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Eminem is a lifelong, diehard Detroit Lions fan. The rap and hip-hop star is well aware of the Lions’ playoff futility.

The Lions haven’t won a playoff game since 1991. They get another opportunity when they host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in a Wild Card playoff game. Eminem is desperate for a Lions’ win to break the playoff drought. Eminem was 15 when the Lions defeated the Dallas Cowboys 38-6 in the divisional round game. That was their last playoff win. Eminem is now 51.

On a video posted on social media, Eminem wants a Lions’ win so bad that he asked Rams’ quarterback Matthew Stafford – the former quarterback for the Lions – to let the Lions win.

The Lions used the No. 1 pick of the 2009 NFL draft to select Stafford. Stafford spent 12 years with the franchise before he was sent to the Rams in exchange for quarterback Jared Goff and three draft picks in 2021. When Stafford and Goff face off on Sunday, it will be the first time both starting quarterbacks will be facing their former teams at the same time in playoff history.

While Eminem and Stafford may be buddies, that friendship will be placed on hold during the game. There is no doubt Stafford will try to win the game.

DETROIT — The day is finally here. After a week full of Matthew Stafford, Jared Goff and Sean McVay questions, it’s finally time for the Detroit Lions to host the Los Angeles Rams in prime-time wild-card action.

We’ll answer three burning questions ahead of Sunday night’s kickoff in this post

Jared Goff and Matthew Stafford didn’t lean into the storylines of the week too much, as widely expected. Goff noted the personal connections and some the “differences” he and McVay had at the end of their time together. But he said that, for him, his main motivation was bringing a playoff win to Detroit.

It’s the first home playoff game for the Lions in 30 years. They haven’t won in the postseason since 1991-92.

“I so badly want to win a game for this city and win a playoff game for this city that hasn’t had one in so long,” Goff said. “We’ve got a home playoff game for the first time in so long and that’s so much more important than anything personally for me. I want to be a part of this win and do my job to the best of my ability.”

Stafford gave it that next-game treatment, as well, reiterating his love of the city and fans from his 12 years under center for the Lions. It’s the veteran quarterback’s first trip back to Ford Field since being traded for Goff three years ago. Stafford said he’ll game-day routine will remain the same, while he’ll say hello to those who want to catch up from his time in Detroit.

“I’m not expecting anything, to be honest with you,” Stafford said on Wednesday. “I was asked this question a couple times, just by friends and family. And I think the biggest thing for me is to just go experience whatever that experience is going to be. I understand what the people of Detroit and what the city of Detroit meant to me in my time and my career with them and to my family. I hope they feel that back.

“But at the same time I’m not a stranger to the situation and understanding that I’m the bad guy coming to town. You know? I’m on the other team. And they don’t want success for me, so whatever happens, happens. I’m going to go experience it. Play the game. Once the ball is snapped, man, let’s go. Two good football teams go compete and see what happens.”