Detroit Lions NFL playoff games have drawn massive ratings.
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00:00 John, at this point, the Lions become a new America's team, taking that mantle from the Dallas Cowboys.
00:06 Interesting topics here now to discuss. I think there's a conversation to have regarding that being the case for the Lions now being new America's team. Your thoughts on that very topic.
00:17 Yeah, Vito. Appearing in the NFC Championship game puts the Detroit Lions right in the forefront of the NFL world.
00:24 The spotlight on Dan Campbell and his young roster. You saw headlines talking about the ratings that the Lions have brought in in their two playoff games.
00:33 Significant viewership. Really, when you look at it, Vito, this football team should be a team that people clamor for and watch.
00:40 It's a gritty, young football team. Obviously, the Lions and their history of futility plays a part.
00:47 And you recognize, too, a big reason the fans and outside people that are watching would gravitate toward this team is Dan Campbell.
00:54 Really a solid leader, an individual that really embodies what a football coach should look like.
01:00 Muscular, in shape, former NFL player, and a physical, imposing figure that is able to communicate his thoughts.
01:08 And Jared Goff, after the game, after the victory against the Buccaneers, called Dan Campbell the best leader he's ever been around.
01:16 And so, why wouldn't you gravitate toward a physical, violent, aggressive football team with a bunch of players that maybe other teams felt like they could not compete with?
01:27 Jared Goff, namely, being the quarterback that was cast off by the Rams.
01:31 You realize Amon Ross St. Brown, a fourth round draft pick, who feels like he's been slighted on numerous occasions.
01:37 You recognize that a lot of the players on the Lions feel like they have a lot to prove.
01:43 And the eyes of the NFL world have now observed what this football team is able to accomplish.
01:49 A fun group that plays for each other, plays for the city, plays for the coach.
01:53 And you recognize all individuals that really peek into the Lions, they find out truly what this football team is about.
02:02 And it's easy to root for a football team that is on the verge of the Super Bowl for the first time in the franchise's history.
02:08 So, Vito, when you look at it, I know that the Cowboys have had the mantle for being America's team, but right now, the Detroit Lions, I think, are the most popular team in the National Football League.
02:20 Yeah, hard to argue with that one right now, John. John, thanks for all the time.
02:23 the time.