It took the better part of three quarters for the Detroit Lions to solve Todd Bowles’ defense, but when they did the floodgates opened and carried them all the way to next week’s NFC championship game.
Jahmyr Gibbs ran for 57 of his game-high 74 yards in the second half and the Lions scored touchdowns on three straight possessions in the third and fourth quarters to beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-23, in a divisional playoff game Sunday at Ford Field.
The Lions have won two playoff games in the same season for the first time since 1957, the last time they won an NFL championship. They play the 1-seed San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game at 6:30 p.m. next Sunday at Levi’s Stadium for the right to go to the Super Bowl. It’s the second time the Lions are one win from a Super Bowl, losing 41-10 to Washington in the 1991 season in the NFC title game.
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Source: Detroit Lions one win from first Super Bowl after beating Bucs, 31-23
