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Big Bill fan plans trek to Detroit

Has attendance streak of 336 games

Mother Nature isn’t going to throw a wrench into Ken Johnson’s 21-year streak of attending every Buffalo Bills game — no matter where they play.

Johnson has every intention attending his 336th consecutive game on Monday night, even though the “home” game against the New York Jets will be in Detroit because of heavy snow in the Buffalo area.

“You think I’m not going to Detroit!?” he asked incredulously by phone on Friday. “Close personal friends and stuff are worried that I might not make the game. I just wouldn’t expect that from them, like this is a big deal.”

It isn’t to Johnson, a Rochester-based software developer who was formulating contingency plans before the snowstorm began hitting the region on Monday. When the NFL on Thursday night announced the game would be moved to Detroit, Johnson was left with several easy options.

He can fly standby direct from Rochester. And if that fails, he’ll make the relatively easy 5-1/2 hour drive.

“A lot of plans I make at the last-minute anyway,” said Johnson, who intends to travel on Sunday. “And Detroit was like the best case.”

Dorsey Rembert Sr. of Detroit is a die-hard Lions fan, but that’s not stopping him from trying to get tickets to the game. The fact that it’s free certainly is a big factor but the 59-year-old Rembert has other motivations.

“It’s just the excitement of the NFL coming to Detroit on an extra day,” he said. “I’d like to see Michael Vick also, and the Jets are good.”

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