Detroit Lions players react to wild 2024 Super Bowl

According to Alex Anzalone, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell encouraged his entire team to watch this year’s Super Bowl. Though the anguish of losing to the San Francisco 49ers is still palpable for Lions players, Campbell believed that seeing the entire game will bring fuel for the next season.
“No, you gotta watch it, man,” Campbell said, according to Anzalone. “Use every second of it for motivation. I will definitely be watching.”

So, did the players listen? It’s hard to say for certain, but a couple of them were live tweeting as the Kansas City Chiefs upset the 49ers 25-22 in overtime. Here are some of their replies, beginning with Anzalone himself, who plainly followed Campbell’s instructions and suffered through it.
Ngl, this is tough.

C.J. Gardner-Johnson was live tweeting during the game, and as both sides struggled to get off to a good start, he was plainly disappointed.

Lions fans experienced a bittersweet sense as red and yellow confetti fell. On one side, the 49ers—the team that got away with murder in the NFC Championship Game—failed. On the other hand, the Lions defeated the Super Bowl champions in Week 1, and it appears that they would have had a chance to do so again on Sunday.
Kerby Joseph finished off the night nicely, as he usually does, with an appropriate meme: