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This play is going down in NFL history if the 49ers wind up winning the Super Bowl.
On first-and-10 from their own 45, QB Brock Purdy uncorked a throw deep down the middle to WR Brandon Aiyuk. Lions CB Kindle Vildor had outstanding coverage, but in an attempt to intercept the pass he had the ball bounce off his facemask. As the ball hung in the air, Aiyuk laid out in a full dive over the CB to make a sensational catch for 51 yards that put San Francisco at the Lions’ 4 with a tick over six minutes to go in the third quarter.
The 49ers needed some quick points and it was going to take a huge play. Aiyuk’s concentration to follow the ball after the bounce gave San Francisco the jolt it needed offensively. Playoff games so often come down to one player making a play, and in this spot it was Aiyuk coming up with the incredible catch instead of Vildor.
Of all the plays we’re talking about here, this one was the biggest. The 49ers punched in a touchdown three plays later when Purdy hit Aiyuk for a six-yard TD to cut the Lions lead to 24-17.
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