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Following a 40-34 road win over the San Francisco 49ers on Monday night, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell defended his decision to play all of his starters despite the game being essentially meaningless in terms of the standings.
Speaking to reporters after the game, Campbell expressed his belief that taking the same approach as usual was the right thing for his team, saying:
"Yeah, it was on my mind, and I thought a lot about it. I thought about it leading up to the game, I thought about it last night.