Lions Vs. Packers: Michigan Bar Offers to Pay All Tabs if Detroit Wins

On Dec. 15, 1991, the Detroit Lions defeated the Green Bay Packers in Wisconsin. More than 23 years have passed since then, and the — usually — lousy Lions have not managed to replicate that feat.

Detroit's inability to win at Green Bay is historic. The Packers's 23-game winning streak against the Lions at home is an NFL record. But on Sunday, Dec. 28, the curse might finally be broken. That is what patrons at The Pour House in Madison Heights, Michigan, will be hoping, anyway.

Bar owner Rudy Jarbo is promising to pay all bar tabs accrued this afternoon if the Lions are able to pull off the upset, which would give them their first division title since 1993.

"There's a lot of excitement around here about the Lions making the playoffs, possibly getting that first-week bye and being two weeks away from the Super Bowl," Jarbo told ESPN's Darren Rovell. "I think this gives Lions fans an incentive to watch physically, mentally, emotionally and financially."

There are rules, of course: Customers must arrive before kickoff and stay the entire game if they want their tab to disappear.

Apparently, the Pour House is a higher-end establishment. The capacity is just 100, but a shot of Johnny Walker Blue is $30, and there are craft beers that cost as much as $23, according to Rovell.

"We're not selling Bud Light and Coors," Jarbo said. "So the costs will add up if someone gets confident."

Jarbo estimates he will lose $3,000 in costs or roughly $10,000 in what he would have made at retail if the Lions actually win.

He said he is rooting for that scenario.

"If the Lions win, this two-decade-long Lions fan will celebrate," he said. "Plus, we'd be giving back to our customers."

Detroit is a 7.5-point underdog at Green Bay's Lambeau Field Sunday. The game is available on Fox at 4:25 p.m. in most of the country's television markets.

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