Not a lot can fell a automotive manufacturing unit, particularly one which makes ultra-profitable heavy-duty pickup vehicles. Supply points, a strike, a once-in-a-generation pandemic, stuff like that. Now, you’ll be able to add a soccer sport to that record.

The Detroit News reports that GM will delay a shift begin time on on the Flint Assembly Sunday so workers can watch the Detroit Lions within the NFC Championship sport. Ordinarily, the shift begins at 9:45 PM on Sunday, however will likely be delayed by an hour to 10:45 PM so employees can (hopefully) catch the top of the 6:30 sport. 

Flint Assembly is the one Michigan GM plant that runs on Sundays, and it builds the vastly essential — and big — Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD pickups. “We know this is a rare moment in Detroit sports history and we want our team to savor the moment, while still assuring we’re providing our customers and dealers with the trucks they need,” mentioned a GM spokesperson in an announcement to the Detroit News. One hopes with tongue firmly in cheek.

It is the primary time the Lions have made the NFC Championship sport 1992. The staff will play towards the San Francisco 49ers in an away sport at Levi’s Stadium. If victorious, the staff will advance to the Super Bowl for the primary time since 1957. For a football-loving state like Michigan, this can be a large deal.