The Detroit Lions didn't make the playoffs but they had a 2022 season to remember. They capped off a 9-8 season with a win over the Green Bay Packers. Jamaal Williams was one of many players to dazzle fans and help lead the team to surprising success. He ended his season with a huge franchise record and two hilarious clips from the final game.

Williams got fans laughing with his Naruto reference in the NBC player introductions and then came through with a hilarious postgame interview. After first discussing his deceased great-grandfather and what he means to him, he turned on a dime to praise the Lions for their resiliency and call out their doubters.

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β€œI'm grateful to be able to play this game for my great grandfather. I'm glad that he's looking down on me and I know I'm making him proud,” Williams said. β€œ[The game ball] is for him. Another thing: stop playing us, man. We're the Detroit Lions. We the Detroit Lions, stop playing with us. I don't even watch TV but I heard everybody already picked the Packers over us. Stop playing with us. That's all I gotta say, man.”

Jamaal Williams had a solid game against the Packers, his former team, and ended the season with a league-leading 17 rushing touchdowns and 1,066 rushing yards. He emerged as a legitimate top running back and fan-favorite for an up-and-coming Lions squad.