Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell may live to regret the comments he made to Kevin O'Connell after the Los Angeles Rams dumped the Minnesota Vikings out of the playoffs on Monday night
Dan Campbell's message to Kevin O'Connell after the NFL's regular-season finale will not come through after the Rams end Minnesota's season
He was prescient. Because the Detroit Lions did indeed motivate the Los Angeles Rams to beat the Minnesota Vikings, all because he told Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell “I’ll see you in two weeks” after their Week 18 game. That meant Campbell assumed the Vikings would beat the Rams.
The Rams have plenty of bulletin board material for Monday's playoff game, but none of it has come from the Vikings.
The Vikings are coming off of a 31-9 loss at the hands of the Detroit Lions that gave Detroit the NFC North title, sealing coach O'Connell's team's round one playoff fate. On Friday, it was revealed that the Rams are using a postgame quote from Lions coach Dan Campbell as motivation ahead of their showdown with the Vikings.
After the Lions were eliminated by the Commanders, fans quickly took to social media to make fun of Vikings' Kevin O'Connell and Dan Campbell
The Lions could lose quarterbacks coach Mark Brunell if Aaron Glenn takes a head coaching job, according to reports.
Jayden Daniels and the nothing-to-lose Washington Commanders sent the top-seeded Detroit Lions to a stunningly swift playoff exit. Daniels threw for two touchdowns and fellow rookie Mike Sainristil had two interceptions,
The Eagles and Commanders are surging right as the Cowboys are at their most hopeless. That feels about right.
But Detroit got less than it wanted and took a step back from last year's postseason run. The Lions entered the divisional round as Super Bowl favorites, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, and exited with a 45-31 loss to sixth-seeded Washington on Saturday night in front of a stunned and saddened crowd.
In the divisional round on Saturday, the Washington Commanders stunned the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions 45-31. Here are three takeaways.