There isn’t a situation in which Dan Campbell won’t go for it on fourth down. We found that out on Thursday night.
The Detroit Lions failed on a fourth down from their own 31 earlier in the second half, and had what seemed like an obvious decision to kick a field goal with 43 seconds left in a tie game. But it wasn’t obvious. The Lions went for it, and even with Jared Goff falling down while taking the snap, he handed to David Montgomery for a 7-yard gain and a first down. That meant Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers wouldn’t have the chance to answer a field goal.