General Motors plant delays shift start time so employees can watch Lions in NFC Championship

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The Detroit Lions are set to play in their first NFC title game since 1992, and have a chance to make it to their first-ever Super Bowl.

The team is headed to San Francisco to face the top-seeded 49ers on Sunday for a trip to the big game, and a Detroit-based company is accommodating its employees, many of which are die-hard fans of the Lions, to view the matchup.

The General Motors plant in nearby Flint, Michigan, announced to its workers that it will delay production for an hour on Sunday, in order for employees to watch the playoff game.

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Signage on the outside of General Motors Co.  Flint Assembly in Flint, Michigan, on June 12, 2019. (JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

A GM employee posted a screenshot of an email he received from the company's automated system that informs employees if a shift has been added or canceled on a Lions Reddit page.

"Flint Assembly will not have an early start for normal production on 3rd shift this Sunday, January 28…We recognize the Detroit Lions playing in the NFC Championship game as a rare, unique opportunity that warrants this temporary schedule adjustment to allow employees to enjoy the game and make it to work on time," the email read.

"In my 13+ years at GM I've never seen a postponement to start the week...even 2 feet of snow wouldn't do it lol. This is for the city! Go Lions!," the employee wrote.

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff looks to pass during the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Detroit on Sunday. (Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

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