Dan Campbell Sees Detroit Lions Close Out Regular Season With Win Over Minnesota But At What Cost?

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell was determined to see out the regular season with a victory and duly overcame the Minnesota Vikings but, in the process of doing so, has also seen his side impacted by injuries suffered during the game.

Having lost to the Dallas Cowboys in NFL Gameweek 17, Campbell wanted a victory to see them move to the No.2 seed in the NFC to help boost home-field advantage, albeit briefly, but during the course of his team’s 30-20 victory, they lost tight end Sam LaPorta to what looks like a very bad knee injury.

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The Detroit Lions completed their 12th win of the season, which ties as a franchise record, and therefore won the divisional title for the first time in over three decades, but in the end, the Cowboys beat the Washington Commanders, meaning that the Lions finished in third spot after all.

On the move to risk players in the final regular season game, Campbell was firm in his rebuttal,

"You're either all in or all out," before adding on LaPorta’s injury,

“It’s not as bad as it looked, but it’s not good news,”

“We’ll know more (Monday). I know it looked awful.” Campbell added.

The rookie has had a fine season, making 86 catches, covering 889 yards, and scoring ten touchdowns. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff commented on the loss of the young talent,

“You can’t replace that chemistry,” Goff stated.

The Lions will now face the Los Angeles Rams in the Wild Card game at Ford Field on January 14th in what may well prove to be a tough game indeed.

Sean McVay’s side won the Super Bowl in 2021 and then had a poor follow-up campaign, but have come back to form this time around. 

The Los Angeles Rams will go into that game full of confidence following a strong end to the regular season. They stood at 6-7 after losing to the Baltimore Ravens in overtime, but McVay’s side have since responded well.

Wins over the Washington Commanders, the New Orleans Saints, the New York Giants and a massive victory over the San Francisco 49ers have seen the Rams finish the season at 10-7 and ready to take on the Lions to extend their season still further. 

Meanwhile the Vikings tasted defeat yet again, with Minnesota losing six of their last seven following the loss of quarterback Kirk Cousins with an Achilles tendon injury.

On the collapse of the season, Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell commented,

"I appreciate the way these guys battled all the way to the end, despite all the adversity and all the injuries,"