When the San Francisco 49ers take on the historically inept Lions on Sunday, it’ll be with a spot in the Super Bowl on the line. But when the two teams last met with a spot in the NFL’s title game on the line, a whopping 66 years ago, the stakes were a bit more gastronomically oriented.
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The 49ers and Lions have met twice in the playoffs before they face off this Sunday. One was in the 1983 divisional round, when the Niners snuck out a 24-23 win over the Lions. The other matchup, on Dec.