Title Games Set

Yesterday, after the Detroit Lions won just their second division round game (the other being a slot 4 win vs Dallas (Cowboys) in 1991, as was the case thirty years ago when they won at Houston vs the Oilers (now the Tennessee Titans), the Kansas City Chiefs won at Buffalo vs the Bills, and were the lone road team to prevail in the 2023 Slots/Division Round.

Now in the earlier game, the AFC Title Game, the Chiefs will play at Baltimore vs the Ravens.

Then the Lions will be at San Francisco, vs the 49ers, in what is a 1957 NFL semis redux, as in an unscheduled playoff for the ’57 Western Conference crown, the Lions overcame a (27-7) deficit and advanced to what was a home title game rout of the Cleveland Browns.

Tom Tracy had two touchdowns in the Lions comeback win in that 1957 Western Conf