The offensive juggernaut that is the 2024 Detroit Lions kept rolling along with a 40-34 win against the San Francisco 49ers Monday in a rematch of the 2023 NFC Championship game.

The winner between the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings in Week 18 will win the NFC North and earn the conference's top seed.

The Detroit Lions are having a historic 2024 season and on Monday night put themselves in the history books in yet another category. With their 40-34 win over the San Francisco 49ers, the Lions completed their fifth game this year with 40-plus points and no turnovers.

When do the Detroit Lions play today? The Lions are off Sunday and will play the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football on ESPN.

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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.

The Detroit Lions' matchup against the San Francisco 49ers was essentially meaningless for the Lions, with the top seed in the NFC playoffs and the NFC

Dan Campbell decided to be a man of his word and played the Detroit Lions' starters against the 49ers, despite the game being meaningless on paper.

The Lions have harnessed Dan Campbell's mindset and turned it into the best regular season in Detroit franchise history.

In the wake of a draining 40-34 win in San Francisco on Monday Night Football, the Detroit Lions locker room was a balance of exhilaration and exhaustion. The postgame scene was nicely captured and aired on ESPN at the end of their Sportscenter broadcast.