Since we’ve never really been in this position before, I just assume a lot of Michiganders used to have a mild interest in games outside of Lions world.
When you’re a perennial loser team, you don’t have a lot to contrast against.
I find myself checking stats, scores and everything else with a passion I’ve never had before.
Anyone else?
I always just watched NFC teams. Bucs, Saints, and Eagles were always my backup plans. When the Bucs signed Brady, and Drew Brees and Sean Payton retired, I stopped watching football for a few years. I didn’t start watching again until Hard Knocks turned me on to MCDC.
Now, I have NFL+ so I can watch every game, every week. I’m back in a fantasy league, and I just love the game in general because it’s so nice to finally have a little skin in the game.