Detroit Lions fans flocked to downtown Detroit bars and restaurants Sunday to watch their team take on the Green Bay Packers, even though the game wasn't played at Ford Field.

"People out for the Tiger game today, people down here with their Lions jerseys, it just makes the atmosphere that much better," Michael Baillargeon said.

Baillargeon traveled from Windsor to watch the game downtown with his sister, who was visiting from Minneapolis.

"It's a lot more fun being down here, plus I got my sister here in town from Minneapolis so we had to bring her down here and show her how to do it right," Baillargeon said.

Even with Sunday's loss, fans remain optimistic about the upcoming season.

"I think we're going to have a great season, we had a great season last year, a couple of mistakes her

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