Hip hop legend Eminem, who is a Detroit native made his presence felt at the first home playoff game for the Detroit Lions in more than three decades at Ford Field Stadium in Michigan. ‘Rap God’ artist attended the game with his daughter Hailie, manager Paul Rosenberg, and D12 bandmates Bizarre and Mr. Porter.
Eminem was dropped in smile after the Lions’ win over the Rams with a score of 24-23. This marks the first time in 32 years that the Detroit Lions won a playoff game. Their last victory dates back to 1992 in January with a win over Dallas.
It was extremely loud as 66,000+ Lions fans screamed at the top of their lungs inside a roofed stadium downtown and the rap legend was one of them. Millions more across the globe watched their favorite team win the contest
Eminem is all pumped up
Following the match, a video clip surfaced on social media in which Eminem was seen hyping up the crowd.
Eminem is PUMPED pic.twitter.com/R6r3YCFWSF
— Jamie Edmonds (@Jamie_Edmonds) January 15, 2024
Ahead of the game, Eminem requested former Lions and current Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford to lose Sunday’s Wild Card playoff game against the Lions.
The Lions held on to beat the Rams 25-24 for Detroit’s first playoff win in 32 years. Stafford gave his all to snub Eminem’s plea, throwing for 352 yards and two touchdowns with no interceptions. However, Stafford couldn’t steer his team to a victory.
Quite the journey; Detroit deserves it. pic.twitter.com/1SRjsJypbO
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 15, 2024
Eminem’s initial message to Stafford on Saturday referenced the fact that the rapper performed during the Super Bowl LVI halftime show in February 2022. It was when Stafford won his first championship while leading the Rams to their first title in Los Angeles.
“Stafford, what’d I say? You owe me this favor, bro,” Eminem said in a video posted on NBC’s Sunday Night Football account. “I was there for you when you won it. I was there for you. I was right there. I rapped for you Stafford. Bro, I rapped for you!”
A message for Matthew Stafford from @Eminem. pic.twitter.com/LJO3np0xSw
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) January 14, 2024
