Spirit of Detroit wears Lions jersey as team begins another playoff run

DETROIT – The spirit is alive in Detroit as the Lions clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history after defeating the Minnesota Vikings Sunday night 31-9.

The Spirit of Detroit, the beloved Downtown Detroit statue—a historic Woodward Avenue landmark located at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center—is now celebrating the win and wishing the team luck as it flaunts its giant Honolulu Blue jersey. It began wearing it in the early hours on Jan. 6, 2025 (Victory Monday).

This is the second year in a row the Spirit of Detroit wore a Lions jersey.

With the victory against the Vikings, the Lions got a first-round bye and won the NFC North Division for two consecutive years.

The Lions improved to 15-2, which is a franchise record for wins in a season.