Jayden Daniels or not, that felt like a small slice of revenge for last season’s playoff upset — but more importantly, it gave the Detroit Lions and their fan base a much-needed confidence boost as they found their mojo again, manhandling the Washington Commanders, 44–22.

Dan Campbell looked every bit the dad at the local Applebee’s on a Friday night, grabbing his wife’s reader glasses to scan the draft beer list—and then called a game as masterfully as that same dad executes a perfectly timed “clear the ocean floor” announcement when the food arrives.

With Campbell taking over play-calling, Detroit got back to basics to rediscover its identity. Less zone, more gap-scheme runs. Less shotgun, more under center. Fewer straight dropbacks, more play action. Fewer multiple-tight-end sets, mor

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