Allen Park — Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell would prefer his words weren't as prophetic as they ended up being, but he clearly had a pretty good idea how the Philadelphia Eagles would attack his team's defense.
In the teams' matchup last season, the Eagles ran wild, rushing for 236 yards and four touchdowns. So absent proof the Lions had figured out the recipe for slowing that ground game, Campbell anticipated more of the same in this year's season opener.
"If I’m them, I’m doing the same thing," Campbell said last week. "We’re going to come back and attack you the same way and see if you’ve fixed any of your problems.