On Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Lions hit the road in Maryland to take on the Washington Commanders, looking to put last week's dud against the Minnesota Vikings fully in the rearview mirror. Some fans were quick to notice that it appeared to be head coach Dan Campbell calling the plays for the offense for the first time this season, which had some confused on why the team elected to shake things up.

During halftime, Campbell spoke to FOX sideline reporter Megan Olivi about the decision.

“It’s just a changeup. We wanted to mix things up,” said Campbell, per Mike Garafolo on X, formerly Twitter.

Overall, the early returns on the decision were encouraging, as the Lions were able to put 25 points on the board in the first half against Washington, and quickly continued that momentum i

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