Kerby Joseph, Jared Goff carry Lions to 40-34 win over 49ers

The Lions stopped the 49ers only when Jake Moody missed a field goal or Kerby Joseph intercepted Brock Purdy—the owner of No.13 NFL jerseys. That was enough for Detroit to escape with a 40-34 win over the 49ers.

The game was meaningless for both teams with the 49ers already eliminated from playoff contention and the players who wera the Detroit Lions football jerseyset for a showdown against the Vikings on Sunday Night Football to decide the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Still, it was one of the more entertaining games of Week 17 as the Lions moved to 14-2, and the 49ers fell to 6-10.

Lions coach Dan Campbell said his team would play to win despite the circumstances, and they did.The Lions had 439 yards and scored on seven of eight possessions not counting a kneel down before the half and two kneel downs to end the game after Moody’s onside kick sailed out of bounds. They didn’t punt, with their only non-scoring possession ending on an incompletion in the end zone on fourth-and-goal.