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Lions Dan Campbell Does Not Care About Backlash: Starters Playing MNF vs 49ers Regardless of Vikings

Jeff Skversky 29,013 4 weeks ago
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via Lions “I’ll make this easy for everybody that way all the critics can jump out and start attacking, but that way you don’t have to debate them anymore. We’re bringing everything we got to this game and we are playing, I don’t care what it looks like and where it’s at and who’s this, who’s that. We’re going out to play and win this game, out on the West Coast. So there you go.” Lions Dan Campbell Does Not Care About Backlash from anyone because his Starters are Playing vs the 49ers on MNF Regardless of what happens in the Vikings - Packers game If the Vikings beat the Packers then the Detroit game against the 49ers will not mean anything for #Detroit for playoff seeding and their chase for the #1 seed Detroit Lions (13-2) – playoff berth Green Bay Packers (11-4) – playoff berth Minnesota Vikings (13-2) – playoff berth Philadelphia Eagles (12-3) – playoff berth Detroit Lions (13-2) at San Francisco 49ers (6-9); Monday, 8:15 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC Detroit clinches NFC North division title and the NFC’s No. 1 seed, lone first-round bye and home-field advantage with: DET win + MIN loss @JeffSkverskyYouTube LIONS have won franchise-record 13 games in 2024. Can become 1st team since 2020 Chiefs with 8-0 road record. • QB JARED GOFF passed for 336 yards & 3 TDs with 137 rating in Week 16 & became 1st player ever with 275+ pass yards, 2+ TD passes & 135+ rating in 5 games within single season. Has 41 career games with 300+ pass yards, tied with HOFer Dan Marino & Matt Ryan for 2nd most by QB in 1st 9 career seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row with 300+ pass yards, 4th in row with 3+ TD passes & 5th in row with 100+ rating. Ranks 2nd in pass yards (4,095) & rating (112.2) & 4th in TD passes (career-high 33) this season. Has 2,264 pass yards (283 per game) & 17 TDs (16 pass, 1 rush) vs. 6 INTs for 102.5 rating in 8 career Monday starts. Aims for his 5th in row at SF with 2+ TD passes. • RB JAHMYR GIBBS had 154 scrimmage yards (109 rush, 45 rec.) & 12th rush TD of season last week, his 5th-career game with 100+ rush yards. Ranks tied-3rd in scrimmage TDs (15) & 4th in scrimmage yards (1,596) in 2024. Can become 7th RB ever under age 23 with 3,000+ scrimmage yards & 25+ scrimmage TDs. Aims for his 3rd in row on Monday with rush TD. Had rush TD in 2023 NFC-C. • WR AMON-RA ST. BROWN had career-high 11th rec. TD of season last week. Ranks tied-2nd with 101 receptions in 2024 & became 3rd player ever with 100+ catches in 3 of his 1st 4 career seasons. Has TD catch in 13 of his past 16 on road. Had 7 catches for 87 yards in 2023 NFC-C. • WR JAMESON WILLIAMS had 5 catches for career-high 143 yards last week, incl. career-long 82-yard rec. TD, his 9th-career TD catch. Aims for his 3rd in row with rec. TD. Had 2 TDs (1 rec., 1 rush) in 2023 NFC-C. • TE SAM LAPORTA had 16th-career rec. TD last week, tied-3rd most by TE in 1st 2 career seasons all-time. Had 9 catches for 97 yards in 2023 NFC-C. • DB BRIAN BRANCH led team with 12 tackles & had TFL & PD last week, his 5th game with both TFL & PD in 2024, most in NFL. Has career highs with 96 tackles & 15 PD this season. Aims for his 3rd in row with PD & 4th in row with TFL. • DB KERBY JOSEPH ranks tied-1st in NFL with career-high 7 INTs in 2024. • LB JACK CAMPBELL has career-high 110 tackles in 2024 & is 1 of 2 in NFC (Lavonte David) with 100+ tackles, 5+ TFL (5) & 5+ PD (5). QB BROCK PURDY passed for 313 yards & 2 TDs vs. INT for 95.1 rating last week, his 9th-career game with 300+ pass yards. Passed for 267 yards & TD vs. INT & rushed for 48 yards in 2023 NFC-C. • RB ISAAC GUERENDO (rookie) aims for his 3rd in row at home with 75+ scrimmage yards. • TE GEORGE KITTLE had 8 catches for 106 yards last week & became 4th TE ever with 20+ games (20) with 100+ rec. yards in 1st 8 seasons. Has 7,241 career rec. yards, 2nd-most all-time by TE in 1st 8 seasons. Ranks 2nd among TEs with 967 rec. yards in 2024 & needs 33 rec. yards to become 5th TE ever with 4 career seasons with 1,000+ rec. yards. • WR DEEBO SAMUEL had 7 catches, season-high 121 scrimmage yards (96 rec., 25 rush) & 2nd rec. TD of season last week. Had 8 catches for 89 yards in 2023 NFC-C. Had 9 catches for 189 yards & rec. TD in only career reg. season meeting (9/12/21). • WR JAUAN JENNINGS has 50+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4. Has career highs in catches (63), rec. yards (856) & rec. TDs (6) in 2024. • LB FRED WARNER led team with 11 tackles last week & has 117 tackles in 2024, 1 of 2 (Bobby Wagner) with 115+ tackles in each of past 7 seasons. Aims for his 3rd in row in 2024 & 4th in row vs. Det. (incl. playoffs) with 10+ tackles #lions #dancampbell #detroitlions #detroit #greenbaypackers #packers #vikings #minnesota #minnesotavikings #mnf #49ers #49ersvslions #PressConference #Interview #NFL #NBA #video #viral #viralvideo #game #sports #gameplay #reporter #questions #Philadelphia #Philly #Eagles #YouTube #YouTubeShort #YouTubeShorts #tiktok #viral #viralvideo #facebook

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