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Jameson Williams: Fans make Detroit Lions feel 'we done already won the Super Bowl'
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The Detroit Lions won their first playoff game in 32 years last week, but Jameson Williams said fans have made it feel like the Lions already have won something bigger.
"I think the city is giving us a boost," Williams said Thursday. "Like how excited everybody is in this city, how they making us feel, they making us feel like we done already won the Super Bowl just from winning one game for them."
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The Lions beat the Los Angeles Rams in their playoff opener last week, 24-23 , to advance to the divisional round of the playoffs Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
Detroit Lions receiver Jameson Williams leaps and breaks a tackle attempt by Minnesota Vikings cornerback Akayleb Evans during the first quarter at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Dec. 24, 2023.
The Lions need two more wins to reach the franchise's first-ever Super Bowl.
The winner of Sunday's Lions-Bucs game plays the San Francisco 49ers-Green Bay Packers winner in the NFC championship game on Jan. 28.
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Williams said he's appreciative of Lions fans and the energy they brought to the stadium last week.
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The Rams were forced to take two timeouts early in the second half to avoid delay-of-game penalties, leaving them just one when they were trying to stop the clock and get the ball back late in the game.
The second-year receiver said he was amazed by the support fans showed quarterback Jared Goff last week, too, as they chanted Goff's name at various points during the game.
"That was turnt," Williams said. "Last year when I came back for the first game they were saying, 'Jamo,' but what they said to JG, they was doing that all game. They need to do that again this week. Do that again this week, for everybody. Everybody. Whoever gets the ball, I just need y'all to yell their name, whole name."
Injury update
Kalif Raymond did not practice Thursday because of the knee injury he suffered in the Lions' Week 18 win over the Minnesota Vikings and could miss his second straight game Sunday.
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Tight end Sam LaPorta was a limited participant in practice after being listed as a full participant on the Lions' Wednesday practice report. LaPorta continues to practice with a large brace on his left knee.
Alex Anzalone (shoulder/ribs) was a full participant in practice and will play Sunday.
Contact Dave Birkett at dbirkett@freepress.com . Follow him on Twitter @davebirkett.
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Lions WR Jameson Williams has request for fans Sunday vs. Bucs
