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 Lions vs 49ers produced the biggest audience to watch any Monday Night Football game in 2024. Over 22.2 million people tuned into the ESPN broadcast. It ranks as one of the top-five highest audiences for a Monday night game since 2006, when ESPN took over the long-running primetime football franchise.

The Detroit Lions could have rested their starters on Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers with the knowledge that it's a Week 18 tilt with the Minnesota Vikings that will determine the NFC North and the conference's top seed. The San Francisco 49ers, already eliminated from playoff contention, could have also played out the string.

And don't be surprised if the Lions-Vikings winner-take-all finale smashes the Sunday Night Football high mark for this year, either.

Newsweek Sports' expert predictions for Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football Week 17.

Here's why the Monday Night Football game between the Detroit Lions and the San Francisco 49ers no longer matters to the playoff picture.

We're discussing Gibbs' workload, the 49ers' current situation and Detroit's newly configured defensive backfield.

The Detroit Lions play the San Francisco 49ers during this week's Monday Night Football game, here's how to watch.

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