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Lions Fans Break Out Into 'Jared Goff' Chants in Chicago

Very rarely do you hear an opposing team's quarterback's name be chanted in the home stadium.

Madison Williams

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff warms up for a game.
Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff warms up for a game. / Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
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After the Chicago Bears nearly beat the Detroit Lions a few weeks ago in Detroit, the Lions made sure to make a statement early on in Chicago on Sunday.

The Lions went up 20–0 at the beginning of the second quarter thanks to an 82-yard touchdown scored by Jameson Williams. Quarterback Jared Goff threw a deep pass to Williams for the score, and the Lions fans who made the trip to Chicago were ecstatic.

As kicker Jake Bates drilled the extra point, Lions fans at Soldier Field broke out into a "JA-RED GOFF!" chant that bellowed in the stadium. Very rarely do you hear an opposing team's quarterback's name be chanted in the stadium—that’s the NFC North for you.

The Lions currently hold the No. 1 NFC playoff spot after clinching a spot in the postseason. The Bears, on the other hand, were eliminated from playoff contention already with a 4–10 record.

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Madison Williams
MADISON WILLIAMS

Madison Williams is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated, where she specializes in tennis but covers a wide range of sports from a national perspective. Before joining SI in 2022, Williams worked at The Sporting News. Having graduated from Augustana College, she completed a master’s in sports media at Northwestern University. She is a dog mom and an avid reader.

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