Ever since his now-famous introductory press conference in January 2021 in which he said the Detroit Lions would "bite a kneecap off" during his tenure as coach, Dan Campbell has never minced words.

So on Monday, when he was asked about the Lions being in chase mode in the NFC playoff race as they enter the Week 15 game against the Los Angeles Rams , he didn't back off.

"We've got to win; we need to win," Campbell said. "We're trying to get back to [the playoffs]. So all that matters is this one [game]."

However, the SportsLine Inside the Lines team and Projection Model don't necessarily agree with Campbell that Sunday's game against the NFC West-leading Rams (10-3) is a must-win game for Detroit. Los Angeles is a 5.5-point favorite over the Lions.

Certainly a victory on Sunday wou

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