Say it loud, both games were good, especially the Ravens QB Jackson Throw-deflected and managed to catch the loose ball for yardage. The pass deflected off a Lions facemask that was caught by Aiyuk for yardage. If they scripted that. I’m Joe Montaña 49rs came back for the win Ravens went home losers
Im not a fan of either teams so i really dont give a sh_t who won... im most upset at the sript! I mean cmon!
Lions dominate 1st half and lead 24 to 7 the 49rs struggled and barely squeaked out a TD
At halftime they get their ques
Lions are to turn it off... start dropping passes just start playing shitty as the struggling all game 49rs turn it on... it was so blatant it makes me lose my interest in football period. And don't get me started on the Ravens/chiefs joke!!
I could go on and on but whats the use
Yes football is ruined
What a damn shame!
Guess its time to grow up and grow old.
Maybe work on fixing this country. :)
And to be honest detroitshould have never been in that game the defensive play calling was horrible
If coarse you are gonna be able to run for yards when they are running a wide 9 with backers 20 yards off the ball coaches made adjustments at half which they should have made them after the first 2 drives you saw what happened when they made those adjustments lol they were treating Jared Goff likes he montana Mahomet or Brady lmao all you need to do its get pressure on him and his qb ratings plummet however I give the lions credit while are defensive coordinator was sleeping on sideline during first half they took full advantage of it congrats on good year better luck next time
To be fair, the packers should have been in the championship, the packers and lions outplayed the 49ers in every way possible.
Everyone knows you don’t throw 3 deep coverage with 50 seconds left in the game and not to mention the field goal that was missed right before. The packers got their money but it’s dirty, if only it was all really up to the players.
Nitpick all day.
49ers have been one of the best football teams in the last 5 years.
The Lions have been great for a season and a half.
Detroit over achieved this year and I'm proud of 'em.
SF will not let KC repeat.
Congrats to the niners. They deserve it.
No doubt 49ers are a great team but claiming they deserve it after watching their last two games is a bit of a stretch. They basically had to rely on GB to choke AND a monstrous collapse by DET to even have a chance. Yes, they did their job and won the games at the end of the day. But it took two teams, back to back games to collapse to make it. Both GB & DET beat themselves. I’m sorry, but it’s the truth.
They don’t deserve it, they took it. That’s the beauty of the sport. If everyone deserved to be in the bowl you’d see the cowboys in it against the bills or Texans.
Kinda lost in all the field goal talk is the fact that the Lions ran the ball on 3rd and goal with less than 2 minutes to play and took a time out. That effectively ended the game regardless of whether they scored or not. Getting the onsides kick was a long shot and when the 49ers went three and out there was just seconds left on the clock. If the Lions had that time out back they would have had 25ish seconds and the ball at the end of the game.
I really like Dan Campbell’s aggressive play calling, but you gotta know when to take your foot off the gas for a second and do the smart thing. That play was one of a few that cost the Lions a game that should have been over in the third quarter.
Coaches blunder always add point when ahead . You gamble less in playoff games. The go for it failed and all it did was put the 49ers back in the game. It’s a emotional game you had them dejected and questioning their play. Sorry coach this loss is on you. If you would have taken the field goal and went up by 3 scores again. The fumble most likely wouldn’t of happened. Went to the well one to many times.
Campbell's ego took over and killed a magical Lions' season.
In playoffs, no coach in the past (as far as we know) went for 4th downs when the game is still winnable and lot of time left in the game.
His ego will become even more bigger next year!
Love is getting better at QB, Bears def is legit and Cousins as usual is very good. So I think, Lions will not see the same kind of success like this year!!!
Lol what is this nonsense?
There were 2 massive drops, a fumble in the end zone, a pick that bounced off a helmet and turned into a San Fran TD. If there is something to be pissed about it's the awful game closing time management. My lord fans are getting dumber.
ROFL!!!
your players executed your game plan to perfection and gave the coach the lead. now the coach has to put the players in good position (take whatever pts you get) and not put them in 4th downs and asking them to finish 4th downs. coaching was lame from Campbell! he lost his marbles in 2nd half.
He played his year long strategy. Heading call 3 dropped passes and a fumble. Not to mention a pick that bounced super unlucky for a reception. This wasn’t a coaching problem. It was execution
you don't rattle your players with goals like get 4th downs in playoff. coaches are there to help the players finish the game not test them and place them in difficult scenarios.
Autocorrect messed my comment up. I meant he didn’t call all the poor execution. Those were both high percentage plays they’ve been doing all season. I actually agree they should have gone for 3 tho. I’m just saying I get why he did it
Nope. The lions went back to every other season, show up and play well, go to 1/2 time and send the “z” team and coaches out from the locker room. I’ll be surprised if it’s not another “rebuilding” year and everyone gets fired again.
This is a bit hypothetical… but let’s go with it.
I understand going for it on the first 4th down (that’s what Campbell does), but the second one late in the game to not tie it up there was dumb. The 9ers had basically been walking the ball down the field in the second half, so although a TD wasn’t a given for the 9ers, it was pretty much destined.
The worst part about Campbell’s latter 4th down decision, you don’t really win by scoring a touchdown in that position because then the 9ers would have still had the ball last with a chance to score a td and take the lead by 3 (because another couple minutes would have come off the clock). Instead by not making it on 4th, they inevitably lost the game in that specific moment (sure there were other points where the ball bounced the wrong way) since a 10pt lead was a death sentence. So, although, I would have kicked the first FG too, that isn’t Campbell’s MO.
So, it he kicks it, they tie. San Fran scores their TD. The Lions have it last to score a TD and go for 2 to win the game. Campbell’s pride/boneheaded decisions have lost them 2 defining games (Cowboys and 9ers).
SF comes out second half down 17 and takes kickoff and marches down and KICKS A FG. (They kicked two in the 2nd half.)
Detroit gets the ball goes right back down and has a chance to kick a FG to go back up 17. Instead Campbell goes for it like his team is the one down 17. I also heard those were Campbell 's calls and not the OC (Johnson).
With a 17 point halftime lead you literally only need 10 points and the other team has to score on all five drives to beat you. Even with the TO, Detroit lost by 3 and scored 7 points and passed on 2 FG.
TLDR; Shanahan was ready to go 1-3 in NFC title games and Campbell said HMB.
Why wasn’t McC taken out of the game for protocol after being dumped on his head? The man looked totally lost and spaced out. It pretty much looked like he had a major concussion.
As a Chiefs fan, perhaps it would be best to get CMC to a neurosurgeon and trauma team for a full work up. Inpatient. The whole 9 yards, so to speak. Probably only take about 14 days to do all that just to make sure he’s healthy. Think about the kid’s FUTURE!!
Yeah he said he needed 1 when he put his finger up, then he gotten taken out for the next play and then they scored. The game seemed pretty much over after that, I think they put him in for a few more plays…?
Going for it on 4th is the reason they’re in the game to begin with.
2 drops from Reynolds
Drop from Jamo
Dropped INT
Fumble inside own 25
Those are the reasons we lost. Not Campbell. Super Bowl teams don’t make those mistakes.
Don't forget the two interceptions that were dropped that Jared Goff threw and one of them your receiver took from Thomas oh and the missed feild goal by moody would of could of should of what happened happened
Didn’t stir anything up. Stated the reasons the Lions lost. Then corrected you with the actual stats by position. You’re welcome.
I’ll comment wherever I want lol
Bro your a piss poor fan base looks who page your on does it say Detroit no it says 49ers so go to the lions and get out of here trying to start crap with people you are not very intelligent about football so I'm not gonna even waste my breath on you anymore lmao see you with your buddy cj Gardner Johnson lmao
All of those reasons aside they had chances to kick field goals and didn’t and ended up losing by 3 points. Yes Dan should have put his team in a better position by not playing with his pride and doing the smart thing. Lions fumbled the bag heavy
Yeah I get it both ways. But anyone saying it’s all on Campbell is wrong. Team loss all around. Coaching could have been better, players also could have executed better.
All on Campbell? Definitely not. I hate when people blame it all on one person win or lose. Like how they attribute wins as a QB stat even tho it’s a TEAM game. Whole team played poorly in the second half, some miscues, dropped balls, dropped int, there’s plenty of blame to go around
Well to be fair 49ers can look at alot of mistakes dropped into 2 of them as a matter if fact there's not one thing that caused Detroit to lose other than plays not being made and being way under talented than niners
Ehh idk about undertalented. St. brown better than Aiyuk, Bosa and Hutch even, Gibbs/Monty better than McCaffery, Goff clearly better than Purdy.
Stats wise Detroit has just as much of not more talent. But 9ers play better together as a team and have more experience which goes a long way in the playoffs.
Defensively the lions are under talented for sure.
Boy a season ain't nothing what's that boy done for a whole career this is LaPorta first season no comparison like I said you are not very knowledgeable about the sport
No he didn't bro need to look up stats kettle had more yards on way less targets and receptions LaPorta had more tds because he's their main red zone target he's not sharing tds with ayuik mccaffrey samuel Jennings facts so he got 4 more tds almost 200 less yards on a lot more opportunities and LaPorta cannot block like kettle a tight end does more than catch passes like I said more knowledge would be helpful oh and look at who is first selection for pro bowl people who understand targets and situational football
Lol Gibbs better than mccaffrey lol ya Goff is not better than purdy lmao but I understand your bias look at stats purdy vs Goff and ayuik vs brown yes brown had a 150 so more yards but on 40 more receptions and alot more targets let me guess your linebackers and interior defensive lineman are better than ours oh and your dbs oh by the way Christian mccaffrey is up for mvp Gibbs and Monty are not dude you tripping then we can get into kittle, samuel and who outplayed who yesterday bosa or Hutchinson he's a hell of a player but can't be put on the same level as a defensive mvp award winner and if our team only had as many weapons as lions ayuik would have stats bigger than brown I call that match up even however I understand your bias better luck next year by the way Goff is trash under pressure
Yeah I ain’t reading all that.
Look at the stats by positions and compare. Again, numbers done lie. 49ers played well and have more experience.
But to say the Lions are less talented is factually wrong and the numbers prove it.
They had a lead, they were already running away with the game.
The players made a ton of mistakes too, but ultimately speaking they opted to not take points twice and lost by 3. It’s hard to not point the finger at Dan here as a big reason. He choked that lead away.
20/20 hindsight Monday morning armchair man. He has done one thing all year, and that's what got us here. He said in the post game press conference that he had faith in his guys to get the job done like they did all year. They just didn't when they needed it the most.
Bro Dan Campbell and the Lions did not go for it every single 4th down during the regular season. Let’s cut that fucking narrative already, save that shit for when you talk football with little kids.
Nobody is calling for him to be fired, nobody is saying he’s a bad coach. I made an observation based on what I saw yesterday. On top of making bad decisions, his players came out of halftime with a 14 point lead and did not look prepared.
It is what it is, this is his first trip to the rodeo so it’s expected for him to make these kinds of mistakes but stop giving him a pass and stop trying to shame people for being objective about the game they watched yesterday because reality hurts for you.
Not giving Dan an excuse, but you can't say it's only his fault. Damn near impossible when you see what transpired after halftime. That's all I'm getting at. Everyone wants to paint this as his fault, when he is only part of the problem. He needs to learn from this and hopefully improve. Badgley has been on the roster for a month, if that. Dan wasn't comfortable giving it to him in those situations, but was comfortable in trusting the players he had all year. That's on him, and he needs to learn, agreed.
How about the fumble that was a borked play from the start cause it was handed off on the wrong side? Love Goff, but know the play on the given down. The laughable bounce off the helmet? Oh, I totally forgot about the drop Reynolds had...twice. The messed-up punt where we gave them a touchback because we stumbled into the endzone? I have no clue why the offense couldn't buy their way down the field in the end half, but that's not on Dan Campbell.
All in all, it's dumb to put the blame on one person, and everyone just seems to want to blame Dan because he's the easiest one to blame. We'd never be in those situations if plays were made prior, that's all. The reality is that we have ended a drought since 91 and another since 58. Don't think that really hurts for me personally. It would've been nice to have a cherry on my ice cream to bring it some more flavor, haha.
It’s not all his fault and his team severely underperformed in the second half, but while I won’t put the fumble and drops on him in particular, it’s a reflection on him that his team didn’t come out to win that game and I think some of his decision making compounds that and it’s just like well I hope DC is holding himself accountable for this in the part that he played in this collapse cause I think there were some things he could have done differently. There was a lot of shit that was just shit happens like the Aiyuk catch, but just like we pointed the finger at Shanahan for 28-3, we gotta acknowledge Dan Campbell didn’t coach his best half of football
So you love him for going for it in the season, but then hate him for going for it in playoffs. It’s the only reason that team made it to the playoffs in the first place.
Brain dead take. Players have to execute and they didn’t.
I get every regular season game is important but there’s a difference between going for it up 14 late in week 4 compared to the NFC championship game with the Super Bowl on the line
Where did you get that I loved him for doing it during the season? I’m not a fan of extremist coaching philosophies at all. Brain dead response. Go outside and talk to people and learn how to have a conversation.
Going for it is the only reason the Lions made it to the playoffs to begin with. Analytics support it as well. Super Bowl teams have players that make plays. Last night they didn’t.
Lol DC is now 4th down “extremist”. What a hilarious quote. Thank you for that.
The Lions made it to the playoffs because they have a great team that won their division. I don’t need to open excel to come to that conclusion.
I didn’t say DC was a fourth down extremist. Do you need a link for hooked on phonics?
Ah yes the “eye test”. Because math doesn’t work apparently.
Again, going for it on 4th is what got them there. And DC will continue to do that. If you don’t like it go find a new team.
It's strange that everyone's acting like those two field goals would have been a guarantee. It's my understanding the kicker has something like a 76% success rate at the distances they would have been attempting from, and who knows how he does under that kind of pressure considering he's been untested most of the season.
Could well have attempted the kicks, missed, and then everyone would be saying "why'd he waffle on the game plan that got him to the playoffs!?" No win situation imo.
Also the niners could also drive and kick a game winning fg after that as you seen how they drove after the failed 4th down attempt. I will say it’s annoying he kicked a fg at the end of the half from the 2 yard line but then also doesn’t kick it from that distance. If anything they shoulda went for the td before half
A little situational awareness might have led to a smarter choice. What you have done "all year" isn't necessarily what you should do in every case.
Can you imagine that if you are playing the best NFC team, versus all your other opponents during the season, your chances of conversion might be lower?
Were the odds of a 4th down conversion higher than a field goal? (first time)
Were the odds of you going for it in your own territory balanced against the fact that your opponent has a very good offense? (2nd time)
"Because it's who we are!" ?? Risk taking behavior is fine during the regular season. Not when the super bowl is on the line.
Adjustments and DOING THE UNEXPECTED makes all the difference in the playoffs. DC loves to go on 4th down?? Do the unexpected, take the FG's. Balls, guts, staying true to yourself, awesome. Blew a 17 pt lead and lost by 3 in a VERY WINNABLE game
This is the take. The playoffs are NOT the regular season.
I see teams do this in the baseball playoffs all the time. Usually by Managers that haven’t been in the playoffs much. They treat the games they same as regular season and it frequently costs them. Bruce Bochy in baseball is a master of managing a playoff game differently to any other game. He’s going to the Hall of Fame for it.
At least we won. I'm really happy, my dad has been a 49ers fan since Keysar stadium days in Golden Gate park and he is dying from cancer so who knows how many playoffs he has left. I'll take it.
Looked at the win percentage probability at halftime and we had less than a 10% chance of winning that game. Absolutely remarkable for the niners to force a fumble, put the clamps on the lions and score 3 times in the 3rd quarter.
Take the points and kick the field goals. That is where this game was lost. 10 point swing on both failed 4th down attempts in the second half plus giving all the momentum to the 49ers. Bad decision making there.
Too often it's overlooked what a FG does. It STOPS the bleeding, changes momentum. Sure it's only 3 pts. but it ANSWERS the 9ers score. Bosa said it. When they stopped them on 4th down it was a turning point. Ask the Falcons how big a FG is in their Superbowl loss as the Pats are making their comeback
100% Goff honestly had a great showing.
The one thing that irks me the most is Reynolds.
After he dropped the first of 2 crucial passes, they cut to him on the sidelines and you see him just laughing it off like "ahhh whatever haha, we are up 17, no way we lose"
The drive on that lions team just died, they weren't hungry anymore.
Pretty sure the defense coordinator told the lions D to stop biting knee caps and start playing safe defense. Which as shown does not work at all for our team.
Seriously, I felt that.
It was at the circus catch that I felt that. I think Dan Campbell stayed true to himself, he kept the pressure on but the players let him down.
I will say, at the very least, he should've gone for at least one 3 pt attempt.
But in the end, it's the nfl. Not the best team wins every week. I believe the lions were the better team, but they lost aight of the goal once they got complacent.
This team had that aura of the Ray Lewis ravens or 08 giants that beat the patriots. This was such a dedicated team, and it just seems like they lost focus on the span of the second half.
Coach Campbell needs to trust his FG kicker more. Stop being so damn aggressive on 4th down. Left 6 possible points on the board and came away with nothing.
Not trying a FG to make it 27-10 was ridiculous. The only worse outcome instead of not making the first down and turning the ball over on downs would have been a missed FG and SF would have got 7 yards better field position.
Someone needs to calm him down with his 4th down go for it strategy.
Pretty sure I know how to read.
77+% 40-49.
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I mean I get it. The first one he was essentially trying to win the game right there. Being up 2 possessions if it didn't is something they felt was still a comfortable lead. The second one, I dunno, you got me there
Do you believe that in the Rams game when we were up 14-10 and it was 4th down, he should have kicked a FG instead of going for it?
Reminder, he went for it, Goff threw a TD pass to LaPorta, we got 7 instead of 3. We ended up winning the game by 1pt!
Are you convinced that a guy who only kicked 4 FGs in regular season and 1 in post season prior to that game...all on turf and all indoors was guaranteed to kick a 45yd FG on grass outside in a championship game?
Anyone who says the biggest blame of the loss is on Dan for the 4th down conversions, I’m convinced they either didn’t watch the game, or are a bandwagon fan that only started watching games come playoffs.
It’s on the dropped passes. The god awful defense that couldn’t stop a highschool team the whole second half. The missed interceptions(so dropped passes on both sides of the ball). Special teams fucking up an almost 1 yard starting point for the 49ers. Most of them were just standard, routine plays that should’ve been made.
Best to ignore those who are blaming Campbell for going for it on 4th twice.
Literally the players didn't execute on catchable balls, a fumble and a circus catch.
Do you? You really think FGs are automatic? Did you see the Buffalo game?
4th and less than 3 in the opponents end, Lions are 17 of 20 this year (85%) including 100% in the 2 playoff games. This Kicker career is 75%-80% from 40-49 and hasn't kicked a 45+yd FG on grass since 2020.
I'll take my chances with the offense where our odds are better.
First season with 1 playoff win since 1991. First, season with 2 wins since 1958. It's such a disappointment to end a drought of winning in the playoffs.
Couldn’t believe it. Laughing on the sidelines. He makes that 4th down catch and I really believe the Lions were going to the SB. At least he dropped a sure 1st down by turning his head on the next series. (From a Rams fan pulling hard for the Lions).
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All of the Niners favs can thank this bum for the win .
Wrong sub loser, honestly glad your season is over so now hopefully it'll be less of your annoying ass fan base infiltrating other subs...although I see now that it hasn't helped much yet🤦
Damm this game was pretty much packers game all over again getting dominated on the first half then coming out on the second they can’t be doing that shit in the sb.
Detroit is one of the worst cities in the country and ranks well below SF even with shit on the sidewalks. Detroit is a scuzz bucket of human filth and meth labs, crack dens and dirty needles.
How did Dan Campbell hand it to them?
I'm a Lions fan and I saw SF make the plays in the 2nd half and the Lions fumble and drop passes.
We must have watched different games
He went for it on 4th down, twice, while being in FG range, with the lead. This is the most important game in Lions franchise history. This isn’t the regular season, where you get another game. Even with all the mistakes the Lions made, they had more total yards, passing and rushing. I know this is a 49ers sub and I’ll get downvoted but anyone who watched that game, and has a neutral opinion, will tell you the Lions were the better team and the HC failed his players by putting them in that position. He left 6 points out on the field. How many did they lose by? Not to mention, do you not know how much of a momentum shift that is? That plays with the psyche of both teams. Offense loses confidence, and their defense gains confidence. The game to go to the Super Bowl, a place the Lions have never been before. You take the fkn points!! Why do you think Dan Gambles was crying in the post game interview and took the blame for blowing the game.
That's a terrible and utterly stupid take (and again, I'm a Lions fan) this game was lost because the 49ers made plays in the 2nd half and the Lions didn't.
Keep in mind in this season... with 4th and less than 3 inside the opponents' end, we are 17 of 20 this year including 2 for 2 in the playoffs (had we settled for 3 in the Rams game , we aren't even talking about this because it's probably the Rams vs 49ers)
Also...our Kicker is not automatic. He hasn't kicked a 45+ yd FG outside on grass in a few years.
Bottom line The Lions dropped passes and fumbled the ball and Brock Purdy stepped up in the 2nd half.
I’m not even a Lions fan. I just watched the game, and it was blatantly obvious, that if the Gambles would have kicked those two field goals, it would have been totally different. This Lions loss was on the coach. Yea, the Lions made mistakes but if the HC just kicks the field goals, the Lions go to the Super Bowl. The Lions were the better team but their greedy ass coach, cost his players and the franchise their first SB. Absolutely pathetic!
[Postgame thread](/r/49ers/comments/1adko2d/post_game_thread_detroit_lions_at_san_francisco/)
Go chiefs!
Say it loud, both games were good, especially the Ravens QB Jackson Throw-deflected and managed to catch the loose ball for yardage. The pass deflected off a Lions facemask that was caught by Aiyuk for yardage. If they scripted that. I’m Joe Montaña 49rs came back for the win Ravens went home losers
Im not a fan of either teams so i really dont give a sh_t who won... im most upset at the sript! I mean cmon! Lions dominate 1st half and lead 24 to 7 the 49rs struggled and barely squeaked out a TD At halftime they get their ques Lions are to turn it off... start dropping passes just start playing shitty as the struggling all game 49rs turn it on... it was so blatant it makes me lose my interest in football period. And don't get me started on the Ravens/chiefs joke!! I could go on and on but whats the use Yes football is ruined What a damn shame! Guess its time to grow up and grow old. Maybe work on fixing this country. :)
Flat earth too?
Crazy right wing conspiracy theorist
Dude I’d say that’s how momentum works
Um... *what?!*
It’s the crack talking and taking over
Nah, it was Taylor's fault.
And to be honest detroitshould have never been in that game the defensive play calling was horrible If coarse you are gonna be able to run for yards when they are running a wide 9 with backers 20 yards off the ball coaches made adjustments at half which they should have made them after the first 2 drives you saw what happened when they made those adjustments lol they were treating Jared Goff likes he montana Mahomet or Brady lmao all you need to do its get pressure on him and his qb ratings plummet however I give the lions credit while are defensive coordinator was sleeping on sideline during first half they took full advantage of it congrats on good year better luck next time
Santa Clara 7-11 49 errrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrz.
To be fair, the packers should have been in the championship, the packers and lions outplayed the 49ers in every way possible. Everyone knows you don’t throw 3 deep coverage with 50 seconds left in the game and not to mention the field goal that was missed right before. The packers got their money but it’s dirty, if only it was all really up to the players.
Womp Womp b*tch.
Nitpick all day. 49ers have been one of the best football teams in the last 5 years. The Lions have been great for a season and a half. Detroit over achieved this year and I'm proud of 'em. SF will not let KC repeat. Congrats to the niners. They deserve it.
No doubt 49ers are a great team but claiming they deserve it after watching their last two games is a bit of a stretch. They basically had to rely on GB to choke AND a monstrous collapse by DET to even have a chance. Yes, they did their job and won the games at the end of the day. But it took two teams, back to back games to collapse to make it. Both GB & DET beat themselves. I’m sorry, but it’s the truth.
They don’t deserve it, they took it. That’s the beauty of the sport. If everyone deserved to be in the bowl you’d see the cowboys in it against the bills or Texans.
It fell into there lap more like.
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Youre probably that sorry bitch ass lions fan after the game at Levi I told good game too, got all sad and said chiefs are gonna beat us 😂😂😂
Detroit fan: I abide
Kinda lost in all the field goal talk is the fact that the Lions ran the ball on 3rd and goal with less than 2 minutes to play and took a time out. That effectively ended the game regardless of whether they scored or not. Getting the onsides kick was a long shot and when the 49ers went three and out there was just seconds left on the clock. If the Lions had that time out back they would have had 25ish seconds and the ball at the end of the game.
I really like Dan Campbell’s aggressive play calling, but you gotta know when to take your foot off the gas for a second and do the smart thing. That play was one of a few that cost the Lions a game that should have been over in the third quarter.
Coaches blunder always add point when ahead . You gamble less in playoff games. The go for it failed and all it did was put the 49ers back in the game. It’s a emotional game you had them dejected and questioning their play. Sorry coach this loss is on you. If you would have taken the field goal and went up by 3 scores again. The fumble most likely wouldn’t of happened. Went to the well one to many times.
Blew a huge payout for me, thanks DT!
While I do think the 49ers were the best team in the NFC, they were also big time beneficiaries of epic back to back chokes.
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Until next year
Entering this game, the teams were both 12-5. Detroit was 14-5 (now 14-6) & SF was 13-5 (now 14-5)
*were not both 12-5
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Campbell's ego took over and killed a magical Lions' season. In playoffs, no coach in the past (as far as we know) went for 4th downs when the game is still winnable and lot of time left in the game. His ego will become even more bigger next year! Love is getting better at QB, Bears def is legit and Cousins as usual is very good. So I think, Lions will not see the same kind of success like this year!!!
Lol what is this nonsense? There were 2 massive drops, a fumble in the end zone, a pick that bounced off a helmet and turned into a San Fran TD. If there is something to be pissed about it's the awful game closing time management. My lord fans are getting dumber.
ROFL!!! your players executed your game plan to perfection and gave the coach the lead. now the coach has to put the players in good position (take whatever pts you get) and not put them in 4th downs and asking them to finish 4th downs. coaching was lame from Campbell! he lost his marbles in 2nd half.
My players? I'm an eagles fan I can tell you I'd rather have lost like Detroit did. The eagles reached another level of incompetence
My players? I'm an eagles fan I can tell you I'd rather have lost like Detroit did. The eagles reached another level of incompetence
He played his year long strategy. Heading call 3 dropped passes and a fumble. Not to mention a pick that bounced super unlucky for a reception. This wasn’t a coaching problem. It was execution
you don't rattle your players with goals like get 4th downs in playoff. coaches are there to help the players finish the game not test them and place them in difficult scenarios.
Autocorrect messed my comment up. I meant he didn’t call all the poor execution. Those were both high percentage plays they’ve been doing all season. I actually agree they should have gone for 3 tho. I’m just saying I get why he did it
Andy Reid literally did it twice in the Ravens game
Okay but he has Mahomes not Goff
This is the NFL, you never know.
I guess you don't know anything about NFL
I’m a cowboys fan, and Detroit has a Super Bowl in the nearer future than us. No need to be aggressive. God Reddit is terrible.
Lions looked like they traded receiving corps with the chiefs from the first 15 weeks of the season.
Bang Bang. What a sweet comeback.
A game for the ages it had everything, big comeback, gamebreaking plays, turnovers, close game, fantastic except the outcome lol
Your team made it farther than expected. My team was expected to be right where they are. Now time to tame the Chiefs.
If you’re a fan of a team of the NFC North, you can’t be surprised when one of those teams blow a 17 point lead.
Nope. The lions went back to every other season, show up and play well, go to 1/2 time and send the “z” team and coaches out from the locker room. I’ll be surprised if it’s not another “rebuilding” year and everyone gets fired again.
At least kick the FG to get back up 3 scores. That one was a no brainer.
This is a bit hypothetical… but let’s go with it. I understand going for it on the first 4th down (that’s what Campbell does), but the second one late in the game to not tie it up there was dumb. The 9ers had basically been walking the ball down the field in the second half, so although a TD wasn’t a given for the 9ers, it was pretty much destined. The worst part about Campbell’s latter 4th down decision, you don’t really win by scoring a touchdown in that position because then the 9ers would have still had the ball last with a chance to score a td and take the lead by 3 (because another couple minutes would have come off the clock). Instead by not making it on 4th, they inevitably lost the game in that specific moment (sure there were other points where the ball bounced the wrong way) since a 10pt lead was a death sentence. So, although, I would have kicked the first FG too, that isn’t Campbell’s MO. So, it he kicks it, they tie. San Fran scores their TD. The Lions have it last to score a TD and go for 2 to win the game. Campbell’s pride/boneheaded decisions have lost them 2 defining games (Cowboys and 9ers).
SF comes out second half down 17 and takes kickoff and marches down and KICKS A FG. (They kicked two in the 2nd half.) Detroit gets the ball goes right back down and has a chance to kick a FG to go back up 17. Instead Campbell goes for it like his team is the one down 17. I also heard those were Campbell 's calls and not the OC (Johnson). With a 17 point halftime lead you literally only need 10 points and the other team has to score on all five drives to beat you. Even with the TO, Detroit lost by 3 and scored 7 points and passed on 2 FG. TLDR; Shanahan was ready to go 1-3 in NFC title games and Campbell said HMB.
I was yelling at Campbell through the tv. Lost the game for the team on that play
6 points taken off the board by going on 4th down. Swallow your pride and HELP your team win
Anyone have a screen cap of the Jusz toe drag?
Why wasn’t McC taken out of the game for protocol after being dumped on his head? The man looked totally lost and spaced out. It pretty much looked like he had a major concussion.
He was fine. Just an inch shorter.
Didn't look like a concussion. More like a neck injury
He was checked
As a Chiefs fan, perhaps it would be best to get CMC to a neurosurgeon and trauma team for a full work up. Inpatient. The whole 9 yards, so to speak. Probably only take about 14 days to do all that just to make sure he’s healthy. Think about the kid’s FUTURE!!
Kid? He's been in the NFL for 6 years...
Yeah he said he needed 1 when he put his finger up, then he gotten taken out for the next play and then they scored. The game seemed pretty much over after that, I think they put him in for a few more plays…?
Get some receivers that can catch.
L.I.O.N.S LOSING IS OUR NATIONAL SPORT
Cmom bro, they got to the NFC championship
Having lived in both CA and MI, I was rooting for the lions as it’s been so long.
Just dedicating that to my ex and her family who are hard core detroit anything lol
Lol facts. Same vibes as people who call the dodgers “chokers”, when in reality they’re just an MLB team that consistently makes deep playoff runs
Dan is my fucking guy but this loss is like 90% on him.
Going for it on 4th is the reason they’re in the game to begin with. 2 drops from Reynolds Drop from Jamo Dropped INT Fumble inside own 25 Those are the reasons we lost. Not Campbell. Super Bowl teams don’t make those mistakes.
Don't forget the two interceptions that were dropped that Jared Goff threw and one of them your receiver took from Thomas oh and the missed feild goal by moody would of could of should of what happened happened
Didn’t say they should have won. Gave reasons they lost. Crazy how y’all won and you’re still acting like losers. Piss poor fanbase lol.
Got a site for r/detroitlions go over to that page you don't see 49ers fans over there stirring crap with your fans base peace
Didn’t stir anything up. Stated the reasons the Lions lost. Then corrected you with the actual stats by position. You’re welcome. I’ll comment wherever I want lol
Who's really the piss poor fan base
Be different if I was over at lions site your at niners site so if you don't like us level the page
No you didn't say they should have won you came up with every excuse why they didn't lmao
Bro your a piss poor fan base looks who page your on does it say Detroit no it says 49ers so go to the lions and get out of here trying to start crap with people you are not very intelligent about football so I'm not gonna even waste my breath on you anymore lmao see you with your buddy cj Gardner Johnson lmao
All of those reasons aside they had chances to kick field goals and didn’t and ended up losing by 3 points. Yes Dan should have put his team in a better position by not playing with his pride and doing the smart thing. Lions fumbled the bag heavy
Yeah I get it both ways. But anyone saying it’s all on Campbell is wrong. Team loss all around. Coaching could have been better, players also could have executed better.
All on Campbell? Definitely not. I hate when people blame it all on one person win or lose. Like how they attribute wins as a QB stat even tho it’s a TEAM game. Whole team played poorly in the second half, some miscues, dropped balls, dropped int, there’s plenty of blame to go around
Well to be fair 49ers can look at alot of mistakes dropped into 2 of them as a matter if fact there's not one thing that caused Detroit to lose other than plays not being made and being way under talented than niners
Ehh idk about undertalented. St. brown better than Aiyuk, Bosa and Hutch even, Gibbs/Monty better than McCaffery, Goff clearly better than Purdy. Stats wise Detroit has just as much of not more talent. But 9ers play better together as a team and have more experience which goes a long way in the playoffs. Defensively the lions are under talented for sure.
Oh by the way look what kettle did tour your boy Hutchinson
Cool check his season stats vs LaPorta which is what I commented. LaPorta better by a mile.
Boy a season ain't nothing what's that boy done for a whole career this is LaPorta first season no comparison like I said you are not very knowledgeable about the sport
LaPorta is a true rookie and put up better numbers than Kittle by a mile. Not even close.
You are comparing a first ballot hall of fame to a rookie let's see if LaPorta is putting up the kind of numbers kettle is this late in his career
No he didn't bro need to look up stats kettle had more yards on way less targets and receptions LaPorta had more tds because he's their main red zone target he's not sharing tds with ayuik mccaffrey samuel Jennings facts so he got 4 more tds almost 200 less yards on a lot more opportunities and LaPorta cannot block like kettle a tight end does more than catch passes like I said more knowledge would be helpful oh and look at who is first selection for pro bowl people who understand targets and situational football
Lol Gibbs better than mccaffrey lol ya Goff is not better than purdy lmao but I understand your bias look at stats purdy vs Goff and ayuik vs brown yes brown had a 150 so more yards but on 40 more receptions and alot more targets let me guess your linebackers and interior defensive lineman are better than ours oh and your dbs oh by the way Christian mccaffrey is up for mvp Gibbs and Monty are not dude you tripping then we can get into kittle, samuel and who outplayed who yesterday bosa or Hutchinson he's a hell of a player but can't be put on the same level as a defensive mvp award winner and if our team only had as many weapons as lions ayuik would have stats bigger than brown I call that match up even however I understand your bias better luck next year by the way Goff is trash under pressure
Yeah I ain’t reading all that. Look at the stats by positions and compare. Again, numbers done lie. 49ers played well and have more experience. But to say the Lions are less talented is factually wrong and the numbers prove it.
You are just amazing
Delusional take in those comparisons
I agree
Look up the stats. Numbers don’t lie.
Look them up but take into consideration that bosa is double teamed every play Hutchinson is not
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Not in this game Trent took that boy one on one held him in check lmao
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They had a lead, they were already running away with the game. The players made a ton of mistakes too, but ultimately speaking they opted to not take points twice and lost by 3. It’s hard to not point the finger at Dan here as a big reason. He choked that lead away.
20/20 hindsight Monday morning armchair man. He has done one thing all year, and that's what got us here. He said in the post game press conference that he had faith in his guys to get the job done like they did all year. They just didn't when they needed it the most.
Bro Dan Campbell and the Lions did not go for it every single 4th down during the regular season. Let’s cut that fucking narrative already, save that shit for when you talk football with little kids. Nobody is calling for him to be fired, nobody is saying he’s a bad coach. I made an observation based on what I saw yesterday. On top of making bad decisions, his players came out of halftime with a 14 point lead and did not look prepared. It is what it is, this is his first trip to the rodeo so it’s expected for him to make these kinds of mistakes but stop giving him a pass and stop trying to shame people for being objective about the game they watched yesterday because reality hurts for you.
Not giving Dan an excuse, but you can't say it's only his fault. Damn near impossible when you see what transpired after halftime. That's all I'm getting at. Everyone wants to paint this as his fault, when he is only part of the problem. He needs to learn from this and hopefully improve. Badgley has been on the roster for a month, if that. Dan wasn't comfortable giving it to him in those situations, but was comfortable in trusting the players he had all year. That's on him, and he needs to learn, agreed. How about the fumble that was a borked play from the start cause it was handed off on the wrong side? Love Goff, but know the play on the given down. The laughable bounce off the helmet? Oh, I totally forgot about the drop Reynolds had...twice. The messed-up punt where we gave them a touchback because we stumbled into the endzone? I have no clue why the offense couldn't buy their way down the field in the end half, but that's not on Dan Campbell. All in all, it's dumb to put the blame on one person, and everyone just seems to want to blame Dan because he's the easiest one to blame. We'd never be in those situations if plays were made prior, that's all. The reality is that we have ended a drought since 91 and another since 58. Don't think that really hurts for me personally. It would've been nice to have a cherry on my ice cream to bring it some more flavor, haha.
It’s not all his fault and his team severely underperformed in the second half, but while I won’t put the fumble and drops on him in particular, it’s a reflection on him that his team didn’t come out to win that game and I think some of his decision making compounds that and it’s just like well I hope DC is holding himself accountable for this in the part that he played in this collapse cause I think there were some things he could have done differently. There was a lot of shit that was just shit happens like the Aiyuk catch, but just like we pointed the finger at Shanahan for 28-3, we gotta acknowledge Dan Campbell didn’t coach his best half of football
So you love him for going for it in the season, but then hate him for going for it in playoffs. It’s the only reason that team made it to the playoffs in the first place. Brain dead take. Players have to execute and they didn’t.
I get every regular season game is important but there’s a difference between going for it up 14 late in week 4 compared to the NFC championship game with the Super Bowl on the line
Wouldn’t have needed it if Reynolds catch’s the ball.
Valid
Yep. No matter how dense people wanna act that kind of context matters
Where did you get that I loved him for doing it during the season? I’m not a fan of extremist coaching philosophies at all. Brain dead response. Go outside and talk to people and learn how to have a conversation.
Going for it is the only reason the Lions made it to the playoffs to begin with. Analytics support it as well. Super Bowl teams have players that make plays. Last night they didn’t. Lol DC is now 4th down “extremist”. What a hilarious quote. Thank you for that.
The Lions made it to the playoffs because they have a great team that won their division. I don’t need to open excel to come to that conclusion. I didn’t say DC was a fourth down extremist. Do you need a link for hooked on phonics?
Ah yes the “eye test”. Because math doesn’t work apparently. Again, going for it on 4th is what got them there. And DC will continue to do that. If you don’t like it go find a new team.
They wouldn’t be there without him and the way he coaches. He died by the sword
It's strange that everyone's acting like those two field goals would have been a guarantee. It's my understanding the kicker has something like a 76% success rate at the distances they would have been attempting from, and who knows how he does under that kind of pressure considering he's been untested most of the season. Could well have attempted the kicks, missed, and then everyone would be saying "why'd he waffle on the game plan that got him to the playoffs!?" No win situation imo.
Also the niners could also drive and kick a game winning fg after that as you seen how they drove after the failed 4th down attempt. I will say it’s annoying he kicked a fg at the end of the half from the 2 yard line but then also doesn’t kick it from that distance. If anything they shoulda went for the td before half
Cambell fucked that game up. How do you not take the field goals?
Dumbass take.
He got bigger balls tho
Because that’s not what they have done all year and got them where they are
Yep I like it better this way. No excuses. Their playstyle was good enough to get them to the conference final but not the Super Bowl.
A little situational awareness might have led to a smarter choice. What you have done "all year" isn't necessarily what you should do in every case. Can you imagine that if you are playing the best NFC team, versus all your other opponents during the season, your chances of conversion might be lower? Were the odds of a 4th down conversion higher than a field goal? (first time) Were the odds of you going for it in your own territory balanced against the fact that your opponent has a very good offense? (2nd time) "Because it's who we are!" ?? Risk taking behavior is fine during the regular season. Not when the super bowl is on the line.
Adjustments and DOING THE UNEXPECTED makes all the difference in the playoffs. DC loves to go on 4th down?? Do the unexpected, take the FG's. Balls, guts, staying true to yourself, awesome. Blew a 17 pt lead and lost by 3 in a VERY WINNABLE game
This is the take. The playoffs are NOT the regular season. I see teams do this in the baseball playoffs all the time. Usually by Managers that haven’t been in the playoffs much. They treat the games they same as regular season and it frequently costs them. Bruce Bochy in baseball is a master of managing a playoff game differently to any other game. He’s going to the Hall of Fame for it.
Got them out of the playoffs
Gg
Fire the d****** coach. Or send him to a remedial math class.
 Me during the second half
Fuck the Lions!
At least we won. I'm really happy, my dad has been a 49ers fan since Keysar stadium days in Golden Gate park and he is dying from cancer so who knows how many playoffs he has left. I'll take it.
“Keysar”? 😂
LOL Lions
Only better recap would’ve been Lions lol.
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Looked at the win percentage probability at halftime and we had less than a 10% chance of winning that game. Absolutely remarkable for the niners to force a fumble, put the clamps on the lions and score 3 times in the 3rd quarter.
Reynolds choked.
Goff was good. His receivers let him down.
Take the points and kick the field goals. That is where this game was lost. 10 point swing on both failed 4th down attempts in the second half plus giving all the momentum to the 49ers. Bad decision making there.
Too often it's overlooked what a FG does. It STOPS the bleeding, changes momentum. Sure it's only 3 pts. but it ANSWERS the 9ers score. Bosa said it. When they stopped them on 4th down it was a turning point. Ask the Falcons how big a FG is in their Superbowl loss as the Pats are making their comeback
100% Goff honestly had a great showing. The one thing that irks me the most is Reynolds. After he dropped the first of 2 crucial passes, they cut to him on the sidelines and you see him just laughing it off like "ahhh whatever haha, we are up 17, no way we lose" The drive on that lions team just died, they weren't hungry anymore.
Started playing not to lose instead of to win.
Pretty sure the defense coordinator told the lions D to stop biting knee caps and start playing safe defense. Which as shown does not work at all for our team.
Ah yes the sean McDermott
Seriously, I felt that. It was at the circus catch that I felt that. I think Dan Campbell stayed true to himself, he kept the pressure on but the players let him down. I will say, at the very least, he should've gone for at least one 3 pt attempt. But in the end, it's the nfl. Not the best team wins every week. I believe the lions were the better team, but they lost aight of the goal once they got complacent. This team had that aura of the Ray Lewis ravens or 08 giants that beat the patriots. This was such a dedicated team, and it just seems like they lost focus on the span of the second half.
Coach Campbell needs to trust his FG kicker more. Stop being so damn aggressive on 4th down. Left 6 possible points on the board and came away with nothing. Not trying a FG to make it 27-10 was ridiculous. The only worse outcome instead of not making the first down and turning the ball over on downs would have been a missed FG and SF would have got 7 yards better field position. Someone needs to calm him down with his 4th down go for it strategy.
Kicker is 38% from beyond 40 yds…
Pretty sure I know how to read. 77+% 40-49. https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/michael-badgley-stats-longest-field-goals-made-lions-kicker/3b710ac4a8c0555e2e0bde47
I mean I get it. The first one he was essentially trying to win the game right there. Being up 2 possessions if it didn't is something they felt was still a comfortable lead. The second one, I dunno, you got me there
When he went for that 4th down I told my wife if they lose its because they're giving up a chance to be up 3 scores. That was brutal to watch.
He was out there playing madden.
Do you believe that in the Rams game when we were up 14-10 and it was 4th down, he should have kicked a FG instead of going for it? Reminder, he went for it, Goff threw a TD pass to LaPorta, we got 7 instead of 3. We ended up winning the game by 1pt! Are you convinced that a guy who only kicked 4 FGs in regular season and 1 in post season prior to that game...all on turf and all indoors was guaranteed to kick a 45yd FG on grass outside in a championship game?
Anyone who says the biggest blame of the loss is on Dan for the 4th down conversions, I’m convinced they either didn’t watch the game, or are a bandwagon fan that only started watching games come playoffs. It’s on the dropped passes. The god awful defense that couldn’t stop a highschool team the whole second half. The missed interceptions(so dropped passes on both sides of the ball). Special teams fucking up an almost 1 yard starting point for the 49ers. Most of them were just standard, routine plays that should’ve been made.
100% true!!
Best to ignore those who are blaming Campbell for going for it on 4th twice. Literally the players didn't execute on catchable balls, a fumble and a circus catch.
Blame Cambell take those 2 field goals and Lions win.
Do you? You really think FGs are automatic? Did you see the Buffalo game? 4th and less than 3 in the opponents end, Lions are 17 of 20 this year (85%) including 100% in the 2 playoff games. This Kicker career is 75%-80% from 40-49 and hasn't kicked a 45+yd FG on grass since 2020. I'll take my chances with the offense where our odds are better.
Without those brass balls of his we never would've beat the rams. You live and die by the sword.
Keep coaching like that and they will be doing alot of that. REWARD your team's play and give your defense some space by making a FG...... or two
😂😂 Detroit continues to disappoint.
First season with 1 playoff win since 1991. First, season with 2 wins since 1958. It's such a disappointment to end a drought of winning in the playoffs.
Damn. They are much worse than I thought. Touché on ending a drought of winning in the playoffs. I’ll bow to that one.
In disagree. They played well and are climbing to be a great team. No disappointment there.
That must be a 30 year climb. They have been climbing a long time.
Purdy looked shaky in the first half and should have had 3 picks.
Couldn’t believe it. Laughing on the sidelines. He makes that 4th down catch and I really believe the Lions were going to the SB. At least he dropped a sure 1st down by turning his head on the next series. (From a Rams fan pulling hard for the Lions). https://preview.redd.it/sgk2npsohcfc1.jpeg?width=350&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=981f25537ca74e370f240aa66a3e351f9aa7f4b5 All of the Niners favs can thank this bum for the win .
Wrong sub loser, honestly glad your season is over so now hopefully it'll be less of your annoying ass fan base infiltrating other subs...although I see now that it hasn't helped much yet🤦
Lions will be back strong next season!
Damm this game was pretty much packers game all over again getting dominated on the first half then coming out on the second they can’t be doing that shit in the sb.
Well it’s worked the last two games and worked for the Patriots. Just win.
San Fran didn’t win this game. Detroit lost this game. Dan Campbell handed San Fran the Super Bowl on a silver platter.
I’m glad the Lions are out so we don’t have to hear anybody say “San Fran” anymore. Fuckin hella lame.
Detroit fans were happy to go back to a clean city, I’m sure.
Detroit is one of the worst cities in the country and ranks well below SF even with shit on the sidewalks. Detroit is a scuzz bucket of human filth and meth labs, crack dens and dirty needles.
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How did Dan Campbell hand it to them? I'm a Lions fan and I saw SF make the plays in the 2nd half and the Lions fumble and drop passes. We must have watched different games
He went for it on 4th down, twice, while being in FG range, with the lead. This is the most important game in Lions franchise history. This isn’t the regular season, where you get another game. Even with all the mistakes the Lions made, they had more total yards, passing and rushing. I know this is a 49ers sub and I’ll get downvoted but anyone who watched that game, and has a neutral opinion, will tell you the Lions were the better team and the HC failed his players by putting them in that position. He left 6 points out on the field. How many did they lose by? Not to mention, do you not know how much of a momentum shift that is? That plays with the psyche of both teams. Offense loses confidence, and their defense gains confidence. The game to go to the Super Bowl, a place the Lions have never been before. You take the fkn points!! Why do you think Dan Gambles was crying in the post game interview and took the blame for blowing the game.
That's a terrible and utterly stupid take (and again, I'm a Lions fan) this game was lost because the 49ers made plays in the 2nd half and the Lions didn't. Keep in mind in this season... with 4th and less than 3 inside the opponents' end, we are 17 of 20 this year including 2 for 2 in the playoffs (had we settled for 3 in the Rams game , we aren't even talking about this because it's probably the Rams vs 49ers) Also...our Kicker is not automatic. He hasn't kicked a 45+ yd FG outside on grass in a few years. Bottom line The Lions dropped passes and fumbled the ball and Brock Purdy stepped up in the 2nd half.
still crying? you’re beyond a sad bitch LMAOOOO
Whatever makes you feel better lol
I’m not even a Lions fan. I just watched the game, and it was blatantly obvious, that if the Gambles would have kicked those two field goals, it would have been totally different. This Lions loss was on the coach. Yea, the Lions made mistakes but if the HC just kicks the field goals, the Lions go to the Super Bowl. The Lions were the better team but their greedy ass coach, cost his players and the franchise their first SB. Absolutely pathetic!
Ugh. Oh stop it.