For Dan Campbell, this is déjà vu. When the Detroit Lions began their 2022 season, Week 1 greeted them with a loss, intensifying the heartbreak after the team’s 3-13-1 run the previous season. Unfortunately, things only plummeted from there. In the Lions’ first six games, they went 1-6, eliminating any hopes of things getting better. But Campbell held on in the face of public scrutiny and an even greater pressure to fire offensive coordinator Ben Johnson. The head coach remembered one word: Belief . The result?
In the next 10 games, the Lions won 8 times (complete with two 3-game winning streaks). They also ranked fourth in total yards per game (380.0) at one point in the season, and fourth on third-down conversions (42.98%). Why are we telling you all this? Well, this season, Campbel