Late Sunday night, in the center of a postgame Ford Field, Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell embraced Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell and offered a simple message.
“See you in two weeks,” Campbell said.
The Lions had just beaten the Vikings 31-9 to grab the NFC North title and the No. 1 overall seed in the NFC playoffs. If the teams meet again in two weeks, it’ll be right in the same place, a deafening building in downtown Detroit.
Campbell’s team was headed into a much-needed bye week; to the victors go the rest and recovery.