The 49ers host the Lions in NFC title game with a spot in Super Bowl on the line
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The 49ers host the Lions in NFC title game with a spot in Super Bowl on the line

Associated Press  

DETROIT at SAN FRANCISCO Sunday, 6:30 p.m. EST, Fox OPENING LINE: 49ers by 7, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. KEY INJURIES: Lions G Jonah Jackson and TE Brock Wright will miss the game after being hurt last week.. Return specialist and WR Kalif Raymond will miss a third straight game for the Lions.. C Frank Ragnow is playing through a sprained knee and ankle while LB Alex Anzalone is doing the same with shoulder and rib injuries for Detroit.. Detroit DE James Houston may return for the first time since breaking an ankle in Week 2.. San Francisco WR Deebo Samuel injured his shoulder last week but will play this week. The Lions have lost a record 11 straight road playoff games since beating the 49ers in 1957.. Detroit is one of four franchises never to reach the Super Bowl.. Jared Goff, who helped the Los Angeles Rams win the NFC title five years ago, has a chance to join Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Kurt Warner and Craig Morton as the five QBs to lead two teams to a Super Bowl.. If Jahmyr Gibbs runs for a TD, he will join Tony Dorsett, Jamal Lewis and Sony Michel as the four rookies to score on the ground in three postseason games.. TE Sam LaPorta is two catches and 32 yards receiving away from joining Ja’Marr Chase as the two rookies in league history with 100-plus catches along with at least 1,000 yards receiving and 10 TD receptions, including playoff games.. Detroit’s 25 TDs from rookies in the regular season and playoffs are the most for a team since the merger.. DE Aidan Hutchinson has at least one sack in four straight games.. He tied a franchise record by scoring at least one TD in four straight playoff games.. McCaffrey can join Marcus Allen and Terrell Davis as the only players to gain at least 50 yards and score a TD in each of their first six playoff games.. LB Dre Greenlaw had two INTs last week, becoming the first San Francisco player to do that in a playoff game since Eric Davis in the 1994 NFC title game against Dallas.. Purdy has thrown 102 passes in the playoffs without an INT.

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