The five-time Tremendous Bowl winners at the moment are at house to a different underdog, because the Detroit Lions are one in every of simply 4 NFL groups by no means to succeed in the Tremendous Bowl.
Actually, that is simply their second NFC Championship sport – and their first since 1992 – and though they’ve gained 4 NFL championships, their most up-to-date was in 1957, earlier than the primary Tremendous Bowl in 1967.
When Dan Campbell grew to become Detroit coach three years in the past, he mentioned the group would “tackle the identification of this metropolis”, which had been downtrodden for many years, and would “chunk your kneecaps off” once they have been knocked down.
He has managed to construct a stable group town is happy with, led by quarterback Jared Goff, who has regained his confidence having been discarded by the Los Angeles Rams in 2021, simply two years after main them to Tremendous Bowl 53.
The Lions have been 12-5 this season, have gained extra play-off video games this month (two) than that they had in all the Tremendous Bowl period and have additionally had a music celebrity within the stands, as rapper Eminem is among the many long-suffering Lions followers.