Lions and Bears OH MY!

I am going to (gasp!) talk about a team other than the Packers. And that team is the Detroit Lions. Calm down, I'm not converting, but I will admit I have a soft spot for the Lions. In previous years this was not an issue, I could say my two favorite teams were the Packers and the Lions and even though they are in the same division no one would have batted an eye because the Lions have sucked....really bad. But now that they are winning, things get a little more hairy for me. Even so, (and I'll give you my reasoning in a moment) my tender feelings for Detroit remain. I am actually happy that Green Bay and Detroit were the only two undefeated teams in week 5. So when the Lions played the Bears last week, I was rooting for Detroit. My BF on the other hand was cheering  for Chicago (which was a very weird experience by the way). When I heard the words "Come on Urlacher! Get him" escape his lips, I turned to him and thought who are you?!? According to him (my BF) if I was a TRUE Packers fan I'd want Detroit to loose so we would lead the division. But my perspective was that we could both remain unbeaten and that the score would settle itself when we play each other in November. I think the Packers have a a better chance to win (although Ford Field is quickly becoming a tough place to play with all the fan noise), and so I was not worried by the Lions having a great season. And even if all that wasn't true, I am not the kind of Packers fan than cheers for the Bears. I don't hate the Bears, or their players, and actually I love Chicago, but to the extent that rivalry is healthy and fun, I do NOT cheer for them. Booooo....lol:)

So anyway, I cheered for the Lions, and they won, and I was happy.