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Lions' Tate stung by boos, but empathetic to fans' frustrations

Justin Rogers and John Niyo discuss the Lions' Week 2 matchup against the San Francisco 49ers. The Detroit News

Allen Park — Maybe it’s for the best, but many Detroit Lions players and coaches try to be tone deaf to the crowd’s reactions during a game.

The crowd made it difficult Monday night, as the boos repeatedly rained down from the stands at Ford Field — at least until the New York Jets faithful, easily identifiable by their green and white attire, gathered in the middle of the lower bowl in the closing minutes to chant, “J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets, Jets!