Following the Lions’ dramatic 34-31 last-second win over the Packers, head coach Dan Campbell stated his philosophy for his gutsy fourth-and-1 call:
“Let’s finish this.”
Detroit converted the fourth down despite a slip on the handoff from Jared Goff and kicked the winning field goal from 35 yards out. Kicking earlier from 38 yards out would have left Green Bay nearly 40 seconds to work with.
The Dan Campbell Lions have consistently been one of the most aggressive teams in the league in terms of going for it on fourth down and trying to impose their will on opposing defenses — and it’s a philosophy that’s going to come in handy as the Lions try to win the Super Bowl with mounting injuries on defense.