Lions vs. 49ers score: Detroit gets payback from NFC title game loss as Jared Goff throws 3 TDs in victory
It doesn't change the result of last year's NFC Championship, but the Lions' 40-34 win over the 49ers on "Monday Night Football" is nonetheless a big win for Detroit, which will now prepare for the right to earn the NFC's top seed after adding another loss to the defending NFC champions' mounting tally.