Even though we had a terrible first half, we were still within seventeen. Coach Kyle Shanahan of the Niners stated, “There are plenty of points there you can make up.” “This guy right next to me (Purdy) made it happen, and the D shut them out there in the second half.
Thanks to some huge plays by Purdy and poor decisions by the Lions (14-6), including two failed fourth downs in field goal range, San Francisco mounted the fourth comeback ever from 17 points down or more in a conference title game. Detroit was unable to make it to its first Super Bowl as a team.
After falling short against Kansas City in the Super Bowl four years prior, the 49ers (14-5) rallied for a rematch against the Chiefs in the fourth quarter, scoring 17 points in an eight-minute stretch in the third quarter to tie the NFC championship game.
The San Francisco 49ers overcame a 17-point deficit at halftime to defeat the Detroit Lions 34-31 on Sunday and advance to the Super Bowl thanks to a touchdown and 267 yards passing from Brock Purdy.
