Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell defined throughout a Tuesday look on Detroit sports activities radio station 97.1 The Ticket why he does not remorse what turned a controversial two-point conversion strive late on this previous Saturday’s 20-19 loss on the Dallas Cowboys.
“I instructed our offense, I believe I mentioned this earlier than, we’re going for the win,” Campbell mentioned, as shared by Andrew Gould of The Spun. “We’ll go down, we will rating, and we’re going for the 2. And I wasn’t coming off of that.”
Campbell’s plan appeared to work when offensive sort out Taylor Decker caught a move from Detroit’s Jared Goff ultimately zone. Nonetheless, the rating was negated as a result of referee Brad Allen questionably deemed that Decker did not correctly report as eligible earlier than the snap.
Per The Associated Press (h/t ESPN), an offsides penalty finally put Detroit on the 3-yard line for the strive. Campbell was instantly requested Tuesday if he had second ideas about not kicking the additional level and taking part in to enter an time beyond regulation interval at Dallas’ AT&T Stadium following the penalty.
“No,” Campbell answered.
Whereas speaking with reporters on Monday, Campbell insisted the 11-5 Lions will use Saturday’s disappointment “as gasoline” heading into the playoffs. On Tuesday, he talked about how the loss towards a fellow postseason membership may benefit Detroit.
“We bought put in that second in a big-time recreation the place there’s no approach out,” Campbell mentioned. “We’re going to discover a method to win it there on the finish. They knew it, and so now we’ve been by way of that stress degree. We’ve been by way of that in a big-time recreation, and it’s going to be good for us.”
As of late Tuesday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Lions as fourth among the many betting favorites at +750 odds to characterize the NFC in Tremendous Bowl LVIII. If nothing else, it appears like Campbell will not play for a tie even when a championship is on the road.