DETROIT -- Less than 24 hours before their Week 9 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings, the Detroit Lions announced their jersey combination for the division showdown.

And in a show of solidarity, Lions fans understood the assignment, as a sea of people donning Honolulu Blue filled the streets outside Ford Field on Sunday morning, waiting for the doors to open ahead of the 1 p.m. kickoff.

Among those fans was Miles Adams, a Florida resident celebrating his 15th birthday and hoping to catch a Lions victory in person.

Accompanied by his parents and brother, Adams told MLive he was expecting “belts” -- a playful nod to the popular phrase “belts to (expletive)” that he avoided saying in front of his parents -- with last season’s touchdown king, Jahmyr Gibbs, being a big reason why.

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