Stats Preview NFC Championship Game: Lions @ 49ers
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Im zweiten Championship Game der NFL-Saison 2024 empfangen die San Francisco 49ers die Detroit Lions im Levi`s Stadium. Die 49ers gehen als NFC West Champions und Nummer 1 Seed in der NFC in die Begegnung, während die Lions als die Nummer 3 die NFC North gewinnen konnten. Es wird das dritte Playoff Heimspiel der Niners gegen die Lions sein. Der Kickoff erfolgt im Levi`s Stadium um 0:30 Uhr deutscher Zeit am Montag, den 29. Januar 2024. Zuvor bestreiten ab 21:00 Uhr deutscher Zeit die Baltimore Ravens gegen die Kansas City Chiefs das AFC Championship Game.
Regular Season Historie
- Die 49ers führen in der All-Time-Series mit 38 Siegen gegenüber 27 Niederlagen und einem Remis.
- Die 49ers gewannen die beiden letzten Begegnungen der Teams gegeneinander.
- Das letzte Spiel in der Regular Season gegeneinander gewannen die 49ers mit 41:33 am 12. September 2021 im Detroit. Das letzte Heimspiel der Niners gegen Lions ging am 16. September 2018 mit 30:27 an die Niners.
Playoff Historie
- Die All-Time-Series ist mit einem Sieg für jedes Team ausgeglichen.
- Beide Partien fanden in San Francisco statt.
- Das letzte Spiel in der Postseason Season gegeneinander gewannen die 49ers mit 31.12.1983 mit 24:23.
Head-to-Head
| DETROIT LIONS | ERSSAN FRANCISCO | |
|---|---|---|
| PLAYOFF RECORD HEAD COACH | 2-0 | 7-3 |
| COACH VS. OPP. | 0-1 | 2-0 |
| PLAYOFF RECORD | 9-13 | 64-51 |
| CHAMPIONSHIPS | 4 - 1935, 1952, 1953, 1957 | 5 - 1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV), 1994 (XXIX) |
| LAST POSTSEASON | NFC-DIV 20.01.24: TB 23 @ DET 31 | NFC-DIV 20.01.24: GB 21 @ SF 24 |
| GAME VS. COMMON OPPENT | 27-38-1 | 38-27-1 |
| PTS. FOR | 27.1 | 28.9 |
| OFFENSE | 394.8 | 398.4 |
| PASSING | Jared Goff | Brock Purdy |
| 605 - 407 - 4575 - 7.6 - 30 - 12 - 97.9 | 444 -308- 4280 - 9.6 - 31 - 11 - 113.0 | |
| RUSHING | David Montgomery | Christian McCaffrey |
| 219 - 1015 - 4.6 - 13 | 272 - 1459 - 5.4 - 14 | |
| RECEIVING | Amon-Ra St. Brown | Brandon Aiyuk |
| 119 - 1515 - 12.7 - 10 | 75 - 1342 - 17,9 - 7 | |
| PTS. AGAINST | 23.2 | 17.5 |
| DEFENSE | 336.1 | 303.9 |
| SACKS | 41 | 48 |
| INTs | 16 | 22 |
| TAKE/GIVE | 23 (-1) | 28 (+10) |
| PUNT RETURN | Kalif Raymond | Ray-Ray McCloud |
| 29 - 331 - 11.4 | 24 - 203 - 8,5 |
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| KICK RETURN | K. Dorsey | Ray-Ray McCloud |
| 12 - 244 - 20.3 | 10 - 225 - 22,5 | |
| PUNTING (NET) | F. Fox | Mitch Wishnowsky |
| 57 - 2646 - 46,4 | 52 - 2480 - 47,7 | |
| KICKING | R. Patterson | Jake Moody |
| 80 (35/37 PAT, 15/17 FG) | 123 (60/61 PAT, 21/25 FG) |
Die Detroit Lions in der Übersicht
Team Notes
DETROIT makes 2nd NFC-C appearance in franchise history (1991). Tied franchise record with 12 reg. season wins & clinched 1st division title since 1993. Became 2nd team ever (2013 Broncos) with 4+ players (4) each with 10+ scrimmage TDs in same season.
Offensive Notes
QB JARED GOFF aims for his 3rd in row in 2023 playoffs with 275+ pass yards & 100+ rating. Aims for his 5th playoff game in row with TD pass & 0 INTs. Ranked 2nd in pass yards (4,575) & 4th in TD passes (30) in 2023 reg. season. Passed for 338 yards & 3 TDs in last reg. season meeting (9/12/21). Has 2+ TD passes in each of his 4 career starts at SF.
RB DAVID MONTGOMERY has 115 scrimmage yards & rush TD in 2023 playoffs. Had 1,132 scrimmage yards (1,015 rush, 117 rec.) & career-high 13 rush TDs in 2023, his 5th-straight 1,000-yard season.
RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 114 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 40 rec.) & rush TD in NFC-Div. vs. TB. Can become 1st rookie with rush TD in each of 1st 3 playoff games since 2019 (Sony Michel). Ranked 1st among rookies in rush TDs (10), tied-1st in scrimmage TDs (11) & 3rd in scrimmage yards (1,261). Montgomery & Gibbs became 1st pair of teammates in NFL history each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards & 10+ rush TDs in same season.
WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had 8 catches for 77 yards & 1st-career postseason TD last week. Can become 1st player with 7+ catches in each of 1st 3 career playoff games since 2018 (Michael Thomas). Ranked tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 119 catches, 3rd with careerhigh 1,515 rec. yards & had career-high 10 rec. TDs in 2023.
TE SAM LAPORTA had 9 catches last week, most by rookie TE in playoff game all-time. Set NFL rookie TE record in receptions (86), had 4th-most rec. yards (889) by rookie TE all-time & became 3rd rookie TE ever with 10+ rec. TDs (10). Gibbs & LaPorta became 1st pair of rookie teammates each with 10+ TDs.
Defensive Notes
DL AIDAN HUTCHINSON aims for his 3rd in row in playoffs & 5th in row overall with sack. Had career highs in sacks (11.5) & TFL (14), FFs (3) & PD (7) in 2023.
LB ALEX ANZALONE has 5+ tackles in 17 of 18 games this season, incl. playoffs. Had career-high 129 tackles in 2023.
DB BRIAN BRANCH had 1st-career playoff sack last week.
DB C.J. GARDNER-JOHNSON had 1st-career playoff INT in NFC-Div.
S IFEATU MELIFONWU had 1.5 sacks last week.
Die San Francisco 49ers in der Übersicht
Teams
SAN FRANCISCO hat zum zweiten Mal in Serie die NFC West gewonnen.
SAN FRANCISCO steht zum viertel Mal in den vergangenen fünf Spielzeiten im NFC Championship Game. Insgesamt bestreitet das Team das 19. Endpsiel in der NFC. Die 49ers erreichen zum vierten Mal in der Franchise Historie das NFC Championship dreimal in Serie und zum ersten Mal seit 2011 bis 2013.
KYLE SHANAHAN hat das Conference Championship Game in jeder seiner ersten vier Playoff-Seasons mit den 49ers erreicht. Damit ist er erst der zweite Head Coach, der in der Geschichte der NFL in jeder seiner ersten vier Playoff-Spielzeiten das Conference Championship Game erreicht. Dies wird nur von George Seifert mit fünf überboten (1989-1994)
DIe 49ers belegen den dritten Rang in Scoring Offense (28.9 ppg) & Scoring Defense (17.5).
Das Team schaffte es als viertes Team in der Geschichte der NFL einen 4,000-Yard Passer & vier Spieler mit 1.000 oder mehr Scrimmage Yards zu produzieren.
Offensive Notes
QB BROCK PURDY became 5th QB ever to win a playoff game in each of his 1st 2 seasons. Led NFL in rating (113.0), ranked 3rd in TD passes (31) & 5th in pass yards (4,280) in reg. season. Became 5th player ever with 8 games of 120+ rating in a season
RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 7 catches, 128 scrimmage yards (98 rush, 30 rec.) & 2 rush TDs in NFC-Div. vs. GB. Can become 3rd player ever (HOFers Marcus Allen & Terrell Davis) with 50+ scrimmage yards & TD in each of his 1st 6 career playoff games. Led NFL in scrimmage yards (2,023) & rush yards (1,459) & tied-1st in scrimmage TDs (21) in reg. season.
WR BRANDON AIYUK had 75 receptions for career-high 1,342 rec. yards (7th-most in NFL this season) & 7 rec. TDs in reg. season.
WR DEEBO SAMUEL had 60 catches, 1,117 scrimmage yards (892 rec., 225 rush) & 12 TDs (7 rec., 5 rush) in reg. season. Had 9 catches for 189 yards & rec. TD in last meeting.
WR JAUAN JENNINGS had 5 catches for 61 yards last week.
TE GEORGE KITTLE had 81 rec. yards & 2nd-career playoff rec. TD last week. Had 65 catches for 1,020 rec. yards (most among TEs in 2023) & 6 rec. TDs in reg. season. 49ers became 1st team ever with RB, 2 WRs & TE each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in same season.
Defensive Notes
DL NICK BOSA had 10.5 sacks & 16 TFL in reg. season. Has 8 sacks & 9 TFL in 10 career playoff games. Had 3 TFL & sack in last meeting.
DL JAVON HARGRAVE had 7 sacks & 8 TFL in reg. season.
DL ARIK ARMSTEAD has 7 sacks in 10 career playoff games.
LB FRED WARNER led team with 132 tackles & had career highs in PD (11) & INTs (4) in reg. season. Aims for his 4th in row in playoffs with TFL & 11th in row in playoffs with 5+ tackles.
LB DRE GREENLAW had 8 tackles & 2 INTs in NFC-Div. vs. GB. Had INT-TD in last meeting. Had 120 tackles in reg. season.
CB CHARVARIUS WARD led NFL with career-high 23 PD & had careerhigh 5 INTs in reg. season. Has 13 PD in 15 career playoff games.
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