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Old 01-29-2024, 01:30 PM
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In 1957, the 49ers led by YA Tittle were well on their way to a playoff win over Bobby Layne and the Detroit Lions ...... they were up by a score of 24-7 at halftime.

Layne and the Lions roared back to win that game by a score of 31-27, and then beat the Browns the next week for the world championship.


66 years later, the situations are reversed ...... the Lions led the 49ers by a score of 24-7 at halftime, with a trip to the world championship on the line.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C39j-jqFUY

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History has repeated itself ...... in reverse.

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OK, this is eerie ....... this article was written on Wednesday, 4 days prior to the game. In the final sentence of the article, the author asks, ) "Will history repeat itself come Sunday ???"




Lions vs. 49ers Is a Rematch 66 Years in the Making

(By A Harbaugh)

https://lionswire.usatoday.com/2024/...fl-postseason/

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