RECAP: Lions at 49ers

Tim Twentyman

SANTA CLARA - The cruel reality of the NFL playoffs is the finality that comes with a loss.

The Detroit Lions have been on a magical run the last four months with the entire city of Detroit along for the ride, but it came to an end Sunday in the NFC Championship Game with a 34-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

In the end, a more experienced 49ers team playing in their