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The Detroit Lions are America's team, and this map proves it

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The Detroit Lions are gearing up for the NFC Championship against the San Francisco 49ers, and it appears most of America is rooting for Detroit.

According to a map released by BetOnline.ag, dozens of states are rooting for Detroit.

In all, there are 37 states rooting for the Lions, according to BetOnline. They used geotagged X data and fan hashtags before the conference championship.

Here's the breakdown, according to BetOnline.

  • Detroit Lions - 37 states
  • San Francisco 49ers - seven states (California, Hawaii, Alaska, Nevada, Oregon, Idaho and Utah)
  • Kansas City Chiefs - four states (Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri)
  • Baltimore Ravens (Virginia and Maryland)