Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell wasn't surprised by his team's 21-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2023 NFL season opener on Thursday night.
Campbell told reporters after the win he "didn't learn anything" about his team, but rather "got verification on what I already knew" about them.
"It already was a resilient team and we added pieces to that resilient team," he said, "so we're built to handle some stuff and we did that today against a very good opponent."
This was similar to the message Campbell delivered to his team in the locker room after beating the reigning Super Bowl champs.