MAP: Michiganders really like the Detroit Lions

By Alaina Nutile

Sep 6, 2014 at 9:08 pm

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The 2014 NFL season kicked off this week and Facebook released a timely map depicting football fandom across each state.

It may go without saying, but Michiganders really like the Detroit Lions; a following challenged only by a little Packers love in the northwestern corner of the U.P.

What do you think? Is this map accurate? Or do we have some closeted Broncos/Seahawks/Patriots fans among us who've declined to share their team love on social media?

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Alaina Nutile

Alaina Nutile is a Web Editor who oversees all digital content and social media initiatives for Detroit Metro Times and Cleveland Scene Magazine. Previously, she interned at Business Insider in New York City, and at La Hora in Quito, Ecuador. Alaina is a graduate of Kalamazoo College where she double majored in...