The San Francisco 49ers is heading to the Super Bowl after defeating the Detroit Lions in an intense game.
The 49ers will play against the Kansas City Chiefs. Earlier Sunday, the Chiefs defeated the Baltimore Ravens to go to their 4th Super Bowl appearance in 5 years.
The Lions, who were labeled the underdogs, came out strong in the first half but lost their lead following halftime. San Fran was down 24-7 at halftime.
San Francisco gained the fourth comeback ever from 17 points down or more in a conference title game thanks to team quarterback Brock Purdy, causing Detroit to fall short of reaching the first Super Bowl in franchise history.
“We played as bad of a first half as we could, but we were still within 17. There’s plenty of points there you can make up,” Niners coach Kyle Shanahan said. “The D shut them out there in the second half, and this dude right next to me (Purdy) made it happen.”
The Super Bowl will take place in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11.
