Over in the NFC, the rebuilt Detroit Lions are looking for their first ever Super Bowl appearance, while Kyle Shanahan’s San Francisco 49ers look to complete what’s looked like a foregone conclusion for most of the season by punching their ticket to Las Vegas.
Detroit remains the oldest NFL team to have never played on the game’s biggest stage. This is just their second NFC Championship game appearance, having lost their only other 41-10 in Washington in January of 1992. Dan Campbell has done an amazing job turning the Motor City Culture around. Jared Goff has played in a Super Bowl before, while a member of the LA Rams.