Episode 47. Bettina Braga — Detroit Lions International Fan of the Year with Mind the Snap Podcast

She moved to Ann Arbor as a 15-year-old exchange student from São Paulo, walked into the Big House on her second day in the US, and came home a Detroit Lions fan. Now, over a decade later, Bettina Braga is the Detroit Lions International Fan of the Year, and she is very much the main character. In this special collab episode, Victoria teams up with Ryan and Lee from @mindthesnap to interview @betinafrank_ on her origin story, what it took to earn that title, what happened at the draft in Pittsburgh, and what it actually feels like to be a woman who loves football this much. This one's for every girl who ever got asked to name three players before being taken seriously.

00:25 — Victoria x Mind the Snap collab intro
05:32 — Becoming a Lions fan by accident
13:17 — Building the Brazilian Lions community
17:34 — The Aidan Hutchinson surprise reveal
23:14 — The custom pants with a QR code
26:02 — Draft day, Pittsburgh and her draft pick
32:52 — Being a woman in football
42:41 — Cowboys vs. Ravens at Maracanã
49:56 — NFL culture in Brazil
58:30 — Bettina's 30-second Lions pitch

Up Next on The Game:
Next Wednesday, Victoria is back with the Pick 6. Next Friday, she sits down with Ann Marie, a Denver Broncos cheerleader. Follow @thegamehq and @mindthesnap so you don't miss either.

Read more about Betina here: https://www.nfl.com/honors/fan-of-the-year/international/2025/lions

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