The Detroit Lions lost a game they could’ve won, again.
Dan Campbell’s uber-aggressive style came back to haunt them, again.
With 12 minutes left in the game, just as his team trailed by ten points, Campbell inexplicably attempted an onside kick.
Unsurprisingly, that didn’t work.
The Bills recovered and took the football deep into the Lions’ territory, setting the table up for another score.
The Lions, who boast an explosive offense and could’ve easily scored 10+ points in the remaining minutes, wound up losing by six.
Following the loss, Coach Campbell expressed confidence in his team’s ability to get the ball.
With that in mind, NFL legend J.J. Watt claimed that as much as he thinks he could wrestle a small bear, that doesn’t mean he should do it.
He argued that, given the low success rate of onside kicks, attempting one in that situation was simply insane.
I “think” I could wrestle a small bear,
that doesn’t mean I should try it.I love that DC believes in his squad so much that he thinks everything they do will be successful.
But onside kicks have a 7% success rate.
Trying one with 12 min left while only down by 10 was insane. https://t.co/cERF0YJONq— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) December 16, 2024
Granted, the Lions have already punched their postseason ticket, so they were sort of playing with house money.
Still, they haven’t clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC.
Campbell’s aggressive decision-making has now been a talking point in consecutive weeks.
The Lions are no longer an underdog, so they don’t need to play as such.
And while being aggressive and going for the home run is great at times, other times, it just doesn’t make much sense.
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