Fans of the Detroit Lions, for better and mostly worse over the past 58 years, have a very strong loyalty to their franchise.
There is little doubt about that and, frankly, it’s pretty impressive. They show up week after week to watch their team, even with the understanding that in the Super Bowl era there has been one playoff win and no championship game appearances. That the team hasn’t had back-to-back playoff appearances or back-to-back winning seasons in 20 years.
That they endured the only 0-16 season in NFL history.
Yet they keep showing up.