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The 1957 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Western Conference championship between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. Both finished at 8–4 and had split their two games during the regular season in November, with the home team winning each. The tie thus required a one-game playoff to be held between the two teams.
Things went from bad to worse for the Browns, hampered by injuries to quarterbacks O'Connell and Plum. The Lions romped for 14 points in each of the last three quarters, [3] [14] and won by 45 points, 59–14. [2] [3] [4] In their final six quarters of play (including their previous divisional playoff), the Lions outscored their opponents 83–17.
Starting from their own 30-yard line, the 49ers advanced to the Lions 27 by the two-minute warning, with Montana completing four passes for 24 yards. Montana hooked up with Francis for a 13-yard gain on the next play, and then threw a 14-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Solomon, giving the 49ers a 24–23 lead with 1:23 left. Detroit then drove ...
(The Lions clobbered the 49ers, 31-10 in Week 8 in Detroit, but no tiebreaker existed.) 49ers quarterback Y.A. Tittle, a future Hall of Famer and first-team All-Pro that season, threw three ...
49ers pass offense vs. Lions pass defense The 49ers had the most explosive passing attack in the NFL this season, leading the league in yards per pass (8.9) and number of pass plays of at least 20 ...
Lions vs. 49ers game recap, highlights 0:56, fourth quarter: Jameson Williams scores 2nd TD, Lions trail 49ers 34-31 ... Despite the stats and talent, the 49ers offense struggled against the Green ...
In the divisional round of the playoffs, the 49ers came back to beat the Lions 24–23 after Joe Montana found Freddie Solomon in the end zone with 1:23 remaining, and Lions kicker Eddie Murray missed a 41-yard field goal as time expired. However, in the NFC Championship game, the 49ers were not able to outlast the top-seeded Redskins, as after ...
49ers Game Statistics Lions 24 First downs 19 32–124 Rushes–yards 28–132 188 Passing yards 177 16–25–0 Passes: 17–24–0 2–14 Sacked–yards 2–11 174 Net passing yards 166 298 Total yards 298 198 Return yards 98 2–45.5 Punts: 4–44.0 2–1 Fumbles–lost 0–0 2–32 Penalties–yards 6–45 30:44 Time of Possession 29:16