Leaning into their identity on both sides of the ball, Campbell's Lions secured a "legacy" win over the Vikings in Week 18.
Even by NFL standards, Detroit has taken a pounding this season. It has resulted in a team hardened for anything.
The Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-9, and clinched the 1-seed and home-field advantage in the playoffs. Colin Cowherd talks about the Lions’ mentality and how Dan Campbell is the perfect HC for this team.
LOS ANGELES — Dusty May knows the grind required to win a title. That the Detroit Lions were able to win their division and earn a No. 1 seed in playoffs has only increased his appreciation for the franchise and its head coach.
There was plenty of reason to dance and celebrate Sunday night for the Detroit Lions and their fans, including head coach Dan Campbell’s wife Holly and daughter Piper. After a 31-9 dismantling of the Minnesota Vikings to earn the No.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell told Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell that the teams will meet again in the NFL playoffs.
The Detroit Lions clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history, defeating the rival Minnesota Vikings, 31–9 to secure the NFC North title and earn a bye in the first round of the playoffs.
Incidentally, Molly Campbell, the wife of Lions head coach Dan Campbell, was all over social media before the game. After making waves last week for hilariously trolling his husband on Instagram, she turned heads again before Sunday's clash after sharing a photo of her pizza order.
Now in his 30th season leading Michigan State, Izzo has gone against the grain plenty of times and sees a kindred spirit in Dan Campbell. The fourth-year coach of the Lions is as aggressive as they come in keeping the offense on the field on fourth down.
The Lions have harnessed Dan Campbell's mindset and turned it into the best regular season in Detroit franchise history.
All of the Detroit Lions' other postgame locker room celebrations this season were just a lead-in to the regular-season finale.