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2023 Stats (Rank)
Points per game: 27.1 (5th)
Total yards per game: 394.8 (3rd)
Plays per game: 66.9 (2nd)
Pass Attempts + Sacks per game: 37.5 (13th)
Dropback EPA per play: 0.11 (7th)
Rush attempts per game: 29.4 (7th)
Rush EPA per play: -0.01 (6th)
Coaching Staff
Dan Campbell always had grit. A tight end selected in the third round of the 1999 NFL Draft by the Giants, he entered the coaching ranks shortly after his playing career, starting as an intern with the Miami Dolphins in 2010. In 2015, then the tight ends coach of the Dolphins, Campbell was named interim head coach four games into the season. Under Campbell, the Dolphins went 5-7, including a 20-10 victory over the New England Patriots in the season finale. Miami opted to hire Adam Gase and Campbell was off to New Orleans, where he received a crash course as an assistant under Sean Payton. Looking back now, it’s no surprise Campbell mentioned biting the opponent’s kneecaps in his very first press conference as the head coach in Detroit.
Brian Daboll and Kevin Stefanski have won Coach of the Year honors each of the last two years respectively, but no coach can claim to have been better than Campbell over that time. In 2022, Campbell’s Lions recovered from a 1-6 start to win eight of their last 10 games, including a 20-16 win at Green Bay on Sunday Night Football to eliminate the Packers from playoff contention in Aaron Rodgers’ final game with the franchise. In 2023, Detroit tied the franchise record for wins with 12, clinched their first division title since 1993 and advanced to the NFC Championship game for the first time since 1991. After instilling a culture based on resilience, Campbell’s Lions didn’t lose consecutive games for the first time since 1972. The 21 wins in a two-year span is a franchise record made even more impressive coming on the heels of the Matt Patricia (13-29) era and a 3-13-1 season in Campbell’s first year in 2021. Coach of the Year is a single-season award, but the Lions’…
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Publish date : 2024-07-01 15:58:14
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