Jahmyr Gibbs slithered and sprinted through defensive linemen while Kerby Joseph snatched two interceptions to help the Detroit Lions overcome a feisty San Francisco 49ers effort in primetime for their 14th win of 2024.

The Detroit Lions finally got revenge on the San Francisco 49ers on a day that Dan Campbell decided to play his starters to move to 14-2.

Entering the "Monday Night Football" showdown against the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell thought long and hard about whether he should rest or play the starters. After careful consideration,

Amon-Ra St. Brown and the Detroit Lions will visit George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers on Monday at 8:15 p.m. ET, in a matchup between two excellent receivers.The 49ers are compiling 22.1

But when safety Kirby Joseph of Detroit picked off Purdy twice, with the 49ers unable to reciprocate against Goff or force a turnover in some other way, the Lions were able to leave with a 14-2 record and will play for the No. 1 seed in the final week of the season against Minnesota, also 14-2. The 49ers are 6-10.

The Lions' offense was good and a defense that has been battered by injuries had a hard time slowing the San Francisco 49ers down, though it came up with a couple of key second-half interceptions.

Jared Goff threw three touchdown passes and the Detroit Lions tuned up for their Week 18 division showdown against Minnesota by beating the San Francisco 49ers 40-34 on Monday.

The Detroit Lions (13-2) square off against the San Francisco 49ers (6-9) on Monday, December 30, 2024 at Levi’s Stadium. The Lions are listed as favorites in this one, with the spread

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