Does the Detroit Lions’ Fanbase Overlap With Any Others in the NFL?

Many football fans have a favorite team but some fans like more than one. Does the Lions fanbase overlap with any others in the NFL? Let's find out.

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The National Football League is hands down the top sport in America and continues to grow worldwide. With 32 teams fans have a lot of choices when picking a favorite.

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When I was a kid in the 70s, yes I was a Lions fan since I grew up 20 minutes from the Pontiac Silverdome, but also a Dallas Cowboys fan. Dallas and the Pittsburgh Steelers were the two big teams at the time but I thought they had the coolest helmets. Come on, I was a kid.

When the Lions traded Mathew Stafford for Jared Goff, I continued to root for Stafford even though he went to the Los Angeles Rams. I rooted for Stafford while he was a Lion and thought he deserved a Super Bowl and he got it. I still root for him unless the Rams are playing the Lions. So I get having a second team to root for.

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Does Detroit Lions Fanbase Overlap With Any Others In NFL?

My son's older brother would agree wholeheartedly with the "MrShadOwzz" Reddit post above. This came after a Redditor made a post about NFL teams with fan base overlaps.

I learned from this Reddit thread that fans of teams close to Lake Erie like other teams near the lake. Below are the posts that prove it:

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I am a Lions fan first and foremost but not a Cleveland Browns fan at all. I will admit that when the Buffalo Bills acquired Josh Allen as the quarterback, I was on board and rooted for them anytime they were not playing the Lions.

Could there be something in the Lake Erie water that connects the Lions, Browns, and Bills fans? Oh yeah...walleye.

As much as I wanted the Lions to beat Buffalo it was a great game and who knows we may get to see the two play again in the Super Bowl and hopefully there's a different outcome.