The San Francisco 49ers fought back from 17 points down at half-time to defeat the Detroit Lions in the NFC Championship Game and reach the Super Bowl; Watch Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas live on Sky Sports NFL, with coverage from 10pm on Sunday, February 11
However, A stunning second-half comeback from 17 points down saw the San Francisco 49ers end the Detriot Lions' dreams of reaching their first Super Bowl with a 34-31 win in Sunday's NFC Championship Game.
A field goal from Jake Moody and another rushing touchdown from Elijah Mitchell in the final quarter made it 27 unanswered points from the home side and although Williams grabbed a late touchdown, there was no stopping the 49ers from booking a trip to Las Vegas to face the Kansas City Chiefs in a Super Bowl LIV rematch in two weeks' time.
Seeking to reach the NFL's showpiece game for the first time in the Super Bowl era, the Lions could hardly have asked for a better start as their opening drive was finished off by a 42-yard rush from Williams for a touchdown.
Moreover, A 23-yard reception from Kyle Juszczyk at the end of the first quarter helped set up the 49ers to strike back early in the second with McCaffrey running in from two yards for his side's first touchdown of the game.
A conversion for a first down on third-and-16 then set up Michael Badgley to kick a 21-yard field goal just before half-time and send the Lions into the break with a 17-point lead, although that was trimmed by three points thanks to Moody's 43-yard field goal early in the third quarter.
In order hands, Things went from bad to worse for the Lions straight after the restart as Arik Armstead recovered a fumble by Gibbs and the 49ers marched downfield for running back McCaffrey to grab his second touchdown of the game on a one-yard run, followed by Moody's extra point levelling the game.
Moody kicked the 49ers ahead for the first time with 9.52 remaining in the fourth quarter, while another failed fourth-down conversion attempt from the Lions was followed by another drive from the hosts which ended with Mitchell rushing from close range for a touchdown with just over three minutes to go.
The Lions managed to put together a drive which led to Jared Goff finding Williams with a three-yard pass for a touchdown inside the two-minute warning, but their failure to recover the onside kick allowed San Francisco to see out the game and continue their search for a first Super Bowl win since 1995.
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