The 2020 NFL regular season schedule was revealed on Thursday, and while the Detroit Lions were dealt a difficult slate of games, they truly went above and beyond with their schedule announcement video. The Lions’ social media team created a schedule reveal entirely in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the Nintendo Switch game that has unsurprisingly become a smash hit during coronavirus lockdowns.
The video is full of great jokes, like a Lions gear-wearing villager burying a giant bear in a hole for Week 1, and a villager trying to give Animal Crossing museum curator Blathers a donation he definitely doesn’t want (Redskins tickets). There’s even a Carole Baskin reference for Joe Exotic fans.
Big shout out to @animalcrossing for holding it down while we wait for football season. #animalcrossingnewhorizons #acnh #animalcrossing pic.twitter.com/RcvUKq91Cb
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) May 8, 2020
Week 1: vs. Bears
Week 2: at Packers
Week 3: at Cardinals
Week 4: vs. Saints
Week 5: Bye
Week 6: at Jaguars
Week 7: at Falcons
Week 8: vs. Colts
Week 9: at Vikings
Week 10: vs. Redskins
Week 11: at Panthers
Week 12: vs. Texans
Week 13: at Bears
Week 14: vs. Packers
Week 15: at Titans
Week 16: vs. Buccaneers
Week 17: vs. Vikings
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