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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is a risk taker. Sometimes it pays off, other times it backfires. Most would advise against going for it on fourth down at your own 31-yard line when it’s a tie game with 43 seconds left, but Campbell isn’t most coaches.
His bold attempt in the divisional game against the Green Bay Packers paid off and not only did the Lions offense convert, it set up a walk-off field goal from Jake Bates. The 34-31 victory extended the Lions win streak to 11 games, most in franchise history, and gave them a ticket to the playoffs. This is the first time the Lions have clinched consecutive playoff berths since 1994-1995.
Detroit now sits at 12-1 and those 12 wins tie a single-season franchise record for most wins. The way things are going, they will likely break that record.
There was a lot to celebrate Thursday night for the Lions and Campbell, who is no stranger to producing electric quotes, delivering a very passionate locker room speech.
Campbell opened the speech with a mighty “Yeah!” which immediately caused the rest of the locker room to erupt in cheers.
“I told you, you’ll never forget this game,” he began. “You will never forget this game. We don’t have to talk about how tough we are. We don’t have to talk about how resilient we are. We live it, man. We’ve been living it.”
Campbell gave shoutouts to his defense and his offense, saying, “That’s a way to step up,” then without missing a beat, turned his attention to offensive tackle Dan Skipper, who was bent over.
“There you go, Skip. Keep throwing up or whatever you’re doing over there,” Campbell said, getting laughs from the rest of the team. “That’s the way to freakin’ lay it all on the line.”
The Lions are dealing with significant injuries, including defensive end Aidan Hutchinson, and the head coach noted that the team is able to pull off more wins even with players down.
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Author : Shanna McCarriston
Publish date : 2024-12-06 14:45:00
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