49ers-Lions matchup set for NFC Championship Game

49ers Talk with Matt Maiocco

NBC Sports Bay Area

Nfl, Football, Matt Maiocco, San Francisco 49ers, Sports

4.6 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 22 January 2024

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Matt Maiocco and Jennifer Lee Chan break down the upcoming matchup between the 49ers and the Lions, what challenges San Francisco will face on both sides of the ball and how important Deebo Samuel’s status will be for the game plan.

(1:46) 49ers set to face Lions in NFC Championship

(6:14) How important is Jennings now with Deebo’s injury?

(15:08) 49ers' offensive keys against the Lions

(21:30) Areas of improvement for the 49ers’ defense

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0:00.0	With their heart rates back to normal, the 49ers awaited the outcome Sunday afternoon to find out which team would be coming to Levi Stadium next week.
0:08.5	The answer, the Detroit Lions.
0:11.5	The road was not easy for either team as the 49er
0:13.9	struggle throughout before finally clicking late in the fourth quarter for a 2421
0:19.0	come from behind victory over the Green Bay Packers. Meanwhile, the Lions looked more crisp,
0:25.0	but their 31-23 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
0:29.0	was not exactly a breeze either.
0:31.0	It figures to be a good matchup in the NFC championship game to determine
0:34.9	which one advances to Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas. Jennifer Lee Chan and I will discuss all that and
0:42.3	much more on this episode of 49ers talk a bonus episode of 49ers talk coming at you right now
0:49.2	Welcome to another edition of 49ers talk on NBC Sports Bay Area.com.
0:55.2	Introducing your host, Matt Mayoko.
0:58.7	All right, this is 49ers talk brought to you by Bigo Tires.
1:02.1	And yes, as the man said a bonus episode of
1:05.1	49ers talk because we've done these podcasts before the 49ers advance to the
1:11.6	NFC championship game and we know now that it'll be the Detroit
1:16.8	Lions coming to Levi Stadium 3 30 p.m. Pacific with the winner going on to Las Vegas, Nevada.
1:27.0	Wow, what a crazy couple of days. This is a fun game to watch because you know for 49ers faithful no stress
1:34.9	involved just watching who is going to be the team coming to Santa Clara for
1:39.2	Sundays matchup but I think this team matches up well with the 49ers. I think it'll be a good hard fought game. They're physical. But I think a great game. I think a great game to watch.
1:50.8	Yeah, and as we're talking talking we still don't know whether
1:53.2	Devo Samuel will be available for that game on Sunday and even if he is
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