Fans in the Motor City finally have hope after three long decades of waiting for the Detrot Lions rise from the NFL’s basement and become one of the better teams in the league ait Lions fter the team concluded the 2023 season with a 12-5 record, which is their best since 1991, and an NFC North division title. Fans of Detroit, notably well-known musician Eminem, are a little uneasy about that fact.
A certain fan feels that Matthew Stafford, the quarterback for the Rams, owes the people of Detroit a favour by allowing the Lions to win this game.
The real Slim Shady, Marshall Mathers, a.k.a. Eminem, is the fan in the video. He was born in Detroit, is a 15-time Grammy winner, and has been an ardent Lions supporter for many years.
LA Rams and Detroit Lions play in a wild card game.
The Lions are finally hoping to win a Super Bowl, but naturally, they will play their first home playoff game in thirty years against the Los Angeles Rams and former quarterback Matthew Stafford.
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In terms of passing yards, passing touchdowns, victories, and yards per game, Stafford leads the Lions all-time. After a 0-16 campaign, Stafford was selected by the Lions with the first overall pick in 2009; three years later, Stafford had the team in the postseason. He was the team’s godsend, and while he never brought the Lions to the Super Bowl, he and his family were well-respected by the team’s supporters.
However, Stafford was dealt to the Los Angeles Rams in 2021. Stafford eventually made his breakthrough and won a Super Bowl in his first season in Los Angeles. Although Stafford’s success with a different team disappointed Lions supporters, they were glad to see the much-underappreciated player receive some recognition. In 2024, however, Stafford
Eminem says in the video that he was there for Stafford when he won everything. Although you may assume he was speaking symbolically, he is actually being literal. By a score of 23–20, Stafford and the Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl 56. That year, none other than Eminem performed during halftime.
