In the 1957 Divisional Round, Y.A. Tittle and the San Francisco 49ers blew a 24-7 halftime lead to advance the Detroit Lions to the NFL Championship.
Sixty-six years later, the Lions would blow a 24-7 to give Brock Purdy and the 49ers a 34-41 victory in what was the largest NFC Championship deficit to advance to the Super Bowl.
The upstart Lions took its best shot at the No. 1 seed in the NFC, but it wasn’t enough for the playoff-tested 49ers. While Detroit was in its first NFC Championship Game in the Super Bowl era, the 49ers used their recent playoff experience to roll with the punches.