DETROIT -- Ladies and gentlemen, the fired-up version of the postgame Dan Campbell speeches has returned.

In a game they definitely needed to keep their playoff hopes alive, the Detroit Lions delivered an impressive performance in all three phases, defeating the Dallas Cowboys 44–30 at home . The Lions, who never trailed, improved to 8–5.

“This was a damn good win, guys. Real good. Nobody tells us who we are,” Campbell told his locker room after the game. “Nobody, man. We write our own story. We’ve said it all along. That’s a way to show up, man. Way to show up. We do what we want to do and how we’re going to do it. You guys showed up.

“Was it perfect? No. Do we have a lot to clean up? Yeah. That’s a good win, man. That was a hot team, right? And that’s one down. We got another one to

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