The Detroit Lions are heading to the NFC Championship Game after defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-23, at home on Sunday night. The Lions head to San Francisco next week to face the 49ers . It was an inauspicious start for both teams on their first drives. The Lions wanted the ball after winning the coin flip, but they went three-and-out to start the game. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM But the Lions’ defense would step up when quarterback Baker Mayfield took the field for the first time with the Bucs’ offense. Mike Evans, Mayfield’s usual trusty target, couldn’t haul in a ball he should’ve on 3rd-and-long, tipping it in the air where safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson intercepted it to flip the field. And Gardner-Johnson even flipped the ball back to Mayfield, showing everyone watching that this game was going to be both sides going blow for blow. The Lions were the first to get points on the board following the interception with a short field goal, making...