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From my first time seeing the Lions in-person (2017 Preseason Game vs. Baltimore Ravens)

Why I Joined the Pride

My story as a Lions fan is a rather obscure one. It all began when I was 9 years old, during the infamous 2008 Detroit Lions season. I don’t need to explain to you, the reader, the significance of this year (In fact, please don’t make me relive it.) Anyways, I was at a friends house and their dad was a die-hard Washington fan. Even as a child I liked to wittily partake in banter with him as well as other Washington fans. They sucked. But this particular weekend, they were playing a team who sucked even more: The Detroit Lions. I told my friend’s dad that Washington had “no chance” against the Lions. He then laughed and hysterically said “The Lions suck!” I couldn’t wrap my head around it, and as a natural contrarian I committed myself to root for the Lions as they played Washington the following day.

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Lions Fail to Lead Once as Fields Earns First Career Start WinOctober 4, 2021
It was a gloomy-weather day, both literally and figuratively, in Chicago. The Lions gave up a Montgomery TD in the red zone on the Bears opening drive. And then the most Lions’ play of the day occurred when they found themselves driving into the Red Zone. The story of the game was how Fields wouldContinue reading “Lions Fail to Lead Once as Fields Earns First Career Start Win”