Apparently, folks just aren’t accustomed to Detroit making a deep run in the NFL playoffs.
Sunday marks the first NFC championship game appearance for the Detroit Lions since the 1991 season, as the Lions face the San Francisco 49ers for a chance to play in Super Bowl LVIII.
Unfortunately for the Lions, though, not everyone remembered this historic moment for the team ahead of Sunday’s game. To wit, the Today aired an incorrect graphic while discussing the game’s weather forecast. The graphic included the Lions’ logo, but referred to a “Packers vs. 49ers” matchup.
The snub was almost certainly unintentional, but the reference to the NFC North-rival Green Bay Packers had to sting for Lions fans.
Wait a second here...????
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 27, 2024
(To be fair, 'Today' immediately corrected the error...nonetheless)
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“I’m hoping for a Packers-Ravens game,” meteorologist Michelle Grossman said of her ideal Super Bowl matchup.
NBC host Peter Alexander quickly corrected the mistake, but the lion was out of the bag.
“I should correct us, because it should say Lions versus Niners,” Alexander said. “So if you pick the Packers, that’s a good choice—but they don’t have a shot.”
The Lions and 49ers are scheduled to kick off the NFC championship game at Levi’s Stadium at 6:30 p.m. ET Sunday on Fox.
