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Before they host the 49ers in a thrilling championship game, the Detroit Lions will have learned a few things, and time management is one of them.
Head coach of the Lions Dan Campbell is aware that the Buccaneers might have placed more pressure on his squad since he made the three incorrect judgements about taking a knee to finish the game.
Though there was just enough time to cause a mistake in three consecutive win formations, the Lions finally prevailed 31–23.
“On our end, we didn’t handle that whole thing well,” Campbell said to beat journalists.
“We need to have bled it more thoroughly. I’ll be the first to own it, and that is my fault. Yes, we were aware that he was still in his timeout. He wasn’t going to call, I could tell. That was the conclusion.
Todd Bowles, the head coach of the Buccaneers, is taking a lot of heat for not forcing the Lions to punt or try a field goal.
The Bucs misread the clock, with Bowles thinking they had 12 seconds left when in fact they had 30. Sufficient time to induce an error, score a touchdown, then attempt two more points to even the score.
Against San Francisco, the Lions should be able to apply the lesson they learned.
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NFL Playoffs in 2024: The conference finals are scheduled
SET: The Championship Games of the AFC and NFC!
As the NFL approaches Super Bowl 58, the conference championship games are determined after the last two Divisional Round games. Who is playing next weekend that could surprise you? In the NFC, the top-seeded 49ers will play the Detroit Lions in San Francisco, while the top-seeded Baltimore Ravens will play the Kansas City Chiefs in Baltimore.
The No. 3 seed and the No. 1 seed square off in both games. How did we get here, then? The Detroit Lions have to win in both of their home games in order to get this far. They defeated the LA Rams, who were on the rise, during the well-covered Matthew Stafford vs. Jared Goff match. The Lions next took on Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Divisional Round.
In both games, Detroit’s home-field advantage undoubtedly gave them the upper hand. To win both games, the Lions need to play almost the whole 60 minutes. Lions quarterback Jared Goff has completed 74.3% of his throws for 564 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions throughout the playoffs. This is a very efficient performance.
After seven games in the playoffs, his passer rating of 111.5 is the highest of his career. Goff’s clubs have a 4-3 record in the playoffs. The fact that Goff has so much playoff experience, in my opinion, has been a major factor in the upstart Lions’ success. But since all of their games were tight and played at home, I am a little worried about them in the next round.
It will be a huge challenge for the Lions to go to San Francisco and play their defence in a hostile atmosphere, and I don’t believe they will have enough to defeat the 49ers, who previously faced the Green Bay Packers in a tight game in the Divisional Round. The 49ers gained the advantage when a late interception put an end to the Packers’ chances after kicker Anders Carlson of the Packers missed a field goal.
Another No. 3 seed has advanced to the conference final game in the AFC. In the Divisional Round, the Kansas City Chiefs easily defeated the Miami Dolphins and defeated the Buffalo Bills once again. They prevailed by a three-point margin after Bills kicker Tyler Bass failed to convert a game-tying field goal, leaving the team with more questions than answers.
The Ravens are a fresh face in the conference championship game, at least in recent years. They defeated the Houston Texans offence in the divisional round by stopping them from scoring a score. In the victory, Lamar Jackson was outstanding, and the Ravens don’t seem to be a club that is going to lose any more games. Just in terms of running yards, the offence outgained the Texans, but the defence was superior.
In my opinion, the 49ers versus. Ravens game will be the obvious choice for Super Bowl 58. A repeat of this season’s opening week between the Lions and the Chiefs is one possible game. A repeat of the 2019 NFL Season’s Super Bowl would pit the 49ers against the Chiefs.
Which games this weekend do you think will happen?
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