Lions’ Kerby Joseph hands out shirts of Brian Branch’s viral double bird gesture

Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch already has his own t-shirt line, thanks to fellow safety Kerby Joseph. The The atmosphere is very high in Dan Campbell’s team after their impressive road win against the Green Bay Packers. The little bit of adversity the Lions faced during their dominant victory was The ejection of Brian Branch and subsequent reversal of Packers fans.

In a funny moment off the field, Joseph revealed to Detroit Free Press reporter Dave Birkett for handing out t-shirts from the viral safety moment in Green Bay to the entire team.

The Detroit Lions are legitimate Super Bowl contenders

Although Joseph’s hilarious decision didn’t go commercial or spread to the public, the public now knows that this Lions team can win the franchise’s first Super Bowl title.

Dan Campbell’s team hasn’t lost a game since Week 2, riding a six-game winning streak. And many of those wins were dominant, like the Lions’ stunning blowout of the Dallas Cowboys.

Last week’s win against the Packers gives Detroit exclusive control of the NFC North with wins over their two biggest division threats, Minnesota and Green Bay. The Lions are also now half a game ahead of the entire conference. Their biggest competition right now for the one-seed is the resurgent Washington commanders.

Despite all this good news, many future games in Detroit are by no means guaranteed wins. Starting with Sunday night’s matchup Houston against a talented Texans team.

That’s followed by four very winnable games against Jacksonville, Indianapolis, and then at home against Chicago and Green Bay. Followed by four tough games against Buffalo, in Chicago, and then against San Francisco and Minnesota.

A few losses to end the season could be the difference between Detroit being first in the NFC North (and the entire conference) and third in their division.

Fortunately, the Lions are riding high behind a legitimate MVP candidate in Jared Goff and the highest scoring offense in the NFL. The defense was also a team strength, ranking sixth overall in points allowed. Branch has been a key player on that side of the ball all year and ranks third in the league in interceptions.

While it’s funny that Joseph makes light of Branch’s viral moment, the Lions will need the second-year safety to not have a moment like last Sunday’s again. That could be the difference between an unprecedented moment in NFL history in February and the Lions once again watching the Super Bowl from home.