The Kansas City Chiefs aren't the only NFL team in the playoff lineup with a superstar fan base. While Taylor Swift was getting her famous screen time cheering on boyfriend Travis Kelce during KC's hard-fought win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night (January 22), earlier in the day the Detroit Lions had the their own major platinum. The No. 1 fan fires up the crowd on the road to punch the Motor City team's ticket to the NFC Championship round for the first time in 32 years.
D-town legend Eminem was once again in a skybox watching the action from above on Sunday, and at one point during the game the big screen flashed a now-legendary September tweet from the rapper in which he wrote:Let's go!!!! Detroit.” This sent fans into a frenzy as the stadium speakers blasted the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer's iconic 8 miles pumping anthem, “Lose Yourself.”
But when the cameras panned to Slim Shady in the box, the MC – decked out in Lions gear, of course – jumped to his feet, flexed hard and screamed before pounding his chest and sitting back in a moment that encapsulated the sheer, unbridled joy he was feeling. by long-suffering Lions fans as they watched their beloved hometown heroes get swept by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Em also responded to a meme that featured a picture of him 8 miles character B-Rabbit driving around town with the caption, “[Lions QB Jared] Goff and the Lions are gearing up for the NFC Championship game,” writing, “Can't believe I did it again!!! @Lions.”
The tweet followed an offer Eminem made last week, telling Lions coach Dan Campbell he's ready to help snap the team's three-decade playoff drought. “Hey, Dan, I'm reporting. I'm going to report. Third quarter,” said the 5’8′, 150 pound Rap God. “I cover, offensive line, right receiver. I'll be the quarterback, the whole line, (the) offensive line. And the receiver, I'm going to throw it to myself and get a touchdown. In the third trimester. Give me a uniform. Or at least a helmet.”
It wasn't the first time Marshall offered to suit up for his favorite team. In 2022, the then 49-year-old appeared in an episode of HBO's NFL series Hard knocks, claiming he was ready to tie whenever needed. “I said I'm here for any position. I am here. Any of these. All of them,” Em said while standing on the sidelines at a Lions practice.
The Lions move on to the NFC Championship game next week against the top-seeded San Francisco 49ers in search of the team's first Super Bowl appearance.
Watch video of Eminem at the Lions game cheering on his team.
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