The Detroit Lions will try to do something on Sunday they have never previously done. They will try to go to the Super Bowl. It has never happened in the previous 57 seasons of the Super Bowl era, but the Lions have a chance. Amon-Ra St. Brown and the rest of the Lions will go to Santa Clara to face the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. It is just the second time the Lions have managed to play for the NFC title. The first time came in the 1991 NFL season. The Lions went to Washington, D.C., to face the Redskins in January of 1992. They were wiped out by an elite Redskin team which won Super Bowl XXVI against the Buffalo Bills.
Amon-Ra St. Brown carries the banner for USC into the NFC title game. He recently appeared on The Rich Eisen Show to talk about his own success and the Lions’ rise to relevance in the NFL. USC fans will be cheering on the Lions on Sunday, primarily for St. Brown, but also because USC defensive line coach Shaun Nua developed Lion pass rusher Aidan Hutchinson. A big win for Hutchinson will help Nua on the recruiting trail.
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