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Dan Campbell walked up the podium to the lectern for his weekly day-after-the-game news conference Monday, contorted the microphone to his liking and fidgeted with the rolled up left sleeve on his team-issued long-sleeve shirt.<\/p>\n

Six days before the biggest game of his coaching career, Campbell could hardly contain his excitement to get on the field.<\/p>\n

“I just want to play,” Campbell said near the end of his 13-minute media session. “It’s coming and it’ll be down the wire and they’ll be there, we’ll be there and it’s going to be fun. It’s going to be an exciting game.”<\/p>\n

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The Detroit Lions visit the Green Bay Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field in a game with stakes that seemed too far-fetched to mention two months ago.<\/p>\n

MORE FROM BIKETT:<\/strong>This is the Lions’ new normal: Playing meaningful games in January (and beyond?)<\/p>\n

The Lions were 1-6 in early November, when they hosted a 3-5 Packers team that was four games into a five-game losing streak. Neither looked remotely like a playoff contender then, or even after the Lions beat the Packers, 15-9, in a turnover-filled game.<\/p>\n