The 49ers are eliminated from the playoffs. But don't tell Kittle or Samuel that, with both studs having two of their best games of the year last week.

Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn called San Francisco 49ers TE George Kittle 'the best tight end in the game.'

This isn't the same 49ers team the Lions lined up against 11 months ago, but Detroit is still treating it like a marquee game.

Here is how to watch the rematch of last year's NFC Championship game between the Lions and 49ers on television:

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell made his intentions clear when asked about Monday night's primetime NFC Championship Game rematch against the San Francisco 49ers—the team that ended Detroit's Super Bowl hopes last season.