NFC Championship Game: 49ers second-half rally delivers a 34-31 win over Lions

The 49ers are returning to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2019 season. It was unexpected the way the first half went with the Lions taking a 24-7 lead into the locker room. The 49ers, though, scored 27 consecutive points in the second half and won 34-31.It was the reverse of the 1957 postseason between the teams in San Francisco when the 49ers led the Lions 24-7 at halftime only to lose 31-27. It was the Lions' last road playoff game.It will remain the the Lions' last road playoff win.The Lions allowed 17 points in an eight-minute stretch of the third quarter. They turned the ball over on downs on fourth-and-two at the San Francisco 28 when Josh Reynolds dropped a perfect pass from Jared Goff, and they lost a fumble when Jahmyr Gibbs didn't get a clean handoff and couldn't secure it. The Lions also went for it on fourth-and-three from the San Francisco 30 with 7:38 remaining.They scored their only points of the second half on a desperation, fourth-down pass from Goff to Jameson Williams with 56 seconds left. The Lions had to use one of their timeouts after running the ball on third down on the goal line. George Kittle recovered the onside kick with 53 seconds left to...