How to build a comeback: 9 plays that swung NFC championship for 49ers

Here are the plays that defined the 49ers’ incredible NFC championship game comeback over the Lions:

Somehow, someway, the 49ers pulled out a 34-31 win over the Lions in the NFC championship game.

Detroit led 24-7 at halftime and looked like the far more dominant team through the first 30 minutes. Then the wheels came off in the second half.

So, how did San Francisco manufacture a 17-point second-half comeback? We went through and found the nine plays that tipped, and continued tipping the game in the 49ers’ favor:

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