Detroit Lions are America’s favorite playoff team, according to data

#OnePride has swept the nation as the Lions prepare for the divisional round of the Super Bowl tournament on Saturday

By Steve Neavling

Jan 17, 2025 at 1:55 pm

Image: The Detroit Lions take on the Washington Commanders for the divisional round of the Super Bowl tournament on Saturday.

The Detroit Lions take on the Washington Commanders for the divisional round of the Super Bowl tournament on Saturday. Steve Neavling

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Half of America is now roaring for the Detroit Lions as the once-hapless team enters the divisional round of the Super Bowl tournament as the top-ranked squad in the NFC.

After an impressive 15-2 season, the mighty Lions host the Washington Commanders at 8 p.m. Saturday. The Lions are 8.5-point favorites to win that game.

A new map using geotagged data from the social media platform X shows that fans from 25 states are rooting for the Lions. Created by BetOnline.ag, the map relies on an analysis of more than 190,000 social media posts using official fan hashtags like #OnePride (Detroit Lions), #ChiefsKingdom (Kansas City Chiefs), and #BillsMafia (Buffalo Bills).

The Bills garnered the second most support, with 10 states rooting for them. Meanwhile, the Chiefs, last year’s champs, had the support of just four states.

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Courtesy of betonline.ag

Look at all that Honolulu Blue.

According to the data, a Lions-Bills Super Bowl would be a dream matchup for NFL fans.

But for us Lions fans, it’s one game at a time.

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Steve Neavling

Steve Neavling is an award-winning investigative journalist who operated Motor City Muckraker, an online news site devoted to exposing abuses of power and holding public officials accountable. Neavling also hosted Muckraker Report on 910AM from September 2017 to July 2018. Before launching Motor City Muckraker,...