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8 takeaways from 49ers wacky NFC championship win over Lions

Takeaways from an instant classic at Levi’s Stadium:

“They had us in the first half, not gonna lie.”

49ers tight end George Kittle hit the nail on the head during the team’s post-game celebration following at 34-31 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday night at Levi’s Stadium.

It was a remarkable back-and-forth contest that featured one back and one forth. Detroit won the first half 24-7. San Francisco won the second half 27-7, and the game 34-31.

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Here eight takeaways from an instant classic:

Watch: Christian McCaffrey evens NFC Championship with TD run vs. Lions

The 49ers have officially erased the Lions’ 17-point lead in the NFC championship.

Momentum in the NFC championship has officially shifted in favor of the San Francisco 49ers.

Quickly after Brandon Aiyuk and Brock Purdy cut the Detroit Lions lead to seven points, Lions star rookie running back Jahmyr Gibbs put the ball on the ground for a costly fumble. With Arik Armstead recovering the ball, the 49ers took over on the Lions’ 24 yard line.

Four plays later, Christian McCaffrey punched in his second score of the game to tie the NFC championship with a 1-yard touchdown run. McCaffrey’s second rushing score evened the game at 24 with three minutes remaining in the third quarter.

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Watch: George Kittle handles Lions’ Aidan Hutchinson with powerful block

George Kittle met Lions’ defensive end Aidan Hutchinson in the trenches.

While George Kittle’s pass-catching ability usually is what makes headlines, the five-time Pro Bowl tight end is just as dangerous of a weapon in the run game. In the NFC championship, Kyle Shanahan and the San Francisco 49ers were tasked with slowing down Detroit Lions’ star edge defender Aidan Hutchinson.

As Shanahan dialed up an inside run to Christian McCaffrey, Kittle was tasked with blocking Hutchinson on the edge. In a one-on-one battle in the trenches, the veteran tight end buried Hutchinson with a powerful block.

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Watch: Christian McCaffrey hits Lions’ Chauncey Gardner-Johnson with nasty stiff arm in NFC Championship

Christian McCaffrey delivered a nasty stiff arm against Chauncey Gardner-Johnson on the way to picking up a first down against the Lions.

After a flat start that resulted in a 14-point deficit to the Detroit Lions, Christian McCaffrey helped set the tone for the San Francisco 49ers before getting them on the board with a much-needed touchdown.

During their first scoring drive of the NFC championship, McCaffrey delivered a nasty stiff arm while Lions safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson attempted to tackle him. Following his stiff arm, McCaffrey picked up 28 yards on a pass from Purdy for a first down.

McCaffrey finished the drive with a two-yard touchdown run. 

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Jets Wire’s AFC and NFC Championship Game picks

Who are you taking to reach the Super Bowl?

The Jets may not be playing in Sunday’s AFC and NFC Championship Games, but we’ll still go ahead and take a shot and picking who will be playing in two weeks in Las Vegas at Super Bowl LVIII. This should be an exciting day of football with two really good games, so let’s get after it.