Downtown Detroit Goes ‘Honolulu Blue’ For Playoffs

Downtown Detroit will light up in the Lions Honolulu Blue team color for the playoffs!

The Detroit Lions will host their first home playoff football game this Sunday at Ford Field. In honor of that, Bedrock Properties and tenants will show their support by illuminating the skies in our Honolulu Blue color! In addition to that, select retailers will also be offering special deals and discounts.

According to a press release, multiple locations in Detroit are joining the party. One Woodward, Ally Detroit, David Scott, One Campus Martius, Federal Reserve Building, 321 Lafayette, Z-Deck, First National Building and Book Tower will all light up in Honolulu Blue!

Greyson Clothiers have launched a limited-edition Greyson X Detroit Lions Built for This Fireside Hoodie which is now available in the Detroit store. Survived is offering 15% discounts, and Rebel Nell has custom Lions jewelry and accessories you can't find anywhere else!

Sugar Factory will have $7 well cocktails, $9 wings or tenders with fries, $12 potato bun sliders with fries and a raffle for a $100 dollar gift card! Roasting Plant is offering a special "Megatron 81 Blend" in honor of Calvin Johnson, and Delux Bar and Lounge will have $3 drafts from 4-6pm!

The hype is real in Detroit over the Lions winning the division and making the playoffs this year. To even further the excitement former QB1 Matthew Stafford will be returning to the Motor City. There's been a call to ban wearing Stafford jersey's at bars this weekend as well as to the game on Sunday night. Personally, this Lions fan is perfectly fine with this. Some people are calling it disrespectful, but it's nothing short of a sports rivalry. We all supported Matthew when the Rams went to the Super Bowl, but he's no longer on our team.

The Lions VS Rams on Sunday is already the most expensive playoff game of the post season. Lions fans are fired up to see our team finally win a playoff game. Alex Anzalone is asking fans who attend the game to get loud before the opposing quarterback gets into the huddle as opposed to once it breaks. You've got your assignment, Lions fans! Let's make some noise! GO LIONS!

The Detroit Lions are NFC North champions and in the playoffs. Next stop: Las Vegas. Okay, maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. But, there's a real possibility the Lions could go all the way this year. Who wouldn't want to lose to the Ravens on the big stage? Just joking, but let's admit that the Baltimore Ravens are likely heading to the Super Bowl and seem very hard to beat right now. So, what are the Detroit Lions Super Bowl odds going into the postseason?

Some key things have to fall into place to make the Lions Super Bowl bound. Of course, the main thing is that we have to overcome our opponents in the playoffs. Throughout this season of my podcast, "The Squad with Anne Erickson," we've talked about the best and worst matchups for the Lions. Several guests have commented on both the Philadelphia Eagles and San Francisco 49ers being potentially very difficult teams for the Lions to beat, based on each teams' strengths and weaknesses. I would throw the Seattle Seahawks into that mix, too, since the Lions haven't been able to overcome them in the Dan Campbell era.

Now, I do think the Lions could beat the Eagles. This isn't the same team it was at the beginning of the season. All due respect to my Eagles friends, but there are holes in the team right now, and I believe that in the right situation, the Lions could beat them. Also, they have Matt Patricia heading up their defense, which is great for any team going up against them. Spoken like a true Lions fan, right? That said, I believe a Detroit Lions Super Bowl run would depend on the 49ers getting taken out in an early upset game. I think it would be difficult for the Lions to overcome the 49ers but not impossible. Now, let's get into the real numbers.

The Detroit Lions are having one of the best years in the history of the franchise. They have the division title and will likely be the No. 3 seed going into the wildcard round, meaning they'll host that first game. The Lions are hoping to win a playoff game for the first time since 1991.

According to Lineups.com, the Detroit Lions' NFC Winner Odds are +900. The Detroit Lions' Super Bowl 58 Odds at +2200. So, what does that mean? Read on for the explaination.

The Detroit Lions currently have the eighth-ranked odds in the league to win the Super Bowl at +2200. That's around a 5% chance. Their odds of making the playoffs are -10000. Not bad, but I think we deserve a bit higher.

Lineups.com says last weekend's Cowboys game, albeit frustrating, shows that the Lions could make it to the Super Bowl. "The Lions performance against the Dallas Cowboys last Saturday on primetime was eye opening for all the right reasons," they state.

They add, "Even in a loss, that type of performance was much needed to give Lions backers assurance that they can compete with them in a potential rematch in the playoffs."

NFL writer Arif Hasan joins me on “The Squad with Anne Erickson” this week to talk about all things NFL, including who the Lions should want to go up against in the playoffs. Listen to the full discussion below. Subscribe to “The Squad with Anne Erickson” wherever you listen to podcasts, and hit me up here.

Jared Goff and company's next challenge is the Lions vs. Vikings game this Sunday (Jan. 7) at 1 p.m. EST. This game isn't super important to the Lions, as they'll probably end up a No. 3 seed regardless. What will be interesting is to see who clinches the No. 6 seed and goes up against the Lions in the wildcard round.