When this rematch of last year’s NFC Championship between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers was announced during the offseason, it seemed destined to have playoff implications.

With almost nothing at stake in a rematch of last season's NFC championship ... and the Lions tuned up for their Week 18 division showdown against Minnesota by beating the 49ers 40-34 on Monday ...

The highly anticipated rematch of the recent NFC Championship Game is next ... from Levi's Stadium is set for 5:15 p.m. PT. The 49ers-Lions game will air on ESPN and ABC. Joe Buck (play-by ...

had just fallen to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship game last January following a brutal second-half collapse. “I told those guys this may have been our only shot,” the Detroit Lions ...