head coach has owned up to his bad fake punt call against the . Campbell with reporters on Thanksgiving Day, per The Athletic's Colton Pouncy.
“That's a bad call on me … Shouldn't have done that,” Campbell said on the botched punt call.
Detroit trailed Green Bay 23-6 at halftime on Thursday. The Lions struck first in the second half. Running back David Montgomery scored on a six-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to nine following the two-point conversion.
The Lions started their next drive deep in their own territory. Detroit spotted the ball on its two-yard line. The Lions tried to move the sticks on 3rd-and-5 but quarterback Jared Goff's pass fell incomplete.
Dan Campbell decided to go for it on fourth down. Unfortunately, his strategy backfired. Packers linebacker Lukas Van Ness' tackle on Jalen Reeves-Maybin thwarted Campbell's plan. Detroit turned the ball over on downs. The Lions went on to lose their third game of the season, 29-22.
a gutsy fake punt against the defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1. Campbell and Lions special teams coordinator Dave Fipp decided to call a fake punt in the first quarter.
Lo and behold, the ploy worked. The Lions eventually scored a touchdown in their next drive. They upset the Chiefs, 21-20.
Goff called Campbell's strategy “ballsy” after the game.
Dan Campbell thought lightning could strike twice on Thanksgiving Day. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case. Detroit dug itself a huge hole early in the game against the Packers. in the first half proved costly.
Campbell and Co. will look to regroup against the New Orleans Saints in Week 13.