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.