NFC North

Watch: Lions Keep Historic Season Alive with Crucial Play, Advance to the NFC Championship Against 49ers

The Detroit Lions have reached the NFC championship game for the first time in 32 years after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 31-23 on Sunday. The Lions advance to play the San Francisco 49ers, with the winner headed to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. It will be Detroit's second trip to the NFC championship game. The 1991 Lions, with running back Barry Sanders, lost to the Washington Redskins 41-10. The team last won the NFL championship in 1957, before the Super Bowl era. Detroit ended Tampa Bay's hopes of a comeback when linebacker Derrick Barnes intercepted a pass from Bucs quarterback Ba…