Almost every Detroit Lions fan will be rooting for the Los Angeles Rams to pull off a big upset over the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday afternoon. If the game falls that way, that means Detroit’s season finale against the Green Bay Packers on “Sunday Night Football” suddenly becomes a “win-and-you’re-in” game for both teams. If the Seahawks win, the Lions are eliminated from playoff contention.
It’s a strange twist of fate for Lions fans, who have been rooting all season for the Rams to lose. Detroit owns the Rams’ first-round pick due to last year’s Matthew Stafford trade, and the more the Rams lose, the better that pick becomes.