of detroit lions are in the midst of a magical season as they prepare to take on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
Detroit aims to achieve super ball For the first time in franchise history, they were one of only four NFL teams to miss the big game.
A large sign reading “#1 Fun Lions” appears during the NFL NFC Divisional Playoffs football game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on January 21, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. A fan holds up a foam finger. (Scott W. Grau/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
The dream of playing in the Super Bowl became a reality for a longtime Lions fan, but it came with some twists and turns for one family.
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49ers kicker Jake Moody is from Northville, Michigan, a town about 30 miles from Detroit. After five years with the team, Moody was selected by the 49ers in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft. michigan wolverines.
His parents, Chad and Lisa, are both Lions fans and they have a difficult decision to make, but they've both already made it.
“It's tough, but we're rooting for the 49ers,” Chad said. detroit local 4 news. “My son is also on the team, so of course I'm going to support his team.”
San Francisco 49ers placekicker Jake Moody, 4, after the NFL pro football game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers at Refs Stadium in Santa Clara, California on January 7, 2024. leave the field. (Bob Kubens/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
“The moment a team plays my son, of course I'm going to be rooting for him. I had to do the same thing against Michigan.” michiganSo I was OK with that,” Lisa said.
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Chad Moody, who has been a Lions fan “basically since I was born,” told Detroit Local 4 News that his parents often took him to training camp with the Lions in the 1970s.
He'll be rooting for the 49ers on Sunday, but if Detroit wins San FranciscoDetroit Gear will be back soon.
“But if the 49ers lose, of course I'm going to take off my Lions gear and root for them in the Super Bowl,” Chad said.
Jake Moody completed 21 of 25 field goal attempts this season for a long 57 yards.
San Francisco 49ers placekicker Jake Moody (4) warms up during the game between the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 3, 2023. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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For Detroit's quarterback Jared Goff, a trip to Santa Clara's Levi's Stadium is a visit to hometown. Goff grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and attended the University of California, Berkeley.
“It would be fun to have a big game there, but I've played there a lot and I've got friends and family there,” Goff said with a shrug. “It's going to be cooler.”
The Lions and 49ers will kick off Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
