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Dan Campbell takes blame for Lions loss, explains early onside kick

Dan Campbell didn’t mince words in his postgame press conference after the Detroit Lions’ 48-42 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

“I didn’t have those guys ready to go, not like that,” Campbell said. “Not when you’re playing a team like that. That’s with me. We had a number of guys that have played a lot better than that, just overall, and so that tells me that’s (on) me. I didn’t have these guys completely ready to roll.”

It’s not surprising to hear Campbell fall on the sword. He’s the kind of leader that would take blame even when it’s not his fault.