Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell admitted Sunday night that after their 16-9 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, a more conservative approach on fourth down would’ve resulted in a better chance to pull off the road upset.

“If you go totally conservative in the way this game played out and the way it was, you got a better chance of winning that game than some of those decisions I made,” Campbell said. “I understand that, but also that’s who we are. It’s who I am, and it bit us today.”

The Lions opted to go for it on fourth down five times against the Eagles, and all five times they failed to convert. In some cases, the Lions passed up an opportunity to kick a field goal. In others, they ended up ceding good field position when a punt could’ve pinned a struggling Eagles offense deep.

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