Super Bowl-contending Lions lifting the spirits of fans who endured a much misery in the Motor City Detroit Lions NFL football fan Rob Gonzales smiles while wearing Lions sunglasses in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Detroit Lions fan Rob Gonzales sits in the chair he uses to watch Lions NFL football away games from the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
A sign listing the section in which Detroit Lions fan Rob Gonzales once owned season tickets at the Pontiac Silverdome is displayed in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Detroit Lions fans celebrate a touchdown during the second half of an NFL football game between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/)
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell smiles along the sidelines during the first half of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson (18) is hit by Detroit Lions safety Kerby Joseph (31) as he makes a catch during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, in Detroit. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Detroit Lions NFL football fan Rob Gonzales looks up while standing in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Brittany Sayles, assistant principal at Ann Arbor STEAM, displays the back of the personalized NFL football Detroit Lions jersey she wore to school Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Ann Arbor, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Detroit Lions NFL football fan Rob Gonzales stands on Pontiac Silverdome turf in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Detroit Lions fan Rob Gonzales displays a replica 1957 NFL football championship ring while standing in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Signed jerseys of Detroit Lions NFL football greats Lem Barney, Barry Sanders and Billy Sims are displayed in fan Rob Gonzales' basement Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Detroit Lions NFL football fan Rob Gonzales speaks to a reporter while standing in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich.(AP Photo/Mike Householder)
Bobbleheads depicting Detroit Lions NFL football coach Dan Campbell, right, and running back David Montgomery (5) are displayed in fan Rob Gonzales' basement Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
An NFL football Detroit Lions gnome is displayed in fan Rob Gonzales' basement Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)
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Detroit Lions NFL football fan Rob Gonzales smiles while wearing Lions sunglasses in the basement of his home Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Frenchtown Township, Mich. (AP Photo/Mike Householder)