Football isn't fair. There are no guarantees. And as expectations rise, it only hurts that much more when a team falls short.
Holly Campbell, the wife of Lions head coach Dan Campbell, broke her silence on the team's loss to Washington.
The Lions were built well enough that Goff didn't need to be the best quarterback in the league for them to advance. But even this kind of a Maserati needs a driver who won’t plow into traffic.
The Washington Commanders booked their spot in the NFC Championship game after a 45-31 win over the Detroit Lions at Ford Field, with the run game playing a pivotal role.
Jayden Daniels and the nothing-to-lose Washington Commanders sent the top-seeded Detroit Lions to a stunningly swift playoff exit. Daniels threw for two touchdowns and fellow rookie Mike Sainristil had two interceptions,
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Jayden Daniels and the nothing-to-lose Washington Commanders sent the top-seeded Detroit Lions to a stunningly swift playoff exit. Daniels threw for two touchdowns and fellow rookie Mike Sainristil had two interceptions,
That meant the NFC playoffs were coming through Detroit, if they kept winning. Unfortunately, the Lions played their worst game of the season and there’s nothing left to win. Dan Campbell said it best after the game when having to summarize the outcome, “we never complemented each other.”
But that’s not what happened. The most apparent downfall turned out to be reality, as rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels lit up the Lions’ defense drive after drive, toying with the unit by making every single throw in the face of pressure. He never made a mistake, and the Lions never caught a break.
In the aftermath of the Lions’ shocking exit in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, Dan Campbell could only mask his emotions for long. The head coach, who helped craft the identity of a hard-nosed Detroit team that cruised to the NFC’s top seed with a 15-2 record,