Facing a 16-point halftime deficit on the road against a team that almost certainly will win its division (again), the Detroit Lions overcame. With no run game in the first half, with quarterback Jared Goff throwing five INTs in the first 10 drives, with several key players out of the lineup with injuries, it looked bleak for the Lions.
Didn’t matter. None of it could hold back the grit of Dan Campbell’s team. The Lions rallied around a heroic defensive effort, improved play from Goff and two clutch field goals from Jake Bates to turn a 23-7 humiliation in the first half into a 26-23 triumph that will have Detroit fans buzzing for days.
Here’s a sampling of the social media reaction to the Lions’ epic win, starting with safety Kerby Joseph,
Dam I love this team!!!
— ZUPER BOWL KERB💤😎 (@JKERB25) November 11, 2024
We’re finally on the right end of game winners
— Honolulu Blues (@HonoluluBlues_) November 11, 2024
Everywhere we go, we beat🤗#Onepride pic.twitter.com/myhzJCRsqv
— Koula (@koulakarma) November 11, 2024
ZERO
POINTS
ALLOWEDin the second half.
Give one up for the Lions defense today. An outstanding job.
— Pride of Detroit (@PrideOfDetroit) November 11, 2024
I have never seen a Lions team like this one.
— HUGE (@Hugeshow) November 11, 2024
After SO. MANY. YEARS. of losing games we should have won….
I can’t tell you how GREAT IT FEELS to win games we should have lost…
WHAT A TIME TO BE A DETROIT LIONS FAN pic.twitter.com/eTp3aCo8R4
— Evan Fox (@evanfoxy) November 11, 2024
Grit. Don’t. Quit. pic.twitter.com/hk9mT0yutz
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 11, 2024
Won the game. Lost the MVP. But I’m sure Jared Goff will be okay with a Super Bowl ring. For him to make that many mistakes and they still win the game, means the Detroit Lions have everything they need to win the Super Bowl. TOTAL TEAM in all phases. https://t.co/4nUjbceBTe
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) November 11, 2024
This was a common theme from fans, and also the wife of offensive lineman Kevin Zeitler,
Genuine question- how are we supposed to sleep tonight?! pic.twitter.com/bQ5xciwQu3
— Sweta Patel (@sweta2311) November 11, 2024
why watch detroit lions football when you can simply snort cocaine and ride a motorcycle out of a helicopter https://t.co/jrSS1V6hP1
— John Whiticar (@Whiticar) November 11, 2024
There’s no way I’m getting any sleep tonight 🥲 #OnePride
— Sara Zeitler (@Mrs_S_Zeitler) November 11, 2024