIVE FOUR PLAYS. HERE IS MONTGOMERY, THE SPIN MOVE, MONTGOMERY WITH A FIRST DOWN. OH, MAN. RUNNING HARD AND MONTGOMERY HAS 14. >> Greg: A GREAT JOB THERE. GLASGOW, THE RIGHT GUARD, A REALLY NICE JOB AGAINST ARIK ARMSTEAD, THE DEFENSIVE TACKLE. NO TEAM PLAYS WITH FOUR DOWN LINEMEN MORE THAN SAN FRANCISCO. IT’S THE NATURE OF MATCHING YOUR DEFENSE TO WHAT YOUR OFFENSE DOES SO WELL, WHICH IS SCORE POINTS. THEY DEFEND THE PASS AND PLAY WITH THE LEAD VERY OFTEN, AND THAT’S NOT THE CASE. THEY HAVE TO HOLD UP AGAINST THE RUN. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY, TRICK PLAY. FLEA-FLICKER, GOFF LAUNCHING DEEP DOWNFIELD, AND IT IS INCOMPLETE. WAY SHORT THAT TIME. REYNOLDS WAS THE INTENDED RECEIVER. >> Greg: I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, HE HAD HIM. HE HAD REYNOLDS. HE WAS BEHIND THE DEFENSE, AND I DON’T THINK GOFF EVER REALLY GOT A CHANCE. YOU WILL SEE THEY COME IN, HE WILL DELAY IT AND WILL HIT IT. SO IT’S TOSS, THROW BACK. GOFF FIDDLING WITH THE BALL, AND IT KIND OF COMES OUT ON HIM LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF A DUCK. HE NEVER QUITE GOT THE LACES, AND COULDN’T GET ENOUGH INTO IT TO GET IT OUT THERE. >> Kevin: FOUR-MAN RUSH, PROTECTED AGAIN. GOFF OVER THE MIDDLE, AND THAT IS CAUGHT. NO, INCOMPLETE. AMON-RA ST. BROWN HAD HIS HANDS ON IT BUT IT’S INCOMPLETE AND THIRD AND LONG. >> Greg: IT’S STRENGTH VS. STRENGTH. THE DETROIT LIONS, THEY OWN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD IN THEIR PASSING GAME. A LOT OF CROSSING ROUTES AND UNDERS, BUT NO TEAM DEFENDS THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD BETTER THAN SAN FRANCISCO. AND FRED WARNER, DRE GREENLAW, TWO OUTSTANDING INSIDE LINE BACKERS ARE THE BIGGEST REASON WHY. >> Kevin: THIRD AND TEN, AMON-RA ST. BROWN, MAKES A MOVE AND HE’S GOT IT. HE HAD TO WORK. HE DIDN’T HAVE THE FIRST DOWN AFTER THE CATCH BUT HE MOVES FORWARD AND PICKS IT UP. >> Greg: THIS IS WHAT AMON-RA ST. BROWN HAS DONE SINCE ARRIVING HERE IN DETROIT, HIS ABILITY TO OPERATE PRIMARILY OUT OF THE SLOT. HE’S THE INSIDE RECEIVER MATCHED UP MOSTLY TODAY AGAINST DEOMMODORE LENOIR, THE SLOT CORNER AND, AGAIN, ANOTHER THIRD DOWN PICKUP, KEV, WHERE THEY THREW IT SHORT OF THE STICKS, AND THEY TRUST THEIR RECEIVERS. BOTH TIMES AMON-RA ST. BROWN TO PICK UP THE FIRST AFTER THE CATCH. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY, UP-ENDED RIGHT AWAY. TAYSHAUN GIPSON. >> Greg: THEY NEEDED THAT. COMING OFF LAST WEEK’S GAME AGAINST GREEN BAY, THAT’S THE RUN SCHEME. THE PIN AND PULL. THEY STRUGGLE. THEY GAVE UP A BIG RUN TO AARON JONES, AND THEY WORKED ALL WEEK. THEY KNEW THEY WERE GOING TO BE TESTED WITH THAT PLAY. >> Kevin: BLITZ COMING. GOFF IN TROUBLE AND DOWN HE GOES! IT’S NICK BOSA! >> Greg: SO WATCH THIS. PENEI SEWELL ORIGINALLY SETS, BUT WHEN DRE GREENLAW BLITZES, HE HAS TO COME OFF BOSA. BOSA IS THE FREE RUSHER. GOFF HAS TO GET THIS BALL OUT OF HIS HAND HOT, MOST LIKELY TO THE BACK, JAHMYR GIBBS. >> Kevin: THIRD AND 15. >> Kevin: GOFF OVER THE MIDDLE, GETS IT TO LaPORTA, WHO GETS SMOKED BY GREENLAW. MADE THE CATCH AT THE 46, BUT WHAT A HIT, AND IT BRINGS UP FOURTH DOWN. >> Greg: I THINK GREENLAW, HE KIND OF WAS ON THE RECEIVING END OF THAT BLOW. WATCH HIS LEFT SHOULDER GO IN. IT’S A GREAT HIT. YOU TALK ABOUT OWNING THE INTERIOR OF THE FIELD. AND THEIR ABILITY TO TACKLE AND LIMIT YARDS AFTER CATCH. TWO THINGS THEY DO WELL AND TWO THINGS THAT BODE WELL AGAINST THIS LIONS TEAM. THEY’RE GIVING DRE GREENLAW A LOT OF ATTENTION THERE. THEY HAVE TO HOPE HE’S OKAY. >> Kevin: TWO INTERCEPTIONS LAST WEEK, THE HERO. NO ONE FAKES ON PUNTS MORE THAN THE LIONS SINCE DAN CAMPBELL TOOK OVER AS HEAD COACH. FOURTH AND SIX. >> Greg: AT THIS POINT CLIP THE GUY THAT DOES IT RIGHT THERE. 42, JALEN REEVES-MAYBIN. HE’S THE FAKER. THIS IS THE STARTING DEFENSE. THERE’S NO PUNT RETURN UNIT HERE FOR SAN FRANCISCO. >> Kevin: INSTEAD, FOX WILL PUNT IT AWAY. FAIR CATCH AROUND THE 11, AND SAN FR JUDGED ON BIG MOMENTS, AND EVEN THOUGH PURDY ADMITTED TO US HE WASN’T HIS BEST, BUT WHEN THE GAME WAS ON THE LINE, LED THEM DOWN THE FIELD FOR THE GAME-WINNING DRIVE AND THEY WON IT, AND HE WAS HUGE ON THAT FINAL DRIVE. HERE THEY WERE DOWN 14 AND NOW DOWN 7. ZIPS IT IN TO McCAFFREY, ACROSS THE 15. CONCERN FOR DRE GREENLAW. >> Erin: THE 49ers ARE SAYING DRE GREENLAW SUFFERED A STINGER RIGHT HERE AFTER THIS TACKLE ON SAM LaPORTA. I HAVE TO TELL YOU, HE BASICALLY RAN RIGHT OUT OF THE BLUE TENT, JOINED HIS DEFENSE ON THE SIDELINE. GREG, REMEMBER WE TALKED TO STEVE WILKS. WHEN DRE GREENLAW TACKLES YOU, HE’S TRYING TO RUN RIGHT THROUGH YOU. WE SAW IT PERFECTLY THERE. >> Greg: ABSOLUTELY. IT’S A BIG REASON THEY DOMINATE THE INTERIOR BOTH RUN AND PASS, HIM AND FRED WARNER. ABOUT AS GOOD A DUO AS THERE IS. >> Kevin: SAMUEL GETS IT. LOOKING FOR A BLOCK FROM KITTLE. BREAKS A COUPLE OF TACKLES AND HAS A FIRST DOWN, JUST HARD RUNNING FOR THE 49ers AND SAMUEL MAKING IT WORK. >> Greg: YOU TALK ABOUT THE EXPLOSIVE NATURE, WHEN DEEBO SAMUEL IS ON THE FIELD, OVER SEVEN YARDS PER PLAY. WHEN HE’S NOT, FIVE AND A HALF, THAT IS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE WITH JUST THE PLAY OF ONE GUY WHEN HE’S ON THE FIELD VERSUS OFF. >> Kevin: HERE IS PURDY, THE FOUR-MAN RUSH. ZIPS IT TO AIYUK BUT OVER HIS HEAD AND IT’S INCOMPLETE. WELL, THE NASCAR SEASON STARTS NEXT SUNDAY WITH THE CLASH OF THE COLISEUM. FEBRUARY 18th, THE MOST ICONIC DAY, THE DAYTONA 500, AND IN BREAKING NEWS, WE’RE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE DWAYNE WGS THE ROCK” JOHNSON WILL SERVE AS GRAND MARSHAL ONLY ON FOX. CAN’T WAIT. THESE TWO TEAMS BATTLE FOR THE RIGHT TO GO TO SUPER BOWL LVIII. 14-7, LIONS. WE GOT OUT TO A ROUSING START SCORING ON THE FIRST TWO DRIVES, BUT SAN FRANCISCO FINALLY GOT A STOP. SECOND DOWN, HERE’S PURDY. PRESSURE UP THE MIDDLE. AIYUK, HIGH AGAIN AND INCOMPLETE. PRETTY GOOD COVERAGE BY VILDOR, BUT HE HAD GOOD PRESSURE. >> Greg: THE PRESSURE CALLED THAT BALL TO SAIL. COMES IN THE INTERIOR HERE. COMINSKY WILL RUN, JON FELICIANO INTO THE LAP OF BROCK PURDY. THE BALL TENDS TO SAIL AND HE MISSES HIGH. >> Kevin: THIRD AND TEN, FOUR-MAN RUSH. PURDY IN SOME TROUBLE, LETS IT GO OVER THE MIDDLE! AND IS PICKED OFF. RODRIGUEZ HAS IT, BREAKS A TACKLE, AND HE’S INSIDE THE 25. WE GET A PENALTY MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, TOO, SO HANG ON. TEMPORARILY RODRIGUEZ, REMEMBER, FILLING IN FOR DERRICK BARNES, WHO LEFT WITH A KNEE INJURY. LET’S SEE IF THIS IS GOING TO STAND. IT LOOKS LIKE MAYBE DURING THE RETURN, LET’S FIND OUT. >> Greg: I THINK IT’S AFTER THE PICK. I THINK IT WILL BE A BLIND SIDE BLOCK ON DETROIT, SO THEY’LL MAINTAIN POSSESSION, BUT THEY’LL MARK IT BACK 15, I BELIEVE. >> Referee: DURING THE RETURN, PERSONAL FOUL. ILLEGAL BLIND SIDE BLOCK ON THE RETURN TEAM, NUMBER 2. 15-YARD PENALTY FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL, FIRST DOWN, DETROIT. >> Greg: TAKE A LOOK HERE. YOU’LL SEE JOSH PASCHAL IS ABLE TO GET HIS HAND ON PURDY UPON RELEASE, AND I THINK THAT’S ALL HE NEEDED FOR THAT BALL TO KIND OF COME OUT. TAKE A LOOK HERE. GETS THE BALL, HE GETS HIS HAND, AND THE BALL ENDS UP HITTING HIM. NOW WATCH. OH, YEAH. THESE GUYS HAVE HISTORY. THAT’S C.J. GARDNER JOHNSON. IT COSTS YOUR TEAM BIG TIME BECAUSE THAT’S MARKED OFF FROM THE SPOT OF THE FOUL SO THEY DON’T GET ANY OF THAT RETURN ON THE PICK FROM RODRIGUEZ. >> Kevin: NOW CAN THE LIONS TAKE ADVANTAGE? HERE IS GIBBS. FRED WARNER OUT OF NOWHERE TAKES HIM DOWN. >> Greg: HOW MANY TIMES CAN WE TALK ABOUT THESE GUYS. WATCH HIS ABILITY TO RUN THROUGH. HE WILL NOT TRY TO SKRAM OVER THE TOP BUT RUN UNDERNEATH PENEI SEWELL. MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN AWAY WITH A LITTLE TUG ON THE FACEMASK. EITHER WAY, THAT’S A BIG TIME TACKLE FOR LOSS, AND THEY NEEDED IT. >> Kevin: DRAKE GREENLAW BACK IN THE GAME. GOFF, LaPORTA IS WIDE OPEN. HE MAKES A CATCH AND SURGES FORWARD AND SHOULD HAVE IT. YOU TALKED ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, WHAT SAN FRANCISCO’S “D” DOES BEST. SO FAR THEY’RE HOLDING THEIR OWN THERE. >> Greg: THEY’RE KIND OF TRADING BLOWS, AGAIN, A SOFT ZONE, SECOND AND REAL LONG, PLAYING PASS. BUT GOFF’S ABILITY TO BE PATIENT AND CHECK IT DOWN, AGAIN, TO A TEAM THAT SIMILARLY TO SAN FRANCISCO THEY RELY ON THE RUN AFTER THE CATCH. THEY DON’T THROWN THE BALL NECESSARILY OVER YOUR HEAD ALL THE TIME, BUT THEY’RE STILL ABLE TO PRODUCE EXPLOSIVE PASS PLAYS AS A RESULT. >> Kevin: THEY GO JUMBO FORMATION AND WILL RUN IT TO GIBBS. GOOD CUT. AND WARNER IS RIGHT THERE AND HAD HELP, AS GIBBS WILL PICK UP A COUPLE AND GREENLAW SAID HE WAS BACK IN, COMES IN ON THE HIT. ERIN WAS TALKING ABOUT GREENLAW AND THE STUFF STEVE WILKS TOLD US. THE THING ABOUT DRE IS, YOU WERE A KID AND GOT PICKED ON, NEED A LITTLE HELP, HE WOULDN’T COME AND HELP YOU WITH THE KID, HE WOULD TAKE ON THE ENTIRE BLOCK. >> Greg: HE’S THEIR ENFORCER. NICK BOSA IS THE STAR. DRAKE GREENLAW IS THE GLUE, THE GUY YOU NEED ON YOUR DEFENSE. HE MAKES HIS PRESENCE FELT ON A WEEKLY BASIS. >> Kevin: SECOND AND SEVEN FOR GOFF. GOOD ADJUSTMENT, ST. BROWN HAS A FIRST DOWN. THAT WAS A GREAT CATCH. HE’S DOWN TO THE 15. >> Greg: BREAKING ROUTES. I THOUGHT THE SAFETY, JI’AYIR BROWN, THE ROOKIE, I THOUGHT HE COULD HAVE JUMPED IT. THEY’RE PLAYING KIND OF A QUARTER COVERAGE. AMON-RA ST. BROWN, HE’S SUPPOSED TO DRIVE IT. AN INEXPERIENCED GUY NOT TRYING TO GIVE UP THE BIG PLAY. THE HESITATION IS ALL GOFF NEEDED TO SQUEEZE IT IN. >> Kevin: NOW IT’S GIBBS TRYING TO GET TO THE EDGE. THE BLOCK FROM LaPORTA. GIBBS IS AT THE 5, TOUCHDOWN, DETROIT! >> Greg: K.B., WE TALKED COMING IN. THEY NEED TO DEFEND THIS PLAY. JOSH REYNOLDS, HE SETS THE EDGE ON BOSA, AND NOW THEY CAN PULL. LaPORTA IS OUT IN FRONT. GLASGOW THE RIGHT GUARD. JAHMYR GIBBS IN THE OPEN FIELD, HE IS A HANDFUL TRYING TO BRING DOWN. AND, I TELL YOU WHAT, WE SAID THERE MIGHT BE A SHOOT-OUT, I THINK WE WERE ON TO SOMETHING. >> Kevin: WELL, THE LIONS’ OFFENSE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE RODRIGUEZ INTERCEPTION, AND AN EXTRA POINT IS UP AND GOOD. IT STARTED WITH THE DEFENSE, HOW BIG WOULD THEY PLAY? GOT PRESSURE IN PURDY’S FACE. RODRIGUEZ PLAYING BECAUSE OF INJURY WITH A PICK. AND THEN JAHMYR GIBBS ELECTRIC, SCORES. THE LIONS BACK UP BY TWO TOUCHDOWNS. DAN CAMPBELL IS PUMPED. >> Announcer: TODAY’S GAME ON FOX IS SPONSORED BY INSTACART. >> Kevin: WELCOME BACK TO THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PRESENTED BY INTUIT TURBO TAX. LOOK AT FORD FIELD RIGHT NOW. THERE’S NO GAME GOING ON THERE. THAT’S THE WATCH PARTY GOING BANANAS FOR 21-7 LIONS’ LEAD AND DRAKE GREENLAW, WELL, HE’S TICKED. THIS LIONS OFFENSE HAS PRETTY MUCH DONE WHAT THEY’VE WANTED AT THE BEGINNING, OR SINCE THE BEGINNING, AND NOW THEY HAVE THIS TWO TOUCHDOWN LEAD. WE KNOW HOW GOOD THIS 49ers’ DEFENSE IS. WE ALSO SAID HOW GOOD THIS LIONS’ OFFENSE IS. THEY HAVE BEEN AWESOME TODAY. >> Greg: IT’S THEIR ABILITY, AGAIN, ON THE GROUND WITH THE RUN GAME AND GENERATING EXPLOSIVE GAMES. CAME INTO THE GAME UNDERSTANDING THAT’S WHAT THEY NEEDED TO RELY ON, WHAT THEY NEEDED TO DO. AND THE QUESTION WAS SAN FRANCISCO, THEY’RE VERY GOOD AT A LOT OF THINGS ON DEFENSE, BUT WHEN THEY DON’T PLAY FROM A LEAD AND THEY TAKE A LOT OF RUSH ATTEMPTS AT THEM, THEY HAVE SHOWN THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY THE STRENGTH OF THAT UNIT. >> Kevin: THE 49ers WITH WORK TO DO. 5:54 TO GO IN THE FIRST HALF. AND HERE IS PURDY. OVER THE MIDDLE AND BEHIND McCAFFREY, IT’S INCOMPLETE. >> Greg: I WANT TO GO BACK TO SOMETHING WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER, BRIAN BRANCH, THE ROOKIE SLOT CORNER, AND THE DECISION AARON GLENN, THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR FOR THE LIONS, HOW DOES HE WANT TO PLAY SAN FRANCISCO WITH ALL THESE WEAPONS, THE ABILITY TO BE MULTIPLE WITH THEIR FORMATION VARIETY. TWO WAYS, YOU EITHER MATCH PERSONNEL, MEANING WHOEVER SAN FRANCISCO RUNS ON THE FIELD, MULTIPLE RECEIVERS, MULTIPLE TIGHT ENDS, YOU MATCH ACCORDINGLY. THEY’RE MATCHING IT BY DOWN AND DISTANCE REGARDLESS OF WHO SAN FRANCISCO HAS ON THE FIELD. THEY’RE PLAYING THIS FOR PASS. BRANCH IS IN THE SLOT. >> Kevin: McCAFFREY LEFT SIDE, AND HE IS TAKEN DOWN. NOWHERE TO RUN THAT TIME. JACK CAMPBELL, THE ROOKIE, WAS THERE. THESE ROOKIES HAVE BEEN SENSATIONAL FOR THE LIONS. THE CONTRIBUTIONS THEY’VE GOTTEN FROM THE YOUNG GUYS, IT’S AMAZING, RIGHT? AND SOME OF IT THEY GOT CRITIQUED FOR. GIBBS, LaPORTA, CAMPBELL AND BRANCH, THEY’VE ALL BEEN FANTASTIC. I MEAN GIBBS OVER 1,000 SCRIMMAGE YARDS. LaPORTA HAD AN UNBELIEVABLE YEAR. HE’S PLAYING ON A HYPEREXTENDED KNEE NONETHELESS, MADE THE PRO BOWL AND NOW PURDY, THIRD AND LONG, PRESSURE COMES. IN TROUBLE. PURDY LOOKING, FLOATING DOWNFIELD, AIYUK DIVING — CAN’T MAKE THE PLAY. >> Greg: THEY MENTIONED PURDY. THE ELEMENT TO THIS OFFENSE IN THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF IS HE IS A GOOD SCRAMBLER IN EX TENNING THE PLAYS. HE’S NOT A RUNNER, BUT HE’S ABLE TO EXTEND THE PLAYS AS A PASSER. I THOUGHT AIYUK HAD IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD EFFORT TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE BY PURDY, AND JUST COULDN’T QUITE PULL IT IN. >> Kevin: DONOVAN PEOPLES-JONES. KALIF RAYMOND REMAINS OUT. HE’S HAD A KNEE INJURY THE LAST FEW GAMES. WISHNOWSKY TO PUNT IT AWAY. PEOPLES-JONES FROM THE 20. AND MAKES A MAN MISS AND THEN GETS BODY SLAMMED BY WARNER. THE BACKUP TIGHT END. SO THE LIONS TRYING TO GET TO THE SUPER BOWL FOR THE FIRST TIME PLAYING GREAT, UP TWO TOUCHDOWNS, AND THOSE TWO HAVE ‘RE GOING TO TAKE ON THE IDENTITY OF THIS CITY. >> Kevin: DAN CAMPBELL KNEW WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT. THIRD YEAR, HE HAS HIS TEAM IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. WE ASKED HIM THIS WEEK, HOW IMPORTANT WAS IT FOR YOU FOR THIS TEAM TO EMBODY THE CITY OF DETROIT. HE SAID, IT WAS ALWAYS AN IMPORTANT PROCESS. IT FELT LIKE THE MATCH FOR ME AND THEY FELT LIKE IT ALL YEAR LONG. THEY HAVE THE BALL BACK WITH 4:59 TO GO IN THE HALF. >> Greg: THIS IS PENEI SEWELL. HE REPORTED AS ELIGIBLE, SKIPPER REPORTED AS INELIGIBLE. >> Kevin: WILL RUN IT HERE AND MONTGOMERY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. I FEEL LIKE LIONS FANS NEED TO DO THAT EVERY TIME. >> Greg: YOU SEE SKIPPER COMES ON THE FIELD A MILLION TIMES. BUT SOMETIMES HE HAS TO REPORT, BE THE END MAN, BUT HE CAME IN AND PLAYED RIGHT TACKLE AND PENEI SEWELL, HE WAS THE ELIGIBLE. EERILY FAMILIAR TO THE FAMOUS TWO-POINT TRY. THEY’RE NOT GOING TO BRING IT UP. >> Kevin: THERE’S SEWELL IN MOTION, AS ATHLETIC A BIG MAN AS THEY HAVE. A STRONG RUN AND ANOTHER FIRST DOWN FOR THIS LIONS AND RUN GAME. THIS OFFENSE IS HUMMING AND THEY HAVE BEEN BEHIND BEN JOHNSON WHO LOOKS LIKE HE MAY BE GETTING THE WASHINGTON COMMANDERS HEAD COACHING JOB. WHEN HE TOOK OVER THE OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR POSITION, THIS OFFENSE REALLY HIT THEIR GEAR. >> Greg: THEIR SECRET SAUCE THEY CAN PLAY ANY STYLE, RUN HEAVY AND A WEEK AGO AGAINST TAMPA BAY THEY THREW 46 TIMES. >> Kevin: MONTGOMERY WITH A SEAM AND ANOTHER BIG RUN, OUT NEAR A FIRST DOWN. HE’S GOING TO PICK UP NINE AND A HALF. GOFF LISTENS TO HIS PLAYERS AND ADAPTS TO WHAT WE DO WELL. THEY ARE RUNNING THE BALL, THE MOST RUSH YARDS AGAINST A KYLE SHANAHAN 49ers TEAM EVER. 133 RUSHING YARDS IN THE FIRST HALF. >> Greg: WE HAD A FEELING THEY WERE GOING TO TRY IT. JOHNSON, AND YOU SEE THAT QUOTE FROM GOFF, THE ULTIMATE SIGN OF A GOOD COACH. YOUR STYLE OF OFFENSE IS IRRELEVANT UNTIL YOU KNOW WHAT KIND OF PLAYERS YOU HAVE. >> Kevin: HERE IS A FAKE, GOFF. A LOT OF TIME. MONTGOMERY HAS THE FIRST AND THEN WARNER COMES UP TO HIT HIM. DOWN TO THE 45. >> Greg: PENEI SEWELL THOUGHT HE WOULD GET HIMSELF — HE CHECKS RANDY GREGORY — HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO GET HIMSELF A FIRST DOWN CONVERSION ON THE LEFT FLAT. >> Kevin: HE HAS ONE CAREER CATCH. >> Greg: HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO GET ONE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. HE’S BEEN AN ELIGIBLE PLAYER AND UP SEE HIM AGAIN LINED UP OFF THE BALL. >> Kevin: IN MOTION. IT’S WILD. FIRST AND TEN, WILL RUN IT TO GIBBS, RIGHT SIDE. AND HE GETS DRAGGED DOWN. CHASE YOUNG WITH A NICE PLAY. >> Greg: BACK TO BEN JOHNSON AND WHEN YOU LOOK BACK AT HIS HISTORY AS A PLAY CALLER, YOU CAN’T REALLY TRACE HIS ROOTS. HE DOESN’T COME FROM THE SHANAHAN TREE. HE DOES A LOT OF SIMILAR THINGS. HE’S REALLY BUILT THIS OFFENSE AROUND HIS PLAYERS IN MIAMI AND NOW HERE IN DETROIT. IT’S NOT A MYSTERY WHY HE’S BEEN ONE OF THE HOTTEST IN THE LAST COACHING CYCLES. BORDERLINE DOMINATING, UP 21-7, TWO MINUTES TO GO. EACH TEAM WITH THREE TIME-OUTS. HERE’S GOFF. LATE PRESSURE. LaPORTA AND IT’S OUT OF BOUNDS, INCOMPLETE. WE MENTIONED ABOUT THE RUN GAME AGAINST SAN FRANCISCO IN THE FIRST HALF WHAT THE LIONS HAVE DONE HAS BEEN IMPRESSIVE, THE MOST IN THE KYLE SHANAHAN ERA. >> Greg: IF YOU’RE KYLE SHANAHAN AND STEVE WILKS, THE DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR, YOU NEED A STOP, TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OWNING THIS LAST POSSESSION IN THE FIRST HALF. THEY, OF COURSE, WON THE TOSS AND DEFERRED TO TRY TO CONTROL THIS MIDDLE FOUR OF THE GAME. A BIG STOP HOPING TO DOUBLE DIP BEFORE AND AFTER THE HALFTIME BREAK. >> Kevin: THIRD AND LONG. HAND OFF, GIBBS. HE HAS A SEAM. GIBBS RACING TO THE STICKS, HE HAS THE FIRST DOWN. THEY HANDED OFF ON THIRD AND 12 AND PICKED IT UP. >> Greg: NO TEAM RUNS THE BALL MORE ON THIRD AND PASS THAN THE DETROIT LIONS. WHAT ARE YOU THINKING IF YOU’RE THE PASS, AND THEY KNOW EVEN IF THEY’RE STOPPED SHORT, THEY’RE IN FOUR-DOWN TERRITORY. YOU SAW A GREAT EXAMPLE OF IT THERE. >> Kevin: ANOTHER JUMBO FORMATION. IT’S DAN SKIPPER WHO IS ELIGIBLE. ON THE FAKE. PRESSURE ON GOFF. HE’S IN TROUBLE, AND BOSA HAS A SECOND SACK OF THE DAY >> Kevin: SAN FRANCISCO CALLS A TIME-OUT. THEY HAVE TWO LEFT. >> Greg: YOU CAN KEEP THEM BEHIND THE STICKS. THAT SACK REALLY CHANGES THE APPROACH FOR SHANAHAN. NOW HE WILL TRY TO USE THOSE TIME-OUTS ON DEFENSE. TRY TO KEEP AS MUCH TIME ON THE CLOCK TO STEEL A POSSESSION BEFORE THE HALF. >> Kevin: A DRAW TO GIBBS AND THIS TIME HE WILL NOT GET THERE. GREENLAW AND A HOST OF OTHERS, AND THEY WILL USE THEIR SECOND TIME-OUT WITH 1:38 TO GO AND A THIRD AND LONG. THE NFL PRO BOWL GAMES ARE PRESENTED BY VERIZON. THE AFC FACES OFF AGAINST ELI MANNING THURSDAY ON ESPN. ACTION WITH THE FLAG FOOTBALL AND MORE SKILLS NEXT SUNDAY ON ESPN AND ABC. THIRD AND 18 WITH 1:38 TO GO IN THE FIRST HALF. >> Greg: THAT’S A GREAT JOB. IT STARTED ON THE FIRST DOWN SACK BEATING DAN SKIPPER WITH BOSA AND HIM BEING ABLE TO FORCE THAT LOSS ALLOWED KYLE SHANAHAN TO GET BACK INTO THIS MORE AGGRESSIVE STYLE BEFORE THE HALF. YOU HAVE TO IMAGINE BEN JOHNSON IS CALLING A HIGH PERCENTAGE COMPLETION PASS OR IS JUST GOING TO HAND THE BALL OFF TO GIBBS. THEY WANT TO MAKE SAN FRANCISCO USE THEIR LAST TIME-OUT. >> Kevin: GOFF, FOUR-MAN ROSS. OVER THE MIDDLE, ST. BROWN! HE HAS A FIRST DOWN! A THIRD AND 18 CONVERSION AND A DART FROM GOFF TO ST. BROWN, WOW. >> Greg: IT WAS A HIGH PERCENTAGE THROW, JUST A LITTLE DEEPER THAN WE THOUGHT. JAMESON WILLIAMS, HE TOOK THE TOP OFF AND HE CARRIED THE SAFETY, JI’AYIR BROWN, AND THAT’S THE HOLE ST. BROWN WAS ABLE TO FIND. MAN, THAT IS JUST A BACKBREAKER. YOU’RE SAN FRANCISCO, YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO GET THE BALL BACK TO YOUR OFFENSE BEFORE THE HALF. WE’VE SEEN GOFF OPERATE AS WELL AS CAN YOU FROM A CLEAN POCKET. >> Kevin: UP THE MIDDLE AND DOWN AROUND THE 15 YARD LINE. THEY CONVERTED A THIRD AND 18 AND THIRD AND 12. NOW TIME IS TICKING UNDER A MINUTE AND DETROIT WITH ALL THREE TIME-OUTS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT. THREE RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS FOR THE LIONS TODAY. >> Greg: LET’S GO BACK TO THE THIRD DOWN CONVERSION. WATCH BROWN HERE. HE GETS TAKEN DEEP. HE HAS TO CUT THE CROSSER. ONCE HE TURNS HIS BACK, THAT’S THE TRIGGER TO THROW TO ST. BROWN AM>> Kevin: BY THE WAY, THE TIME-OUT ON THE FIELD, REPLAY CAME IN AND MOVED THE SPOT BACK SO THERE IS A RUN-OFF. THE LIONS HAVE ALL THREE TIME-OUTS AND 35 SECONDS LEFT. THEY HAVE IT ALL AT THEIR DISPOSAL HERE. THEY HAVE 268 YARDS. YOU SEE ST. BROWN WITH THE BIGGIE THERE. >> Referee: A TEN-SECOND RUN-OFF WITH 57 SECONDS, DOWN TO 47 SECONDS. >> Kevin: THERE IT IS. >> Referee: THE PLAY CLOCK AT 30 SECONDS. >> Kevin: THEY’LL RESET IT. THEY CAN AFFORD TO TAKE THE RUN-OFF WITH THREE TIME-OUTS. >> Greg: AT THIS POINT IT’S MORE IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE THREE TIME-OUTS IN THEIR POCKET THAN THE EXTRA TEN SECONDS. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN 57 SECONDS WITH TWO TIME-OUTS OR 47 WITH THREE. >> Kevin: GOFF. FIRING. HE JUST MISSED HIS MAN. GIBBS WAS OPEN AND JUST A LITTLE TOO FAR IN FRONT. >> Greg: YOU CAN SEE GOFF. YOU KNEW HE HAD GIBBS. AND HE’S THE MIDDLE. COVER TWO, TWO HIGH SAFETIES. HE TAKES IT DEEP. EVERYONE CAN READ LIPS AT HOME AND REALIZE HE LOST ONE THERE. >> Kevin: THIRD DOWN, GOFF, FIRES. AMON-RA ST. BROWN AGAIN. ANOTHER FIRST DOWN. THEY’RE DOING WHATEVER THEY WANT ON THIRD DOWN, GREG. >> Greg: AMON-RA ST. BROWN WORKING AGAINST DEOMMODORE LENOIR IN THE SLOT. THIS IS AN AREA THE SAN FRANCISCO DEFENSE, FOR ALL THE THINGS THEY DO SO EXCEPTIONALLY WELL, THEY’RE IN THE BOTTOM HANDFUL. WE’VE SEEN THREE HUGE LONG CONVERSIONS ON THIS DRIVE ALONE. >> Kevin: THE 49ers’ DEFENSE WITH NO ANSWERS SO FAR. AND HERE’S GOFF. AGAIN, TIME. FLOATS ONE FOR THE CORNER, AND IT’S INCOMPLETE. LaPORTA THE INTENDED RECEIVER. GOOD COVERAGE BY WARD WITH 24 SECONDS TO GO. YOU COULD PUT ANY CAPTION YOU WANT WITH THOSE PICTURES. THEY’RE LOOKING FOR AN ANSWER. THEY DON’T HAVE ONE RIGHT NOW. >> Greg: THEY HAVE TO GET A STOP HERE, BOW UP. THEY NEED BOSA, FRED WARNER, ONE OF THEIR SUPERSTARS TO KEEP THIS THING IN CHECK GOING INTO THE HALF. >> Kevin: THEY’RE GOING TO RUN IT TO GIBBS, UP THE MIDDLE. NOT MUCH THERE, IF ANYTHING. THE LIONS WILL USE THEIR FIRST TIME-OUT. MEANWHILE, JARED GOFF IS HAVING A VERY NICE FIRST HALF TO COMPLEMENT THIS RUN GAME. IT’S A HOMECOMING FOR HIM. GREW UP IN NEVADA, NORTH OF SAN FRANCISCO. AND HE’S BEEN HERE HIS ENTIRE LIFE. HE WAS A STAR AT MARIN CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL. HE WAS THE NUMBER ONE OVERALL PICK. HE HAS ABOUT MAYBE 50 PEOPLE COMING TO SUPPORT HIM AND A CHANCE TO TAKE A SECOND TEAM BACK TO THE SUPER BOWL. GREW UP A 49ers FAN, WEARS 16 FOR JOE MONTANA. YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT SYMMETRY. THIRD AND GOAL HERE. A SCREEN. GIBBS FELL DOWN, GETS UP TO GET IT. RUNS INTO HIS OWN MAN AND IS STOPPED SHORT. DOWN TO ABOUT THE 2 1/2. WITH TEN SECONDS TO GO. DAN CAMPBELL GOES FOR IT ALL THE TIME. >> Greg: IF THERE’S ONE GUY IN THE LEAGUE YOU DON’T JUST ASSUME YOU SEE THE FIELD GOAL UNIT RUN ON IN THIS SITUATION, IT HAS TO BE DAN CAMPBELL. >> Kevin: HE HAS THE MOST FOURTH DOWN ATTEMPTS AND CONVERSIONS. >> Greg: I TELL YOU WHAT, THIS IS GOING TO BE PRETTY INTERESTING. THE KICKER HASN’T RUN ON YET. THEY’RE STILL IN THE HUDDLE. HE’S LOOKING TO PUT A DAGGER IN THE DEFENSE. NOW HE CHANGES — >> Kevin: WE SET UP THE NARRATIVE. >> Greg: I DON’T KNOW IF THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER GUYS IN THE LEAGUE WE WOULD CONSIDER IT. THE WAY THIS GAME HAS GONE, I’M ALL ABOUT FOURTH DOWNS. WITH THE LEAGUE WHAT IT IS AND A CHANCE TO MAKE IT A THREE-SCORE GAME, I GET IT. NOW THE THING IS, GOT TO BE CAREFUL NOW IF YOU’RE SAN FRANCISCO. DO THEY GO TWO HANDS, TRY TO GET SOMEBODY TO JUMP? AND THEN IT CHANGES IT BECAUSE IT PUTS THE BALL HALF THE DISTANCE. >> Kevin: BADGLEY FROM 21 BURIES IT. IT’S 24-7, A 17-POINT LEAD FOR THE LIONS ON THE ROAD BEHIND DAN CAMPBELL. AND WHATEVER HE HAS DONE HERE IT’S BEEN INCREDIBLE. JARED GOFF SAID HE’S THE GREATEST LEADER I’VE BEEN AROUND. PRETTY HIGH PRAISE. FRANK RAGNOW, CAN’T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT HIM. HE’S THE MAN. AND HOW ABOUT ALIM McNEILL, HE WAS BORN TO DO THIS. HIS PASSION AND LOVE FOR THE GAME. HE PLAYED THE LAST THREE YEARS OF HIS CAREER IN DETROIT. HE KNOWS ABOUT THE PASSION OF THE CITY. HE AND HIS WIFE LOVED IT THERE. YOU THINK ABOUT IT, GREG, STARTED 0-10 THE FIRST YEAR. THEN IN 2022 THEY FINISH 1-8. THEY WERE 1-6. >> Greg: THERE WAS MULTIPLE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FIRST TWO YEARS FOR OWNERSHIP TO USE FAITH IN THE VISION AND APPROACH. IT IN A DAY AND AGE COACHES ARE GIVEN SHORTER AND SHORTER LEASHES TO TURN PROGRAMS AROUND, YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT BELIEVING IN THE VISION, THERE WERE GOING TO BE TOUGH TIMES, AND YOU SEE BRAD HOLMES THERE, THE GENERAL MANAGER THERE IN THE BACK. AND THEIR VISION, THEY’VE EXECUTED IT CLOSE TO PERFECTION. >> Kevin: THIS FIRST HALF HAS BEEN CLOSE TO PERFECTION AS RAY-RAY McCLOUD WILL LOOK TO MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN. RAY-RAY McCLOUD HAS A LITTLE SEAM. WE GET A PENALTY, MULTIPLE PENALTIES, ON THIS PLAY. ONLY ONE PENALTY IN THIS GAME. IT’S BEEN NICE. WELL DONE BY THIS CLETE BLAKEMAN ALL-STAR CREW. THIS WILL BE THE SECOND. THE LIONS ARE READY TO MOVE OFF THE FIELD. LOOKS LIKE SAN FRANCISCO ALMOST IS AS WELL AND REGROUP. THE 49ers WILL GET THE BALL WE’LL SORT THIS OUT. >> Referee: TWO SECONDS LEFT ON THE GAME CLOCK. HOLDING, THE RETURN TEAM, NUMBER 30. A TEN-YARD PENALTY. FIRST DOWN. >> Kevin: THAT’S ON GEORGE ODUM, THEIR SPECIAL TEAMS STAR. TWO SECOND ON THE CLOCK. I CAN’T IMAGINE KYLE SHANAHAN WILL DO ANYTHING HERE. KYLE SHANAHAN HAS TO GO AND FIGURE OUT SOME ANSWERS. THE 49ers TRYING TO GET BACK TO THE SUPER BOWL. BEEN HERE THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS AND LOST THE LIONS ARE 30 MINUTES AWAY FROM THEIR FIRST-EVER TRIP. WE HIT THE HALF. AND THE HEROES JOURNEY BROUGHT TO YOU BY “KUNG FU PANDA 4.”THI. A LOT OF THINGS YOU CAN SAY TO SUM UP THE FIRST. THE LEAGUE’S LEADING RUSHER, CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY, IS OUTRUSHED BY THREE DIFFERENT DETROIT LIONS. THEIR OFFENSE IS HUMMING. >> Greg: IT HAS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE PERSONNEL MATCH, THE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN SHANAHAN AND AARON GLENN, SO FAR THE LIONS HAVE PLAYED A LOT OF BASE PERSONNEL. THEY’RE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE PASSING GAME. THEY CONTINUE TO RUN IT ONLY AVERAGING TWO YARDS PER CARRY. SO EXPECT IN THIS SECOND HALF, GET THE BALL IN McCAFFREY’S HAND THROUGH THE AIR. KEEP THEM IN BASE DEFENSE BUT THROW IT AND THROW IT EARLIER IN THE POSSESSIONS AND TRY TO GET BACK TO SOME OF THAT DOWNFIELD EXPLOSIVE PASS THAT HAS REALLY BEEN YOUR CALLING CARD. >> Kevin: 280 YARDS IN THE FIRST HALF BY THE LIONS. THE 49ers WILL GET IT FIRST. CERTAINLY COULD USE A GOOD DRIVE TO GET BACK IN THE GAME. McCLOUD WILL WATCH IT GO OVER HIS HEAD. DOWN TO ERIN. >> Erin: LET’S TALK ABOUT DEFENSE FIRST AND WHERE YOU FIND AN ANSWER. KYLE SHANAHAN SAYING WE’RE GIVING UP WAY TOO MUCH SPACE AND NEED TO FIND A WAY TO CLOSE IT DOWN. JARED GOFF HAS BEEN PICKING US APART. OFFENSIVELY, HE SAID, WE HAVE TO COME OUT FAST. I SAID HOW DO YOU GET IN A RHYTHM? WE HAVE TO SCORE RIGHT AWAY. >> Kevin: THIS FEELS LIKE A PRETTY BIG DRIVE THE WAY THIS GAME HAS GONE FOR THE 49ers. STARTED OUT WITH McCAFFREY ON THE RIGHT SIDE WITH A GOOD RUN. McCAFFREY SURGING FORWARD, HAS NEARLY NINE. DOWNSTAIRS TO TOM. >> Tom: DAN CAMPBELL WITH A LOT OF ENERGY COMING OUT FOR THE SECOND HALF SAID HE THOUGHT LONG AND HARD ABOUT GOING FOR THE TOUCHDOWN END OF THE FIRST HALF BUT, QUOTE, WERE JUST A SMIDGE TOO FAR. MOST PLEASED WITH THE OFFENSIVE LINE AND THE SPACE IN TIME THEY’VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE THE RUN GAME AND IN PROTECTING JARED GOFF. THE MESSAGE TO HIS TEAM, WE HAVE TO FINISH THIS GAME. >> Kevin: PURDY OVER THE MIDDLE. SAMUEL IN STRIKE. DEEBO SAMUEL, A STRIKE FROM PURDY DOWN TO THE 41. >> Greg: RIGHT ON CUE. UNDER CENTER, FIRST DOWN PLAY ACTION PASS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, THAT’S THEIR FORMULA. EXPECT MORE OF THAT IN THE SECOND HALF. >> Kevin: GETTING SAMUEL INVOLVED, HIS THIRD RECEPTION TODAY. PURDY ON THE FAKE, THE POLITICS IS PICKED UP. SAMUEL ONE-ON-ONE BREAKS A TACKLE. DEEBO SURGING FORWARD, AND SHOVED OUT OF BOUNDS RIGHT BEFORE THE FIRST DOWN MARKER, I BELIEVE. RIGHT AROUND CAM SUTTON THAT TIME. >> Greg: OPEN FIELD TACKLING NOT THE STRENGTH OF THIS UNIT AND, MAN, IT’S HIGHLIGHTED EVEN MORE WHEN YOU HAVE GUYS LIKE DEEBO AND McCAFFREY AND KITTLE. THIS LOOKS LIKE THE OFFENSE WE’VE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE SEASON. THEY HAVE TO FINISH THIS DRIVE AND GET BACK IN THE GAME. >> Kevin: ON THE FAKE, THE FLIP. SAMUEL IS BROUGHT DOWN FOR A LOSS. JOSH PASCHAL READ IT THE ENTIRE WAY. >> Greg: WE SHOWED BOSA RAN DOWN HERE. PASCHAL DOESN’T CLOSE SO FAST, AND NOW HE’S ABLE TO SET AN EDGE. GIVE CREDIT THERE. THAT’S A NICE JOB STOPPING WHAT THEY’RE TRYING TO DO BY SAN FRANCISCO, CREATING AN EXPLOSIVE ON SECOND AND SHORT AND FORCE THIRD DOWN. MAN DEFENSE, GARDNER-JOHNSON AND BRANCH BOTH IN THE GAME TOGETHER. >> Kevin: PURDY THINKING ABOUT RUNNING FOR IT, NOT GOING TO GET THERE, BACK ACROSS HIS BODY. OH, ONE-HANDED CATCH, JAUAN JENNINGS! AND IT’S A FIRST DOWN. >> Greg: KIND OF BREAKS THE FIRST CARDINAL RULE OF PLAYING QUARTERBACK, DON’T THROWN THE BALL OVER THE MIDDLE LATE, BACK ACROSS YOUR BODY. BUT RIGHT NOW THEY’RE SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS, SEARCHING FOR PLAYS. JAUAN JENNINGS, HE CAME UP WITH A BIG ONE THERE. >> Kevin: BROKE ABOUT A MILLION RULES BUT THAT WAS A GREAT PLAY. >> Greg: ERIN TOLD US HE WAS IN THE TENT EARLIER GETTING EVALUATED. OBVIOUSLY HE’S CLEARED. MAKES ONE OF THE BIGGEST PLAYS FOR THIS 49ers’ OFFENSE TO START THE SECOND HALF. >> Kevin: THE DRIVE CONDITIONS. McCAFFREY DANCING AROUND. MAYBE A YARD. I’M NOT SURE HOW THIS WAS A COMPLETION TO BE HONEST. >> Greg: JAUAN JENNINGS STARTS WAY OUT HERE ON THE FAR LEFT SIDE OF YOUR SCREEN. MAN COVERAGE, NOWHERE TO GO. AND JUST THE LATE SCRAMBLE OF PURDY AND AARON GLENN, MAN, WE HAD HIM. MAN, WE HAD HIM. EVERYONE WAS COVERED. >> Kevin: ARE YOU SURE THAT’S WHAT HE SAID? I’M NOT SURE. >> Greg: IT’S A FAMILY SHOW, K.B. IT’S A FAMILY SHOW. >> Kevin: SECOND AND EIGHT. BLITZ COMING. PURDY IN TROUBLE, FLOATS IT OUT! AND THAT COULD HAVE BEEN INTERCEPTED. OH, BOY, LET THAT ONE GO AND IT WAS HIGH AND ROUBS. BRANCH WAS IN THE VICINITY. AND SO IT BRINGS UP THIRD DOWN. SO THE LAST TWO BOTH TIME PURDY HAS LET GO, OH, ONE WAS CAUGHT. THAT COULD HAVE BEEN THE OTHER WAY. >> Kevin: ANOTHER BLITZ. PICK UP. PURDY DELIVERS DEEP OVER THE MIDDLE. TOO HIGH. TRYING TO GET IT TO JENNINGS, AND NOW HE’S DOWN HURT. HE WAS OPEN AND HERE COMES THE FIELD GOAL TEAM. MOODY MISSED FROM 48 EARLIER TODAY. >> Greg: SAILED THAT ONE. PURDY HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STEP UP AND JUST KIND OF SAILED IT. I THINK IF HE’S ABLE TO PUT IT MORE ON THE LINE, HE HAS JENNINGS OPEN THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD. >> Kevin: NOW MOODY TRYING TO GET IT BACK TO A 14-POINT DEFICIT FROM 43. AND IT’S DRILLED RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE. SO GOOD ON THE ROOKIE TO GET BACK IN STRIDE. THE 49ers GET POINTS ON THE OPENING DRIVE, 24-23. QUESTIONS, A, HOW DID THEY TRAVEL A LION, AND HOW WAS A REAL LION ALLOWED ON THE FIELD? >> Greg: IT WASN’T A HOME GAME. THEY BROUGHT HIM FROM DETROIT, PRESUMABLY, OR MAYBE THEY SOURCED ONE HERE IN CALIFORNIA. >> Kevin: I SAID BARRY SANDERS, I MEANT BILLY SIMS. LaPORTA HAS A FIRST DOWN. AND A GOOD START FOR THESE LIONS. THERE’S NO REAL LION ON THE FIELD TODAY, JUST THE TEAM THEMSELVES. THE RECORD FOR THE 49ers, IN THIS ROUND THEY’VE HAD THEIR MOST TROUBLE. OBVIOUSLY THEY WON FIVE SUPER BOWLS. 19 TIMES THEY PLAYED IN THE ROUND. THEY’VE LOST 11 OF THEM. FWG THEY HAVE TO TIGHTEN UP ON DEFENSE, GET SOME STOPS AND GIVE THEIR OFFENSE A CHANCE. >> Kevin: OUT TO MONTGOMERY. >> Greg: IF YOU’RE STEVE WILKS, YOU COME OUT, OKAY, WE HAVE TO DO TWO THINGS, NUMBER ONE, CLEARLY WITH DETROIT HAVING A 14-POINT LEAD THEY HAVE TO STOP GIVING UP THE CHUNK RUNS. IT’S THE EXPLOSIVE RUNS THAT HAVE PUT THEM BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL AND THEN THEY’VE GOT TO GET SOME PRESSURE ON GOFF. THE FIRST PRESSURE HE’S 1 OF 6. NO PRESSURE 11 OF 13. THEY MIGHT HAVE TO CONSIDER SOME BLITZ EVEN THOUGH THAT’S NOT ONE OF THE STAPLES OF THE DEFENSE. >> Kevin: THIS WILL BE ON SAN FRANCISCO. >> Referee: NEUTRAL ZONE INFRACTION, DEFENSE, 98. A FIVE-YARD PENALTY. FIRST DOWN. >> Kevin: THEY’RE NOT A MAN DEFENSE TEAM, WOULD THEY GO TO THAT AND WOULD THAT HELP? >> Greg: KYLE TOLD ERIN AT THE HALF THERE’S SO MUCH SPACE. TWO OPTIONS, THEY HAVE TO BE ABLE TO CREATE SOME PRESSURE. IF IT DOESN’T COME FROM FOUR YOU HAVE TO ADD OTHERS TO THE MIX. CAN’T BE AFRAID IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS TO JUST MATCH MAN AND TAKE A CHANCE WITH YOUR SECONDARY MATCHUP. >> Kevin: STICKING WITH THE RUN, MONTGOMERY. THE RUN GAME, STAYS HUGE FOR THE LIONS. MONTGOMERY WITH ABOUT SEVEN MORE ON THE GROUND. WE TOLD YOU THE LAST TIME THE LIONS WON A ROAD GAME WAS 1957. IT’S ALSO THE MOST POINTS THEY’VE HAD IN 1957. IN THAT GAME THEY SCORED 4 OF 5 TIMES, MALCOLM RODRIGUEZ. THEY HAVE 309 YARDS ALREADY IN THIS GAME. MONTGOMERY AGAIN. WORKS HIS WAY DOWN NEAR THE 36. >> Greg: SOME CREDIT TO THIS DETROIT LIONS OFFENSIVE LINE. DAVID MONTGOMERY ON THAT LITTLE COUNTER SCHEME, HE WASN’T TOUCHED. THERE WAS NOT A SAN FRANCISCO DEFENDER NEAR HIM UNTIL HE WAS FOUR OR FIVE YARDS THROUGH THE HOLE. THEY ARE A GOOD GROUP AND OBVIOUSLY TAYLOR DECKER AND PENEI SEWELL, THEY GET A LOT OF THE RECOGNITION. YOU HAVE TO GIVE CREDIT TO THESE GUYS INSIDE. >> Kevin: A PLAY FAKE. GOFF LOOKING TO DO SO FOR LaPORTA AND OVERTHREW HIM JUST A LITTLE BIT. >> Greg: THEY GOT THE LOOK, TRYING TO RUN HIM ON A HIGH ROUTE. AMON-RA ST. BROWN TAKES THE REAL DEEP SEVEN AND LaPORTA HAS THE SECOND UNDERNEATH AND HE HAD A STEP ON DRE GREENLAW. GOFF PUTS TOO MUCH AIR ON IT. BACK TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT MAN. IT’S WORTH NOTING LAST WEEK, LAST YEAR, WEEK 16, STEVE WILKS, THE INTERIM HEAD COACH OF THE PANTHERS AT THE TIME, PLAYED THIS DETROIT LIONS. HE PLAYED THEM 87% ZONE. SO FAR TODAY NO SNAP. >> Kevin: LaPORTA AGAIN DOWN TO THE 30. A PICKUP OF SIX. LaPORTA AND ST. BROWN, THE TOP TWO TARGETS ALL YEAR AND IT CONTINUES. LaPORTA 6 FOR 67 NOW. ST. BROWN, 5 FOR 73. WE TOLD YOU AT THE HALF THREE LIONS HAVE OUTRUSHED THE LEAGUE’S LEADING RUSHER. PRETTY AMAZING NUMBERS. THIRD DOWN AND FOUR HERE. >> Greg: REMEMBER WHAT WE SAID ABOUT THIRD DOWN RUN APPROACH, ONE OF THOSE PRIME OPPORTUNITIES. ST. BROWN LINED UP HERE IN THE BACKFIELD. >> Kevin: THEY GIVE IT TO ST. BROWN UP THE MIDDLE AND AMON-RA ST. BROWN IS SHORT. DAN CAMPBELL GOES FOR IT MORE THAN ANYONE. DID KICK A FIELD GOAL ON THE FOURTH AND GOAL SITUATION AT THE END OF THE FIRST HALF. >> Greg: THERE YOU GO. THAT’S WHY YOU DO IT. YOU ONLY RUN ON THIRD AND FIVE IF YOU MADE UP YOUR MIND. YOU’RE GOING FOR IT. >> Kevin: GOFF TO THROW IT. HERE COMES PRESSURE. ESCAPES. FIRES OVER THE MIDDLE, AND IT IS INCOMPLETE! HE GOT OUT OF A SACK BUT COULDN’T CONNECT WITH REYNOLDS AND THE 49ers GET A BIG STOP ON “D.” GOFF TRYING TO CONNECT TO REYNOLDS. HE HAD IT.”DUNE.” >> Kevin: WELCOME BACK TO NFC CHAMPIONSHIP. BEAUTIFUL SUNSET HERE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AERIAL COVERAGE PROVIDED BY JEEP TONIGHT. THE LIONS 24, THE 49ers 10. SAN FRANCISCO BALL AFTER GETTING A BIG STOP ON FOURTH AND TWO. PURDY TO THROW. TURNS ON THE SPEED, BREAKS A COUPLE TACKLES. AND THE CROWD COMES TO LIFE AS HE’S OUT ACROSS THE 45. BACK TO THE FOURTH DOWN, GREG. >> Greg: WE TALKED ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN GOFF UNDER PRESSURE VERSUS A CLEAN POCKET, AND UM SEE THE SECOND HE HITS HIS BACK FOOT, THAT PRESSURE FROM BOSA MOVES HIM UP THE POCKET OFF THE SPOT ENOUGH. REYNOLDS HAS TO CATCH THAT BALL. THAT MOVEMENT IN THE POCKET IS JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE IT A MORE DIFFICULT CATCH. THEY’RE ABLE TO GET OFF THE FIELD ON FOURTH LINE. >> Kevin: KERBY JOSEPH, THEIR STARTING SAFETY, A GREAT FIRST TWO YEARS IN THE LEAGUE. TWO INTERCEPTIONS HIS FIRST TWO YEARS, AND THEY WORK ON HIM NOW HOPING HE CAN GET RIGHT. MEANWHILE, GREG, WITH JOSEPH DOWN, THIS IS THEIR SECONDARY, RIGHT. BROCK PURDY IS ONLY 11-21 FOR 153 YARDS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE SECONDARY HAS BEEN THE WEAK LINK THE LAST FIVE WEEKS. THEY’VE REALLY HELD UP TODAY, HAVE DONE A DECENT JOB THE LAST COUPLE OF GAMES. >> Greg: YOU LOOK BACK. SINCE WEEK 16 IN THE LEAGUE, NO ONE HAS GIVEN UP MORE PASSING YARDS THAN THE DETROIT LIONS, AND THAT’S REALLY CONTINUED HERE IN THE PLAYOFFS. THEY GAVE UP 350 TO BAKER MAYFIELD, 367 TO MATTHEW STAFFORD. DAK PRESCOTT, 345. IT’S BEEN A TEAM YOU CAN PASS ON AND THUS FAR YOU HAVE TO GIVE THEM CREDIT, THEY’VE DONE A NICE JOB. >> Kevin: PURDY WITH A LOT OF TIME, STEPS INTO ONE. LAUNCHING DEEP GOING FOR BRANDON AIYUK — OH, HE CAUGHT IT OFF THE RICOCHET. PENALTY. IS HE IN? HE’S DOWN TO THE 5. WE’LL SEE WHAT THE PENALTY IS. WHAT A PLAY FROM AIYUK. WE’LL SEE IF IT STANDS. >> Greg: I’LL TELL YOU WHAT, IT’S ABOUT — THIS IS THE BEST PLAY THEY’VE MADE ALL DAY AND, MAN, KINDLE VILDOR, HIT HIM IN THE FACEMASK. GIVE CREDIT TO BRANDON AIYUK STAYING WITH THE PLAY AND CATCHING IT OFF THE DEFLECTION. >> Referee: THERE IS NO FOUL ON THE PLAY. THE CATCH IS MADE AND THE RUNNER IS DOWN AT THE 4 1/2 YARD LINE. FIRST DOWN, SAN FRANCISCO. >> Kevin: HE WAS TOUCHED. IT’S A 51-YARD BOUNCE AND CATCH TO AIYUK. >> Greg: VILDOR DID A NICE JOB, CUT OFF THE RECEIVER, HE WAS ABLE TO MAKE A PLAY ON THE BALL. THAT’S WHY THEY PICKED THE FLAG UP. IT JUST HIT HIM IN THE FACE. NOW THE QUESTION IS, WAS HE TOUCHED? >> Kevin: HE WAS. VILDOR ON THE WAY TO THE GROUND GOT HIS HAND UP AND GOT HIM. IT THERE. >> Greg: GREAT SHOT THERE. >> Kevin: THE 49ers GET A BIG BREAK. FIRST AND GOAL. McCAFFREY WILL GET IT. HE IS SLAMMED DOWN TO THE GROUND. BRIAN BRANCH CAME UP FROM THE SECONDARY, MADE A GREAT PLAY. >> Greg: BRANCH IS JUST GOING TO HIT IT. FROM THAT STANCE, HE CAN’T GET OFF THE BALL FAST ENOUGH. THEY LOVE BRINGING BRIAN BRANCH. BOTH RUN AND PASS. >> Kevin: SECOND AND GOAL, BLITZ COMING AGAIN. PURDY DELIVERS. INCOMPLETE. TRIED TO GET IT TO AIYUK. CAM SUTTON WAS THERE. NOW THIRD AND GOAL. IS THIS FOUR DOWN TERRITORY? >> Greg: FEELS LIKE. THEY HAVE TO TREAT IT AS SUCH. IT CHANGES YOUR PLAY ON THIRD DOWN. YOU’RE NOT AFRAID TO THROW UNDERNEATH. EERILY REMINISCENT OF WHAT WE’VE TALKED ABOUT FROM DETROIT, IF YOU THROW THE BALL SHORT OF THE GOAL LINE, EVEN IF YOU GET STOPPED, YOU GIVE YOURSELF A BETTER CHANCE. I DON’T LOVE FOURTH AND SEVEN NECESSARILY. I WOULD BE MORE COMFORTABLE INSIDE THE 5. >> Kevin: PURDY LOOKING, FIRING END ZONE, CAUGHT, AIYUK! TOUCHDOWN. >> Greg: JUST A BIG-TIME ROUTE BY THE GUY WHO GAVE THEM THE SPARK, BRANDON AIYUK. WATCH THIS STUTTER. HE SELLS OUTSIDE. CAM SUTTON IS THE CORNER, NUMBER 1, MOVES OFF HIS SPOT TO BUY SOME TIME. THAT’S A BIG TIME DRIVE THERE BY SAN FRANCISCO. SPEARHEADED BY TWO MONSTER PLAYS BY BRANDON AIYUK IN THE PASSING GAME. >> Kevin: NOW MOODY FOR THE POINT AFTER. AND THE 49ers WITH TEN POINTS IN THIS THIRD QUARTERBACK IN THIS GAME. BRANDON AIYUK OFF THE BOUNCE HAULS IT IN AND THEN THE TOUCHDOWN RIGHT AFTER THAT AND SAN FRANCISCO DOWN BY SEVEN IN SPONSORED BY VERIZON, THE OFFICIAL 5G NETWORK OF THE NFL. >> Kevin: A BIG SEQUENCE FOR THE 49ers, STOPPED THE LIONS AND THE 51-YARD PLAY TO BRANDON AIYUK WHO LATER SCORED ON THE SIX-YARD CATCH AND IT’S A SEVEN-POINT GAME HERE IN SANTA CLARA IN THIS NFC CHAMPIONSHIP WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO GO. THAT HAS THE CROWD ALIVE AND BACK INTO IT. MOODY KIND OF SIDEWAYS KICK AND HITS OFF OF THE DEFENDER AND BACK IN THE END ZONE IT GOES, ANTOINE GREEN. THE LIONS WILL TAKE OVER. EARLIER TODAY COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL SURPRISING A FOURTH GRADER AND HIS DAD WITH TICKETS TO THE SUPER BOWL. ADRIAN IS A FOURTH GRADE STUDENT. TWO YEARS HE PARTICIPATED IN THE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM, FOCUSED ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND LITERACY FUNDED BY ARIC’S FOUNDATION THE ARMSTEAD PROJECT. >> Kevin: GIBBS, UP THE MID. HE RUNS INTO A WALL AND THE BALL CAME OUT. THE BALL IS LOOSE! WHO’S GOT IT? THE 49ers RECOVER! ARIK ARMSTEAD CAME UP WITH IT ON THE GIBBS’ FUMBLE. >> Greg: TAKE A LOOK HERE AT THE EXCHANGE. HE’S ON THE WRONG SIDE. THE BACK WENT THE WRONG WAY. GOFF WAS KIND OF CONFUSED THERE. YOU SEE HE HAD THE WRONG HAND UP. HE NEVER REALLY GETS THE BALL PUT AWAY. YOU CAN TELL THAT HE’S ON THE WRONG SIDE BECAUSE, WATCH, HE’S GOING TO PUT HIS LEFT ARM — THAT WAS MESSED UP FROM THE JUMP. TYPICALLY WHEN THINGS START OUT BAD IN THE NFL, THEY GET WORSE. >> Kevin: WOW, WHAT A TURN OF EVENTS. THIS GAME HAS TURNED AROUND ON A DIME. >> Kevin: KITTLE’S FIRST CATCH OF THE DAY, UP-ENDED BY SUTTON. THAT’S A NICE TACKLE. KITTLE HAD ONLY ONE TARGET BEFORE THAT CATCH. BUT NOT ALLOWED TO GET GOING. >> Greg: THEY HAVE TO FIND A WAY TO GET KITTLE GOING. HE HAD THAT BIG BEING EXPLOSIVE TOUCHDOWN TO GET THEM ON THE BOARD LAST WEEK AGAINST THE PACKERS. MAN, HE’S HAD QUITE THE YEAR. HE’S BEEN KNOWN FOR A LONG TIME. HE DOES A LOT OF THE DIRTY WORK, BUT HE’S BEEN 1,000-YARD RECEIVER NUMEROUS TIMES IN HIS CAREER. HE ADDED ANOTHER ONE TO THAT LIST THIS YEAR. HE’S AS GOOD AS IT GETS IN THE NFL AT THE TIGHT END POSITION. >> Kevin: KERBY JOSEPH BACK IN. HERE IS PURDY. LOOKING AROUND, PRESSURE, STEPS UP. HAS A LITTLE ROOM. FIRST DOWN, STILL GOING, ON HIS FEET DOWN TO THE 5! AND IT’S FIRST AND GOAL FOR THE NINERS! >> Greg: THIS CROWD STARTING TO COME ALIVE. PURDY HITS HIS BACK STEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, JUST COMPLETELY OPEN. THERE’S NO ONE IN THERE. GREAT JOB BY DEEBO AND KITTLE GIVING THEM A LEAD BLOCK. FIRST READ IS NOT THERE. HE DECIDES TO TUCK IT. IT’S NOT THE MOST ATHLETIC GUY IN THE WORLD, BUT HE HAS BEEN GOOD THIS YEAR EXTENDING PLAYS WITH HIS FEET. >> Kevin: FIRST AND GOAL, SAMUEL ON THE CARRY. DEEBO SAMUEL IS TAKEN DOWN AT AROUND THE 1. >> Greg: NICE JOB ON THE EDGE, WANT TO RUN ON THE PERIMETER, THE LEFT TACKLE AND GEORGE KITTLE LINED UP ON HIS HIP. THAT’S TWO OF THE BETTER GUYS IN THE LEAGUE TO BASE YOUR RUN GAME BEHIND. FIND THEMSELVES DOWN TIGHT INSIDE THE 2. >> Kevin: THE 49ers GO THREE TIGHT ENDS HERE. SECOND AND GOAL. McCAFFREY IS GOING TO GET IT, AND HE WALKS IN! TOUCHDOWN, SAN FRANCISCO! >> Greg: YOU WANT TO SEE A CLINIC, McKIVITZ, GEORGE KITTLE, CHARLIE WOERNER DOWN, DOWN, DOWN. >> Kevin: AND NOW IT’S MOODY TO TIE. WE’RE TIED. 17-POINT LEAD GONE. BRAND-NEW GAME HERE IN SANTA CLARA AS CHRISTIAN McCAFFREY HAS >> Kevin: MAN, IT IS BUMPING IN HERE. THE 49ers ERASED A 17-POINT LEAD IN EIGHT TOTAL MINUTES AND A SERIES OF WILD PLAYS, AND WE’RE ALL TIED AT 24-24 IN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. AND NOW WE’RE GOING TO FIND OUT A LOT ABOUT THE LIONS. GREG, HOW DID YOU LOSE A 17-POINT LEAD IN EIGHT MINUTES? A LOT OF CRAZY STUFF. A LOT HAS HAPPENED. BALLS BOUNCING OFF PEOPLE’S FACES. GOING FOR IT ON FOURTH DOWN. FUMBLES. >> Greg: FOURTH DOWN FAIL, 51-YARD COMPLETION OFF THE FACEMASK OF THE DEFENDER. FUMBLE. >> Kevin: THAT’S HOW. >> Greg: THAT’S HOW. >> Kevin: HOW DO THE LIONS RESPOND? WITH MONTGOMERY GETTING THE BALL, AND THERE’S NOTHING THERE. CHASE YOUNG WITH THE HIT. >> Greg: I THINK RIGHT NOW IF YOU’RE BEN JOHNSON TRYING TO SETTLE DOWN THIS OFFENSE HERE IN THE SECOND HALF, YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL YOU DON’T JUST GO INTO A SHELL. THE STADIUM IS COMING TO LIFE. IT SEEMS LIKE ALL THE MOMENTUM IS ON THE SIDELINE OF SAN FRANCISCO, GET BACK TO SOME OF THOSE CROSSERS, TO SOME OF THE PLAY-ACTIONS WE SAW THEM HAVE SUCH SUCCESS WITH IN THE SECOND HALF. >> Kevin: HERE IS GOFF. HAS A LITTLE TIME. GUNS IT OVER THE MIDDLE, LaPORTA. AND IS IT INCOMPLETE? IT IS. HE HAD IT INITIALLY BUT ABSORBED A BIG HIT FROM GIPSON. AND IT’S THIRD DOWN. >> Greg: A GREAT PLAY. WATCH THE SHOT BY GIPSON. HE PUTS IT RIGHT ON THE BALL. LaPORTA HAS NO CHANCE OF PUTTING THE BALL AWAY. WE’VE SAID IT TIME AND TIME AGAIN, BOTH OF THESE TEAMS WANT TO OWN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD, AND THAT’S TOUGH TERRITORY FOR SAN FRANCISCO. CHARVARIUS WARD IN THE SLOT PLAYING MAN COVERAGE. >> Kevin: BLITZ COMING. GOFF OVER THE MIDDLE, AND IT’S DROPPED. IT WAS A FIRST DOWN GIMME, AND REYNOLDS COULD NOT HANG ON! THE SECOND BIG DROP FOR HIM IN THE SECOND HALF. >> Greg: THAT WAS THE WRINKLE. THERE’S THE MAN COVERAGE, CHARVARIUS WARD GOING IN MOTION WITH ST. BROWN, GAVE IT AWAY. AND HE’S WIDE OPEN. REYNOLDS, HE BEATS DEOMMODORE LENOIR. THE BALL JUST HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH. >> Kevin: A PERFECT THROW FROM GOFF. AND THE 49ers FORCE A THREE AND OUT. FOX TO PUNT IT AWAY. IT’S A ROCKET. OH, MY GOODNESS. LOOK AT THIS KICK. IT BOUNCES AT THE 5, AND A LIONS’ BOUNCE, AND — DO THEY GO IN THE END ZONE? IT SURE LOOKED LIKE IT. LET’S SEE. THEY’RE GOING TO DISCUSS IT. IT CERTAINLY LOOKED LIKE IT GOT IN. A GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY FOR DETROIT TO DOWN IT AT THE 2 BUT IT GOES IN THE END ZONE. THERE’S THE OPPORTUNITY AND LUCAS STEPPED IN. THE 49ers GET A BREAK. THEY’VE HAD A COUPLE OF ERASED DEFICIT. THE WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF, THE 49ers LED BY THAT SAME SCORE AT THE HALF THAT THE LIONS WON. >> Greg: WE TALK ABOUT THE 49ers LOGO. THAT WAS INCREDIBLE. WE NEED TO DO A THROWBACK OF THAT. >> Kevin: THE LATE BLITZ COMING. IN TROUBLE, PURDY STAYS UP ON HIS FEET SOMEHOW. AND NOW THROWS IT AND HAS A COMPLETION! HOW IN THE WORLD DID THAT WORK? JUSZCZYK KEPT THE TOES IN. >> Greg: WOW. WOW, WHAT A JOB BY PURDY BUT LET’S TAKE A LOOK HERE. THAT’S TEXTBOOK, MAN. THAT IS A FULLBACK TAP DANCING ON THE SIDELINE AND THEN, LOOK, IFEATU MELIFONWU, HE HAD A SACK AND A HALF LAST WEEK IN THEIR DIVISIONAL ROUND WIN OVER THE BUCS. THEY USE HIM IN PRESSURE QUITE A BIT, AND BROCK PURDY, AGAIN, ESCAPING, BUYING TIME, SCRAMBLE DRILL. THEY’VE CREATED SOME OF THEIR BEST PLAYS OFF OF IT TODAY. >> Kevin: McCAFFREY DANCES TO THE RIGHT AND BACK UP THE MIDDLE. ABSORBED THE HIT FROM JOSEPH. AND McCAFFREY HAS NEARLY EIGHT YARDS. IT’S BEEN TOUGH SLEDDING FOR McCAFFREY, AVERAGING JUST OVER 3 YARDS A CARRY. THE INTERESTING THING IS WE’VE DONE ENOUGH 49ers GAMES, THEY DON’T CARE. HE COULD HAVE TWO YARDS, ONE YARD, THREE YARDS AND THEN 50 YARDS. >> Greg: THAT’S WHAT’S UNIQUE ABOUT SAN FRANCISCO. MOST TEAMS ABANDON THE RUN AT CERTAIN TIMES WHEN THEY’RE NOT GETTING A LOT OF EFFICIENCY, IT’S THE EXPLOSIVE COMPONENT. THE 49ers DON’T RUN THE BALL BECAUSE IT’S FIVE YARDS, FOUR YARDS, THEY RUN IT BECAUSE, TO YOUR POINT, EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE HE BREAKS ONE FOR 40 LIKE AGAINST GREEN BAY. >> Kevin: McCAFFREY, FIRST DOWN. UP TO THE 44. AND THAT MAY TAKE US TO THE END OF THIS THIRD QUARTER. THE 49ers LOOK LIKE THEY’RE IN NO RUSH. TWO TOUCHDOWNS FOR McCAFFREY, A 17-POINT THIRD QUARTER FOR SAN FRANCISCO. WHAT WAS ONCE A BIG DEFICIT NOW ALL TIED UP. WE’LL SEE IF THEY WILL RUN ONE MORE PLAY HERE. >> Greg: YOU SEE A LOT OF TEAMS TRY TO GO HARD COUNT AND IF THEY CAN GET SOMEBODY TO JUMP . >> Kevin: WHAT DID YOU SAY? >> Greg: WE’VE DONE THIS BEFORE. >> Kevin: YOU’RE PRETTY GOOD AT THIS. >> Greg: WE CAN DO THIS. >> Kevin: WE’VE HIT THE END OF THE THIRD, THIS NFC CHAMPIONSHIP ALL TIED UP. BY INTUIT TURBO TAX. WE’RE ALL TIED AT 24-24 AS WE START THE FOURTH QUARTER. THE LARGEST COMEBACK IN NFC CHAMPIONSHIP HISTORY, 17 POINTS. THE 49ers DID IT IN 2012. DOWN 17 AT THE HALF. SETS UP FOR WHAT SHOULD BE A FUN FOURTH QUARTER. TO DEEBO SAMUEL WHO IS HIT, AND HE’S TAKEN DOWN. NICE PLAY FOR VILDOR TO HANG ON AND NOT ALLOW SAMUEL TO GET ANYWHERE. EACH TEAM HAD THREE POSSESSIONS. DETROIT FOURTH DOWN STOP. FUMBLE, THREE AND OUT. TOUCHDOWN, TOUCHDOWN. >> Greg: THINGS CAN CHANGE FAST IN THE NFL. WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A RACE TO 30. WE’RE GETTING CLOSE. THE VALUE OF EVERY POSSESSION IS CRITICAL. NO MORE SO HERE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER. YOU FIND YOURSELF 24 ALL SQUARE. EACH TEAM HAS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF POSSESSING THE BALL AND MAXIMIZE EVERY OPPORTUNITY WITH IT. >> Kevin: SECOND DOWN. THERE’S PURDY LOOKING, THROWING DEEP DOWN THE SIDE. GEORGE KITTLE IN STRIDE. HE HAS A BIG FIRST DOWN, DOWN TO THE 30. HIS SECOND CATCH. >> Greg: THAT’S BIG TIME. HE’S GOING TO SELL THE OVER AND HIT IT BACK OUT. MAN COVERAGE HERE, IFEATU MELIFONWU, NUMBER 6. SEE HOW HE SELLS THAT? IT’S A SAIL ROUTE. YOU MAKE A BEELINE FOR THE SIDELINE. WE MENTIONED HOW IMPORTANT KITTLE IS TO THIS OFFENSE AND GETTING HIM GOING IN THE SECOND HALF. MAKE NOTE, A LOT OF BASE DEFENSE. WE TOLD YOU HOW SUSCEPTIBLE IN THE PASS THEY ARE. >> Kevin: HERE IS McCAFFREY, HURTLING PEOPLE. WORKS HIS WAY DOWN TO THE 23. >> Greg: IN THE FIRST HALF WE TOLD YOU THEY WERE MATCHING BASED ON DOWN AND DISTANCE. FIRST AND TEN, WHATEVER THEY DETERMINE IS PASS DOWNS. NO BEARING OF WHO SAN FRANCISCO HAD IN THE GAME. NOW THERE’S BEEN A BIG FLIP FROM AARON GLENN. THEY’RE MATCHING THE PERSONNEL. WHEN THEY HAVE JUSZCZYK, KITTLE, DEEBO, AIYUK, THAT’S THEIR 21 PERSONNEL, TWO BACKS, ONE TIGHT END. HE’S BEEN — BROCK PURDY HAS BEEN FIVE OF SIX FOR 175 AGAINST BASE PERSONNEL. >> Kevin: AND LOOKS LIKE A TIME-OUT ON THE FIELD AS THE PLAY CLOCK WINDS DOWN. WE WILL GET A SAN FRANCISCO CALLED TIME-OUT. WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT THIS THIRD QUARTER, THIS IS FOURTH AND TWO. THAT WAS A CATCHABLE BALL BY REYNOLDS. OFF THE FACE, CAUGHT FOR 51 YARDS. A COUPLE PLAYS LATER, AIYUK WITH THE TOUCHDOWN. AND THEN THIS BIG, GIBBS’ FUMBLE. A McCAFFREY TOUCHDOWN, HIS SECOND OF THE GAME. ALL MOMENTUM HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED. AND REALLY NOT ONLY THE MOMENTUM IN THE SCORE BUT IT FEELS LIKE THE 49ers’ GROOVE ON OFFENSE, THAT CATCH, THAT AIYUK CATCH, FELT LIKE IT CHANGED THE WHOLE THING. >> Greg: IT JUST TAKES ONE PLAY. ONE PLAY CAN CHANGE THE FORTUNES VERY QUICKLY. >> Kevin: SECOND AND SIX HERE. >> Greg: IN 11 PERSONNEL. TWO LINEBACKERS. >> Kevin: PURDY TO THROW. BLITZ COMING. STEPS AWAY, ROOM TO RUN. PURDY SPRINTING INSIDE THE 15 AND DOWN FOR A FIRST DOWN. THE SECOND BIG RUN HE’S HAD IN THIS HALF. >> Greg: NO ONE IS GOING TO MISTAKE PURDY FOR LAMAR JACKSON, BUT HE HAS MADE AS MANY PLAYS WITH HIS FEET. A GREAT JOB THERE, TRENT WILLIAMS. HE PICKS UP THE CORNER CAT BLITZ OF CAM SUTTON. AGAIN, HE IS GETTING TO HIS BACK FOOT. AND IF HIS FIRST READ ISN’T THERE, THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD IS WIDE OPEN. THE INTERIOR TACKLES NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB. YOU SEE HERE NOW FIVE DOWN, THREE LINEBACKERS. BASE DEFENSE. >> Kevin: IMPRESSIVE COUNTING, SPEED, PURDY ON THE PLAY FAKE. LOOKING END ZONE, IT’S NOT THERE. PURDY IS SACKED! NICE JOB BY THE SECONDARY AND THEN IT LED TO THE SACK BY TYSON ALUALU. >> Greg: NICE JOB BY DETROIT. THIS IS GOOD PROTECTION. THEY HAVE EVERYBODY ACCOUNTED FOR ON THE BLITZ. THAT BALL NEEDS TO BE THROWN OUT OVER EVERYBODY’S HEAD OR AT SOMEBODY’S FEET. HE CANNOT TAKE THAT SACK. >> Kevin: BIG TIME FOR THE SACK FOR THE LIONS. A LOSS OF SEVEN YARDS. FOUR-MAN RUSH. PURDY IN TROUBLE. SACKED AGAIN! NO SACKS THE ENTIRE GAME BUT NOW ON BACK-TO-BACK PLAYS, ALIM McNEILL DELIVERS. >> Greg: HE’S HAD A BREAKOUT WORKING THE GUARD, FELICIANO. HE’S BEEN KNOWN AS A RUN STOPPER, BUT THIS YEAR HE HAS FIVE SACKS AND NONE BIGGER THAN THAT ONE THERE. >> Kevin: THAT HAS TO HURT. >> Greg: YOU CAN HEAR THE CROWD. THAT WAS CLOSE TO A PERSONAL FOUL, ROUGHING THE PASSER ON THAT ONE. >> Kevin: THIRD AND LONG. PURDY STANDS IN. HAS A WAY TO GO AND STILL ON HIS FEET. NOW TRIPPED UP DOWN TO THE 15. NOWHERE NEAR A FIRST DOWN BUT CERTAINLY A LOT CLOSER ON A FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT WHICH THEY WILL TRY TO TAKE THE LEAD. DETROIT GOT THE OPENING KICK, WENT DOWN AND SCORED. AND SO NOW JAKE MOODY WILL ATTEMPT TO DO JUST THAT. HIT FROM 43 HIS LAST TRY. THIS ONE FROM 33 YARDS AWAY. MOODY UP AND GOOD. AND THE 49ers WITH THEIR FIRST LEAD HERE TONIGHT. SO THE DRIVE STALLS BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE. THE 49ers THOUGHT MAYBE THIS WAS A PENALTY, MAYBE DETROIT GETS AWAY WITH ONE THERE, BUT STILL WITH DEAN BLANDINO. DID DETROIT GET AWAY WITH ONE THERE? >> Dean: I THINK THEY DID. 49ers’ FANS THOUGHT SO. PURDY IS GOING TO THE GROUND, GOING FORWARD. IT LOOKS LIKE HE LOWERED HIS HEAD. IS IT FORCIBLE? TO ME IT APPEARED TO BE FORCIBLE. >> Greg: I THINK SO, TOO. >> Kevin: I DIDN’T SEE IT IN LIVE ACTION. >> Greg: I CAUGHT IT LATE. I KNOW WE MENTIONED IT, BUT I’M GLAD DEAN WAS ABLE TO CLEAN THAT UP. >> Kevin: A BIG MISS. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT’S COMING UP ON FOX. >> NEXT LEVEL CHEF PREMIERES TONIGHT. >> WE EACH DRAFT A TEAM FROM THE BEST UP-AND-COMING CHEF. >> YOU TWO ARE GOING DOWN LITERALLY, MUCH BETTER. PREMIERES TONIGHT. >> Kevin: SO AFTER DEAN TELLS US ABOUT THE PENALTY THAT WAS MISSED, THE 49ers HAVE TAKEN THEIR FIRST LEAD, 9:52 TO GO IN THIS GAME, AND HERE IS GOFF ON THE FAKE. LOADED UP DEEP AND WILLIAMS — IS THAT INTERCEPTED? THOMAS WILLIAMS. WILLIAMS COMES DOWN WITH IT. WOW! JAMESON WILLIAMS HANGS ON AFTER A LITTLE BOBBLE AND GOOD FOR 22. >> Greg: THAT’S THEIR THIRD SNAP OF MAN COVERAGE, A LITTLE BIT OF A WRINKLE WE THOUGHT WAS COMING. MAN, NOW WE’VE SEEN EACH TEAM MAKE A BIG CATCH OFF OF A DEFLECTION. HE’S OPEN, THIS BALL WAS THROWN A LITTLE BIT BEHIND HIM AND I WAS WITH YOU, I THOUGHT THOMAS, NUMBER 20 FROM SAN FRANCISCO, CAUGHT THE DEFLECTION. >> Kevin: SO A PITCH TO MONTGOMERY. LEFT SIDE, BREAKS A TACKLE. DAVID MONTGOMERY INSIDE THE 40. HE HAD A BIG FIRST DOWN BUT LIKE THE LIONS OFFENSE QUIET IN THE SECOND HALF. FOR HIM A 16-YARD PICKUP THERE. >> Greg: AGAIN, WHEN YOU HAVE WIDE RECEIVERS, AND THIS TIME IT’S JOSH REYNOLDS, NUMBER 8, WHO CAN SEAL THIS EDGE, THAT’S CHASE YOUNG. THAT IS A PREMIERE DEFENSIVE LINEMAN IN THE LEAGUE. WHEN YOU CAN BLOCK HIM, THE CONDENSED FORMATIONS OUT OF BOTH OFFENSES IN THE RUN GAME, THEY BRING ALL THOSE WIDE RECEIVERS, AND IT HELPS THEM RUN AND ACCOUNT FOR THE EXTRA DEFENDERS. >> Kevin: MONTH GOM RIP THE FLEA-FLICKER. GOFF LOOKING, SLOWING DEEP. JAMESON WILLIAMS IS THERE! IT GOES THROUGH THE HANDS INCOMPLETE. I THOUGHT HE HAD A CHANCE IN REAL TIME, AND IT’S SECOND DOWN. >> Greg: I WANT TO SEE THE TIMING, JI’AYIR BROWN. I THINK THIS WAS REALLY GOOD TIMING. YOU’LL SEE WILLIAMS. HE KIND OF STOPPED QUICKLY. I DON’T THINK HE EXPECTED THE BALL AFTER BEING REROUTED, BUT I THINK THAT’S A GREAT NO CALL. GOOD TIMING THERE BY BROWN. >> Kevin: THERE’S AVERY THOMAS, LOOKS LIKE HE WILL TEST OUT WHATEVER HAPPENED TO HIM. LOOKED LIKE AN ANKLE, GREG. >> Greg: HE TRIPS. HE GETS IN THE FEET OF HIS OWN TEAMMATE, JI’AYIR BROWN. >> Kevin: DEOMMODORE LENOIR WILL GO OUTSIDE TO CORNER. THEY’RE NOT SUPER DEEP AT OUTSIDE CORNERBACK IF THOMAS IS OUT FOR A WHILE. SECOND DOWN FOR GOFF. COMING NEAR SIDE, HIGH FOR GIBBS, AND BRINGS UP THIRD AND LONG. INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, ST. BROWN HAS NOT BEEN TARGETED IN THE SECOND HALF. HE’S THEIR NUMBER ONE GUY OVER THE MIDDLE ON THIRD DOWNS, FIVE CATCHES IN THE FIRST HALF. NOTHING IN THE SECOND HALF. THIS WOULD BE THE TIME. >> Greg: GOFF HAS TO BE SMART. THEY WANT TO CONVERT AND PICK UP THE THIRD DOWN. WE’VE SEEN THEM CONVERT AT A HIGH LEVEL ALL GAME BUT AT THE VERY LEAST CHECK IT DOWN FOR A MORE MAKEABLE FIELD GOAL. YOU CAN’T TAKE A SACK. >> Kevin: THIRD AND TEN, BLITZ COMING. GOFF. THERE IS ST. BROWN, MAKES THE CATCH. HE IS NOT GOING TO GET TO THE FIRST BUT IT IS CERTAINLY A MAKEABLE FIELD GOAL TO YOUR POINT, ABOUT A 48-YARDER FROM THERE. >> Greg: I DON’T KNOW IF IT’S A FOREGONE CONCLUSION THEY’RE GOING TO TRY TO KICK IT. I THINK DAN CAMPBELL FROM THE VERY BEGINNING, HE IS GOING TO MAXIMIZE EVERY POSSESSION. WHAT DID WE SAY? A RACE TO 30. HE HAS HIS OFFENSE OUT THERE. AND LOOKS LIKE THEY’RE GOING TO GO FOR THIS ON FOURTH DOWN. >> Kevin: JAHMYR GIBBS LINES UP — NO, IS IN MOTION. FOURTH AND THREE. GOFF PRESSURE, IN TROUBLE, THROWS ON THE RUN — INCOMPLETE! AND THE GAMBLE ON FOURTH DOWN DOES NOT PAY OFF. >> Greg: ALL RIGHT, SO ORIGINALLY GREENLAW WAS OUT HERE AND THEY THOUGHT IT WAS MAN COVERAGE SO THEY RUN A MESH CONCEPT BUT IT’S ZONE. THAT’S A NICE DISGUISE BY STEVE WILKS, PRESNAP READ BEFORE GIBBS GOES IN. TOLD HIM MAN. THAT IS A MAN BEATER. THERE WAS NOWHERE TO GO WITH THE BALL AND THAT’S TWO BIG FOURTH DOWN STOPS NOW IN THE SECOND HALF BY THIS 49ers’ DEFENSE. >> Kevin: AND BADGLEY SITTING, DOESN’T GET THE OPPORTUNITY. SAN FRANCISCO REMAINS IN FRONT BY THREE. NOW IT’S McCAFFREY. NOTHING UP THE MIDDLE AND DANCES HIS WAY. WHAT A RUN THAT WAS. NOTHING THERE INITIALLY. WILL PICK UP NEARLY SEVEN. >> Greg: THAT’S THE THING ABOUT McCAFFREY. WE TALK ABOUT THE HOME RUN PLAYS, THE HIGHLIGHT REAL, ALMOST HALF RUNNING BACK. HOW MANY BACKS IN THE LEAGUE PICK UP SEVEN YARDS ON THAT LOOK? HIS VISION, HIS FOOTWORK, HIS ABILITY TO MAKE SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING. I KNOW HE HASN’T HAD HIS TYPICAL DAY BUT HE IS SO EFFICIENT ON THE EARLY DOWN RUNS. >> Kevin: HERE IS A FAKE, PURDY LOOKING FOR SAMUEL. DEEBO SAMUEL HAS A FIRST DOWN. OUT NEAR THE 44. >> Greg: IN THE FIRST HALF KYLE SHANAHAN HAD BROCK PURDY OPERATING ALMOST THREE QUARTERS, 75% OF THE TIME, OUT OF THE SHOTGUN. WE’VE SEEN A LOT MORE UNDER CENTER, EARLY FIRST AND SECOND DOWN PASS, AND, REMEMBER, WE TALKED COMING IN, THE RUN GAME WOULD BE TOUGH SLEDDING AGAINST THIS DETROIT DEFENSE. THEY HAVE HIM HERE AGAIN, BASE PERSONNEL, FIVE BIGS ALONG THE FRONT OF THE PASS GAME IS WHAT’S BROUGHT THEM TO LIFE THE SECOND HALF. >> Kevin: McCAFFREY, STOPPED BY KERBY JOSEPH ON A NICE TACKLE. HE IS UP OVER 100 SCRIMMAGE YARDS WITH A COUPLE TDs. EVEN NOT HIS BEST DAYS ARE 100 PLUS AND A COUPLE SCORES AND NOW KYLE SHANAHAN. HOW AGGRESSIVE ARE YOU HERE? >> Greg: I THINK YOU STAY AS AGGRESSIVE AS THEY’VE COME OUT IN THE SECOND HALF, I DON’T THINK THEY LOSE A THING. WHETHER THEY’RE UP THREE, DOWN THREE, TIED, THE SCORE CANNOT DICTATE YOUR PLAY STYLE. HE HAS TO STAY AGGRESSIVE. HE CAN’T THINK I HAVE TO JUST GET TO THE END OF THE GAME. THEY HAVE TO FORCE THEIR WILL AND TRY TO EXTEND THEIR LEAD. >> Kevin: PURDY TO THROW IT, HAS TIME. McCAFFREY MAKES THE CATCH AT MIDFIELD AND SLAMMED DOWN TO THE GROUND THERE. GOING TO PICK UP FIVE AS BRANCH ON THE TACKLE AND NOW WATCH THE CLOCK AS WE NEAR FIVE MINUTES TO GO. >> Greg: SEE WHAT AARON GLENN FOR DETROIT, MIXED IN MORE PRESSURE BRINGING BRANCH OFF THE SLOT. IFEATU MELIFONWU FROM HIS SAFETY POSITION. THEY’VE PLAYED A LITTLE ZONE, A LITTLE MAN, A LOT OF ZONE. IT SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THE MOST CRITICAL DOWNS OF THIS GAME FOR THE DETROIT LIONS DEFENSE. AND AARON GLENN NEEDS AN ANSWER. >> Kevin: THIRD DOWN. FOUR MAN RUSH. PURDY IN SOME TROUBLE, ESCAPES. LOOKING FOR THE FIRST DOWN. HE HAS IT AND MORE! BROCK PURDY WITH THE LEGS INSIDE THE 30! >> Greg: WE SOUND LIKE BROKEN RECORDS. HE HAS MADE SOME OF HIS BEST PLAYS TODAY WITH HIS LEGS. AND IT’S AN ELEMENT OF HIS GAME THEY DON’T GIVE HIM ENOUGH CREDIT. IT’S MAN COVERAGE. ONCE HE GETS THROUGH THE FIRST LINE, THE DEFENSIVE FRONT, THERE’S ONLY ALEX ANZALONE LEFT. EVERYBODY ELSE HAS THEIR BACK TURNED PLAYING MAN DEFENSE. PURDY HAS HURT DETROIT WITH HIS LEGS AS A RUNNER AND A PASSER MORE SO THAN ANYTHING ELSE. >> Kevin: WHO HAD PURDY ON THE BINGO CARD FOR 51 RUSHING YARDS, ALL IN THIS HALF AS WELL. McCAFFREY RIGHT SIDE. BREAKS A TACKLE. McCAFFREY, FOOTRACE. TAKEN DOWN INSIDE THE 5! >> Greg: McCAFFREY SAYING, COACH, I NEED ONE. I DON’T BLAME HIM. HE’S RUNNING THROUGH CONTACT, PICKING UP THE HARD YARDS, AND NOW HERE IS THE EXPLOSIVE CHUNK. TAKE A LOOK AT THE POINT OF ATTACK. GEORGE KITTLE, CHARLIE WOERNER, HERE ON THE RIGHT SIDE WORKING THIS COMBINATION BLOCK. KITTLE PICKS UP TWO. JUSZCZYK DOWN THE FIELD. HE HAS GARDNER-JOHNSON. >> Kevin: HE ALSO LANDED ON HIS HEAD. >> Greg: THAT’S PROBABLY WHY HE NEEDED A QUICK BLOW. >> Kevin: ELIJAH MITCHELL IN FOR THE FIRST TIME TONIGHT. MITCHELL SURGING FORWARD! TOUCHDOWN! >> Greg: THE EXACT SAME PLAY THEY SCORED ON THE GOAL LINE EARLIER IN THE HALF WITH McCAFFREY, JUST TRADITIONAL GOAL LINE THREE TIGHT END POWER O, AND WHY NOT? >> Kevin: WHAT A DIFFERENCE A HALF MAKES. THE 49ers WERE DOMINATED IN THE FIRST HALF, AND THEY HAVE SPLIPD THE SCRIPT HERE IN THE SECOND HALF. NOW MOODY TO MAKE IT A TEN-POINT LEAD. HE’S GOT IT. 27 IN THE SECOND HALF FOR THE 49ers. KYLE SHANAHAN TOLD US THIS WEEK, WE HAVE NEVER WON A GAME LIKE LAST WEEK, WE WERE DOWN, PLAYING GREAT, AND PULLED IT OUT WITH A LAST-SECOND DRIVE. THEY’RE DOWN 17 IN THIS GAME, AND THEY DIDN’T LOOK VERY GOOD AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WITH 3:02 TO GO UP BY TEN WITH A CHANCE TO GO TO THE SUPER BOWL. >> Greg: THAT FAMOUS GRAPHIC AND EVERY NETWORK HAS PUT UP IN KYLE SHANAHAN GAMES WHEN THEY’RE TRAILING AND TYPICALLY TALKS TRAILING ENTERING THE FOURTH QUARTER. JUST GENERALLY SPEAKING IT’S NOT A TEAM THAT HAS OPERATED WELL FROM BEHIND. I THINK YOU HAVE TO ATTRIBUTE A LOT OF THAT TO THE TRUST HE HAS IN BROCK PURDY. AND I THINK TODAY, AS YOU SAID, HE’S BEEN EFFICIENT PASSING THE BALL, BUT IT’S REALLY BEEN HIS ABILITY TO EXTEND THE PLAY AS A PASSER AND, OF COURSE, SOME OF HIS BIGGEST PLAYS CONVERTING FIRST DOWNS WITH HIS LEGS. YOU CAN TELL THAT SIDELINE, THEY CAN FEEL IT RIGHT NOW. >> Kevin: PURDY AND THE OFFENSE HAVE BEEN GOOD. 281 YARDS, AND UP BY TEN. THE LIONS UP AGAINST IT. TWO MONSTROUS PLAYS IN THIS HALF BOTH ON FOURTH DOWN AND BOTH PLAYS THAT PROBABLY COULD HAVE BEEN MADE. HERE IS ONE TO JOSH REYNOLDS. THAT BALL WAS THERE AND WAS DROPPED. SAN FRANCISCO SCORED AFTER THAT AND THEN THIS PRESSURE ON GOFF, THE THROW IS INCOMPLETE. THE 49ers HAVE SCORED ON ALL FIVE POSSESSIONS IN THE SECOND HALF. AND NOW DETROIT NEEDS SOMETHING AND NEEDS IT FAST GOFF, PRESSURE, ON THE RUN, THROWS INCOMPLETE. DIDN’T LOOK LIKE ST. BROWN WAS EVEN EXPECTING THAT. >> Greg: IF YOU’RE SAN FRANCISCO AND YOU HAVE THIS FRONT FOUR PASS RUSH, THERE’S TWO WAYS TO CLOSE OUT GAMES ON DEFENSE, YOUR PASS RUSH. ON OFFENSE YOUR RUN GAME. STEVE WILKS WILL UNLEASH HIS BEST FOUR PASS RUSHERS. AND TRY TO END THIS GAME. >> Kevin: DIGGS TACKLED IMMEDIATELY. DRE GREENLAW. >> Greg: IF OUR JARED GOFF AND THIS DETROIT OFFENSE, YOU NEED TO TRY TO GO DOWN AND GET POINTS AS FAST AS YOU CAN WITHOUT USING YOUR TIME-OUTS. YOU HAVE TO SCORE TWICE. KEEP THOSE TIME-OUTS IF YOU HAVE TO GO ON DEFENSE. >> Kevin: LaPORTA, THAT WILL KEEP IT GOING. >> Greg: GET FORE SNAP OR TWO BEFORE THE TWO MINUTE. WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED, THEY GET INTO FIELD GOAL RANGE. ATTEMPT AN ON SIDE. YOU CAN STILL STOP IT IF YOU CAN KEEP ALL THREE TIME-OUTS IN YOUR PACKET. >> Kevin: LaPORTA ANOTHER FIRST DOWN INTO 49ers TERRITORY. 2:04 TO GO AND THAT WILL TAKE US >> Kevin: IT’S BEEN A WILD NFC CHAMPIONSHIP, AND RIGHT NOW THE 49ers WITH 27 UNANSWERED IN THE SECOND HALF AFTER THE LIONS BUILT A 17-POINT HALFTIME LEAD. BROCK PURDY HEATED UP. SO DID McCAFFREY, AND NOW THE LIONS WITH TWO MINUTES TO GO, ALL THREE TIME-OUTS, THEY NEED TWO SCORES. THE BLITZ IS COMING, PICKED UP. GOFF, DEEP OVER THE MIDDLE, AND HE HAS A CATCH. DOWN TO REYNOLDS WHO HAULS IT IN. THE CLOCK IS RUNNING. THEY WON’T USE A TIME-OUT. >> Greg: THESE ARE THE CHUNKS THEY NEED AND, AGAIN, NO USE OF USING YOUR TIME-OUTS. YOU DON’T WANT TO BE RELIANT ON RECOVERING AN ONSIDE KICK. >> Kevin: LaPORTA MAKES THE CATCH, SLIDES OUT OF BOUNDS. OUT AROUND THE 16 YARD LINE, WILL PUT IT DOWN THERE. DAN CAMPBELL TOLD US EARLY IN THE YEAR I’M BIG ENOUGH TO HANDLE IF WE GO FOR A FOURTH DOWN AND DON’T GET IT, BE AGGRESSIVE. THEY’RE DOWN TEN HERE. >> Greg: I THINK IT’S VERY EASY TO CRITICIZE THE OUTCOME, BUT I DON’T THINK IT TAKES AWAY IF IT’S THE RIGHT DECISION. HE HAS STAYED TRUE TO THAT PHILOSOPHY FROM DAY ONE. IT’S THE REASON THEY’VE GOTTEN HERE. >> Kevin: SECOND DOWN. GOFF, ST. BROWN DOWN INSIDE THE 10. FIRST AND GOAL. 1:30 TO GO. >> Greg: THIS ONE NEEDS TO GO IN THE END ZONE, OUT OF BOUNDS TO STOP THE CLOCK. CANNOT GET TACKLED INBOUNDS. >> Kevin: GOFF UNLOADS IT AND DOWN NEAR THE END ZONE IS FERKSER. >> Greg: CLEARLY IN THE WHITE. THE OFFICIALS GETTING IT IN REAL TIME. >> Kevin: THE LIONS NEED TO SCORE AND THEN WE CAN TALK STRATEGY. REYNOLDS IS THE BACK. GOFF ON THE ROLL. LOOKING. THROWING TO NOWHERE. OUT OF BOUNDS, INCOMPLETE. THIRD AND GOAL. >> Greg: YOU WOULD LOVE TO RUN THE BALL BUT DOWN HERE WITH ALL THESE BODIES IF YOU GET TACKLED SHORT BY THE TIME THEY PEEL EVERYBODY OFF THE PILE TO PRESERVE YOUR THREE TIME-OUTS, YOU WOULD LET A TON OF CLOCK RUN DOWN. >> Kevin: THEY BROUGHT MONTGOMERY IN. MAYBE THEY DO IT ANYWAY. >> Greg: IF YOU HAVE TO RUN IT, YOU HAVE TO SCORE. THEY DID NOT GO BIG PEOPLE. THEY HAVE THREE WIDE RECEIVERS ON THE FIELD. >> Kevin: THEY GIVE IT TO MONTGOMERY. HE IS SWARMED! >> Greg: THAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH RUNNING IT DOWN THERE AND NOW THEY HAVE TO TAKE A TIME-OUT. NOW YOU’VE MADE — NOW YOU HAVE TO GET THE ONSIDE KICK OR THE GAME IS OVER. >> Kevin: FIRST, THEY HAVE TO GET IN, GREG. IT’S FOURTH DOWN AFTER THAT LOSS TO MONTGOMERY. THEY DON’T DO THAT, THE GAME IS OVER. A MINUTE TO GO. THEY HAVE TO SCORE. DON’T FORGET THE GEORGE HALAS TROPHY PRESENTATION COMING UP. “STATE FARM POSTGAME” AFTER THIS. >> Greg: IT’S EASY TO SECOND-GUESS. I FEEL LIKE IN THAT SITUATION YOUR TIME-OUTS ARE MORE VALUABLE EVEN IF YOU DON’T SCORE A TOUCHDOWN AND YOU GET STOPPED, YOU TAKE THE 3 AND STILL STOP THE CLOCK. >> Kevin: THIS IS THE GAME, GOFF PUMPS, FIRES END ZONE. IT IS CAUGHT FOR THE TOUCHDOWN! WHAT A GRAB BY WILLIAMS TO KEEP THIS GAME ALIVE. >> Greg: IT’S A REALLY GOOD DRIVE. THEY WENT DOWN THE FIELD FAST. ONLY HAD TO USE ONE OF THOSE TIME-OUTS, THE BENEFIT OF THE TWO-MINUTE WARNING. A REALLY NICE BASIC CROSS ON THE BACK END LINE. OUT OF THAT BUNCH FORMATION. NICE CATCH. JAMESON WILLIAMS IS A LITTLE GIMPY GOING TO THE SIDELINE. HE HAS TO HOPE HE GETS ANOTHER CRACK AT IT BY THEM RECOVERING THE ONSIDE KICK. >> Kevin: BADGLEY FOR THE EXTRA POINT. THE KICK IS PERFECT. SO THREE-POINT 49ers’ LEAD BUT WITH ONLY TWO TIME-OUTS LEFT THE LIONS HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO RELY ON AN ONSIDE KICK RECOVERY OR THE GAME IS OVER. >> Greg: CRITICAL SITUATIONS, CLOCK MANAGEMENT, KEEPING ALL YOUR TIME-OUTS. THERE ARE SO MANY FACTORS THAT GO INTO THE NFL WINNING AND LOSING ON ANY GIVEN WEEK. THE DIFFERENCE OF A YARD, THE DIFFERENCE OF THE YARD AND HAVING TO RUN THE BALL THERE AND GETTING STOPPED AND USING THAT TIME-OUT NOW PUTS THE ENTIRE SEASON ON THE ABILITY OF DETROIT TO RECOVER AN ONSIDE KICK. THE BIGGEST THING EVERYONE ANSWERS, WHO ARE MY TWO RECOVER GUYS? JAUAN JENNINGS ON THE DOWN, CHRIS CONLEY ON THE TOP. EVERYBODY ELSE BLOCKER, BLOCKER, BLOCKER, BLOCKER, BLOCKER, BLOCKER. EVERYONE ELSE IS BLOCKING. HE’S LOOKING FOR A LITTLE SQUIB ON THE INSIDE, A LITTLE BUNT. >> Kevin: AND TIME-OUT, I BELIEVE, FOR THE 49ers. THEY’RE GOING TO DISCUSS THINGS. IF YOU JUST TURNED IT ON, SHAME ON YOU. IT’S BEEN A WILD GAME. THE LIONS ON THEIR OPENING DRIVE SCORED. THEY BUILT A HUGE LEAD, UP BY 17 IN THE FIRST HALF, WHICH THEY REALLY DOMINATED. BUT THEN THE 49ers CAME BACK. A COUPLE FUNKY PLAYS. AIYUK THE TOUCHDOWN. McCAFFREY GRINDING OUT YARDS. MITCHELL PUTTING IT IN TO MAKE IT A TEN-POINT LEAD AND JUST MOMENTS AGO THAT TO KEEP THE GAME ALIVE. NOW WITH ONLY TWO TIME-OUTS, THEY CHOSE TO RUN IT ON THIRD DOWN AS GREG CHRONICLED, BACKFIRED. MONTGOMERY GOT STOPPED. YOU HAVE TO TRY THE ONSIDE. THEY WERE 0 FOR 3 THIS YEAR. HERE WE GO. >> Greg: TYPICALLY TRYING TO KICK IT TO THE WIDE SIDE OF THE FIELD SO THE BALL IS ON THIS HASH, TRY TO GIVE AS MUCH TIME TO YOUR RECOVERY GUYS TO GET DOWN THERE. SEE IF THAT’S WHAT THEY DO. >> Kevin: BADGLEY GETS INTO IT HIGH AND IT’S LOOSE, THE BALL IS LOOSE. KITTLE WILL PICK IT UP, AND THAT WILL BE THAT! KITTLE STAYS DOWN TO ABSORB THE MOMENT. JOHN LYNCH, THE GENERAL MANAGER, TAKES A COLLECTIVE SIGH. TOOK A BIG BOUNCE, GREG. >> Greg: THEY GOT THE BOUNCE, BUT TAKE A LOOK HERE. WHETHER OR NOT THEY RECOVERED IT, IT NEVER WENT TEN. REYNOLDS TOUCHED IT SHORT OF THE TEN-YARD MARKER BUT DOESN’T MATTER. GEORGE KITTLE RECOVERS THE ONSIDE KICK AND SAN FRANCISCO IS FINDING THEMSELVES HEADING TO ANOTHER SUPER BOWL. >> Kevin: FOR DAN CAMPBELL AND THE LIONS, HEARTBREAK AT THE DOORSTEP. >> Greg: THEY THREW A LATE FLAG, THAT’S WHAT THE OFFICIALS ARE DISCUSSING, THE ILLEGAL TOUCH BY DETROIT. IT DOESN’T MATTER, EITHER WAY, SAN FRANCISCO JUST KNEELS THE BALL OUT AND ENDS THE GAME. TAKE A LOOK HERE. THE RULE IS IT HAS TO GO TEN YARDS BEFORE IT’S TOUCHED BY THE KICKING TEAM. REYNOLDS CLEARLY TOUCHED IT ABOUT 8 1/2, 9. >> Kevin: I THINK ABOUT KYLE SHANAHAN THIS WEEK, GOING BACK TO IT BECAUSE I THINK IT’S SO IMPORTANT — GIVE A LITTLE WAVE TO THE CAMERA — >> Referee: ILLEGAL TOUCHING, KICKING TEAM. THE BALL WILL BE PLACED AT THE TOUCH SPOT, FIRST DOWN FOR SAN FRANCISCO. PLEASE PUT 56 SECONDS ON THE GAME CLOCK. >> Kevin: SAID WE’VE NEVER WON A GAME LIKE LAST WEEK IN THE ENTIRE TIME HE’S BEEN HERE, THE SEVEN YEARS. NOW THEY’VE WON TWO IN A ROW LIKE THAT. >> Greg: WHAT BETTER TIME, THE DIVISIONAL AND CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME, ARE YOU KIDDING ME? PRETTY IMPRESSIVE PERFORMANCE TO COME BACK AGAINST THIS LIONS TEAM THAT CAME OUT SUCH A HOT START GET THAT GO 17-POINT LEAD IN THE FIRST HALF. >> Kevin: THE 49ers WILL MAKE THEIR SECOND APPEARANCE IN THE LAST FIVE SEASONS, AS BROCK PURDY WILL TAKE A COUPLE KNEES. THE LIONS WITH ONLY TWO TIME-OUTS. >> Greg: PROBABLY GOING TO RUN THIS, BURN OFF — THEY CAN’T TAKE THE ENTIRE REMAINING TIME SO WILL RUN IT ON FIRST DOWN, BURN AS MUCH CLOCK. >> Kevin: THERE YOU GO. DOWN TO 49 SECONDS. CALLED THEIR FIRST TIME-OUT. >> Greg: TRY TO GET AS MANY SECONDS OUT OF EACH RUN PLAY AS POSSIBLE. >> Kevin: THEY THEORETICALLY WILL HAVE TO RUN IT OUT OR MAYBE PURDY AIRS ONE OUT DEEP DOWN THE FIELD, HOWEVER YOU WANT TO DO IT. >> Greg: EXACTLY RIGHT. >> Kevin: WHAT A GAME. I KNOW DETROIT IS HURTING RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU’RE UP 17, IT’S HARD TO TAKE AWAY WHAT THEY HAVE ACCOMPLISHED IN A SHORT TIME UNDER DAN CAMPBELL. AND THEN THE FLIP SIDE, KYLE SHANAHAN, THIS 49ers TEAM, SINCE HE AND JOHN LYNCH TOO BEING OVER THEIR RESPECTIVE ROLES, THEY’VE BEEN A JUGGERNAUT, BUT THEY HAVEN’T GOTTEN THE BIG PRIZE. THE THIRD TIME IN A ROW THEY’VE GOTTEN THIS CHAMPIONSHIP GAME. HERE IS MITCHELL. AND TAKE IT DOWN TO 47 WHERE THEY’LL STOP IT FOR THE FINAL TIME. WELL, THERE’S JOHN LYNCH, WHO HE AND KYLE SHANAHAN CAME HERE SEVEN YEARS AGO, AND THIS TEAM HAS DONE NOTHING BUT WIN SINCE. THEIR OPPONENT, THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS, FAMILIAR. LAST TIME THEY WERE IN THE SUPER BOWL, PATRICK MAHOMES PULLED OUT IN THE END. THE 49ers WERE UP 10 IN THAT GAME, REMEMBER. HERE THEY WERE DOWN 17, FIND THEMSELVES ON THE WAY TO THE BIG GAME. >> Greg: IT FEELS ALL YEAR IN THE NFC, THE 49ers HAD A COUPLE UPS AND DOWNS, HAD THAT BAD LOSS AGAINST BALTIMORE. IT FELT LIKE THEY WERE THE TEAM TO BEAT. HALFWAY THROUGH THE SEASON, EVERYONE HAD GIVEN UP ON KANSAS CITY AND HO-HUM PATRICK MAHOMES IS BACK IN IT AGAIN. >> Kevin: CONGRATS TO THE CHIEFS AS MITCHELL RIDES IT DOWN TO THE 40. AND YOU SEE THERE IS, WHAT, MAYBE A SECOND DIFFERENCE. >> Greg: THEY HAVE TO SNAP IT BUT IT’S NOT GOING TO MATTER. THEY’LL TAKE A SNAP, THERE’S ONE-SECOND DIFFERENTIAL AND THE GAME WILL END. THAT’S WHY THEY HANDED IT OFF THREE TIMES. IF NOT, WOULD HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PUNT. >> Kevin: UNFINISHED BUSINESS FOR SAN FRANCISCO, ONE MORE HURDLE TO CLIMB. ONE MORE PLAY TO RUN. THEY’LL TAKE THE DELAY. >> Referee: FIVE-YARD PENALTY, FOURTH DOWN. >> Kevin: JUST HAVE TO SNAP IT AND GET DOWN AND IT WILL BE OVER. 17-POINT COMEBACK COMPLETE. >> Kevin: AND THERE IT IS! THE 49ers ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL!
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This has to be the all best game I have ever attended. Both my favorite teams for all the marbles. LFG!
Hows moving their sticks another score then thy game gets carried away .protect the lead and dont stop giving up until its over.
This was fr one of the happiest days of my life
Love it 🥰
This game was decided simply by the legs of Brock purdy
Thank you for publishing this! I need advice: My Tron Wallet holds some USDT trx, and I know the backup phrase:
cleanpartysocceradvanceauditcleanevilfinish -tonightinvolvewhip-action-. What’s the best way should I handle transferring them to my Binance account?Ben Johnson last game as a lion coach lol
Crazy that the lions lost this game
LETS GO 9ERS 2025
And why TF is Moody still on the team? 😡
This game indirectly led to the Commanders getting Dan Quinn. Ben Johnson got cold feet, decided to ghost the commanders to try and win with the lions. Then ended up losing to the Commanders and ran to the Bears. What a crazy important game
beautiful sky n thumbnail
People will look at this game and say "Purdy aint the guy" 😂
My hair went from black to grey with the packers and lions lol
Watched it again and Detroit Lions still lost.
I'm a 49er fan and love our players, but cannot stand our coach Shanahan. What I wouldnt do to have a coach like Dan Campbell on our team! Mad respect to Dan Campbell and to the Lions team ❤ Gotta admit, we got lucky in this game! Makes me wonder if the Lions could have beat the Chiefs in that SB…something we failed to do! Either way, I really like the Lions team and I hope they get their SB win soon! They deserve it!!
How fast ppl 4get ‼️🤦🏾♂️
I wonder what he said to odum
Will osiris st brown make it to the nfl he's gonna be 27 next month
All that dominacr cause them 2 nfc championship games
Here’s a respectful and topic-focused question comment you could use:
"Do you think the Lions' second-half adjustments were enough, or did the 49ers' experience ultimately seal the game? Great battle either way!"
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Sadly, this was the last solid go for Niner faithful for a chip. With or without Purdy, we'll be unrecognizable in 2025
KICK THE FEILD GOAL!!!
This part is funny. 42:47 . This one is a good! 1:31:20. Even better, 1:50:10 Best part 2:07:18
The Niners and Lions are definitely 2 cute little teams. But they’re not the Eagles. Clearly.
Lmao. Two teams that are playoff chokers LMMFAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
niners the only team to comeback a deficit of 17 points in 2 nfc championship games. Crazy
I remember this game like it was yesterday. I was all mad at halftime walking around the stadium eating chicken strips. Niners were down by few touchdowns. Journey was playing “ don’t stop believing”. Then the niners came back swinging and took the W. Hands down one of the best niner games I’ve been to.
The Lions did everything in this Game except actually win the Gàme!
Was the Lions' aggressive play-calling in the red zone the difference-maker, or did the 49ers' defense just step up when it mattered most?
For those that dont think Purdy deserves his money .. just watch this game !! Big Glock 30 Brock Purdy !!!!
And then the year after I was rooting for the lions all playoffs and they disappointed me
43:42 I remember this dumb ad bro 😭
Wow…the DRAMA …
Amazing turnaround
Campbell went for it one too many times as I predicted he would
Kyle will never win a SB. He is a choker when it matters the most. Wont adjust his play calling. Runs his RB’S into the GROUND.
West coast
I don't think there's any way you can watch this game, and then compare their past stats/performances, and come away thinking Goff is better than Purdy. Brock is one of the best in the league.
THIS game is the reason BRANDON A, wr was keeped for so long that 2nd half catched changed the niners fortune…one play got BRANDON A. paid in FULL
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One of the greatest games I've ever watched!
Which game is better lions vs 49ers or saints vs 49ers
I was thinking the 49ers could have official quarterback would be Jalen hurts in the new corner back would be Cooper de Jean. And some of Georgia Bulldogs players. Into the 49ers draft. And some of Kansas City Chiefs players into the 49ers draft and some Kansas state players into the 49ers draft and some of FSU players and the 49ers draft and some of Los Angeles, Rams players and into 49ers draft and some of South Florida bulls players into the 49ers draft. And let’s get a wrestlemania opening at San Francisco 49ers stadium. That’s a great idea for Hawaii bowl San Francisco 49ers, black nation and Los Angeles, Rams at Honolulu, Hawaii. What is San Francisco 49ers black nation could take New England Patriots the next Super Bowl would be great and we have some more players from the Patriots into 49ers. Would be great love see that. And I think you’re putting Trey Benson in the 49ers draft picks back up RB the 40 dash runner and would have another back up. RB will be Saquon Barkley in the 49ers draft. Would be great. I love to see that. And some of the FSU players into the 49ers draft like Jordan Travis. And Joshua Farmer. In Hawaii, rainbow Warriors players and the 49ers draft. I guess the San Francisco 49ers is a best spinoff to the FSU. And some players from FSU and Florida Atlantic FAU players and enter the new 49ers draft and South Florida Bulls players into the 49ers draft. And some Miami Dolphins players in the 49ers draft would be great for 2025 draft and 2026 draft.