{"id":78333,"date":"2022-09-26T06:30:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-26T06:30:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/i-cost-our-team-in-loss-to-vikings\/"},"modified":"2022-09-26T06:30:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T06:30:06","slug":"i-cost-our-team-in-loss-to-vikings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/i-cost-our-team-in-loss-to-vikings\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;I cost our team&#8217; in loss to Vikings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em__fp gnt_em_vp__tp gnt_em__el\" aria-label=\"Video - Detroit Lions should be kicking themselves after losing at Minnesota\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell entered the locker room after Sunday&#8217;s 28-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and told his team its latest gut-wrenching defeat was on him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">One of the most aggressive coaches in the NFL when it comes to in-game decision making, Campbell made a slew of choices Sunday that had his team in position to win its first road game since late in the 2020 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions led the Vikings by 10 points, on the road, with 8 minutes to play, and then Campbell cowered late when he passed on a fourth-and-4 attempt with 1:14 left in lieu of a 54-yard field goal attempt .<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Austin Seibert missed the kick wide right, his second long miss of the game, and the Vikings scored the winning touchdown three plays later on a 28-yard touchdown pass from Kirk Cousins \u200b\u200bto KJ Osborn.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">LIONS GRADES VS.  VIKINGS:<\/strong>Dan Campbell gets F for late-game call<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cI frickin&#8217; regret my decision there at the end,\u201d Campbell told reporters after the game.  \u201cI should have gone for it on fourth down and I told the team that.  I should have gone for it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions, who set an NFL record for most fourth-down attempts last season, converted 4 of 6 fourth-down tries Sunday after Seibert clanked a 48-yard field goal off the right upright on the game&#8217;s opening possession.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions converted four of five fourth-down tries over the next 28 minutes, passing up five long field goal attempts in the process.  They gained 68 yards on those five plays, an average of 13.6 yards per play, and their four conversions led to two touchdowns and a field goal.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">But leading 24-14 early in the fourth quarter, Campbell&#8217;s aggressive decision making began to go awry, and that made him re-think his approach late in the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Jared Goff threw incomplete deep on third-and-1 with just under 11 minutes to play at the Lions&#8217; 27-yard line.  The Vikings scored a touchdown on a 6-yard Alexander Mattison run to cut their deficit to 24-21 on the ensuing possession, and Jamaal Williams was stopped for no gain on fourth-and-1 on the Lions&#8217; next drive, setting up a dramatic final 3 minutes.<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">3 QUESTIONS:<\/strong>Lions&#8217; ceiling this season will be determined by its leaky defense<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions had a chance to run out the clock after Cousins \u200b\u200bthrew incomplete on fourth-and-7 just before the two-minute warning, but managed only one first down before facing a fourth-and-4 with 1:14 on the clock.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Campbell called a timeout to mull his decision \u2014 he said he was considering three scenarios on the sideline, including a pooch punt to pin the Vikings deep \u2014 before sending Seibert and his field goal unit on for a kick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">When Seibert missed, the Vikings took over at the 44-yard line.  They were in field goal range two plays later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cI regret that decision, 100 percent.  I really do,\u201d Campbell said.  \u201cI hate it and I do feel like I cost our team.  I really do, man.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/09\/25\/PDTF\/84dd6202-7900-411b-be76-9aaeb1e0dee4-AP_Lions_Vikings_Football_MN_5.jpg?ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/09\/25\/PDTF\/84dd6202-7900-411b-be76-9aaeb1e0dee4-AP_Lions_Vikings_Football_MN_5.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=880&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lions running back D'Andre Swift tries to break a tackle by Vikings safety Camryn Bynum during the second half on Sunday, Sept.  25, 2022, in Minneapolis.\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">According to ESPN, the Lions&#8217; had a 90% win probability had they decided to punt on fourth down, an 89.6% win probability had they run an offensive play, and an 85.4% win probability with a field goal try.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Several Lions said after they were surprised Campbell chose the field goal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201cHe ultimately has the final say and I&#8217;m not going to question him, but I wish I would have gone over there and demanded to stay on the field and I guarantee he would have let us,\u201d Goff said.  \u201cWe all have our regrets in some ways, shape or form, but ultimately we had two chances as an offense to finish that game.  Really had a chance on the longer drive, fourth-and-1, we didn&#8217;t convert, and then had a chance following that when they didn&#8217;t convert on fourth down.  Two chances, get a few first downs and the game&#8217;s over, and just gave them too many chances.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_anc\" id=\"gnt_atomsnc\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-method=\"loadAnc\" aria-label=\"Newsletter signup form\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">The Lions converted their first fourth down midway through the first quarter when Goff completed a 30-yard pass to Amon-Ra St.  Brown on fourth-and-5 from the Minnesota 32. Williams scored his first of two rushing touchdowns one play later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Williams ran for 5 yards on fourth-and-1 and Goff found Josh Reynolds for a 17-yard gain on another fourth-and-1 on the Lions&#8217; next possession, when they took a 14-0 lead on a 5-yard touchdown pass to TJ Hockenson.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_fo__bet-best\" aria-label=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" data-gl-type=\"comment\"><!--@pre<iframe class=gnt_em_fo_if src=\"\/tangfrag\/sports\/gaming\/bet-best?prm-embedded&prm-teamid=1042&prm-gnteamid=1&prm-league=NFL#fhp-assetid=69517939007\" loading=lazy sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-forms\" title=\"Scores and odds from Tipico\"><\/iframe>--><\/aside>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><strong class=\"gnt_ar_b_al\">JEFF SEIDEL:<\/strong>Gamblin&#8217; Dan Campbell played it safe and the Lions got burned<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">And after failing to pick up a fourth-and-1 late in the second quarter, Goff threw a 16-yard pass to Reynolds on fourth-and-2 just after halftime to set up a 40-yard Seibert field goal that gave the Lions a 24-14 lead.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Goff finished 25 of 41 passing for 277 yards for the Lions, with one touchdown and a late desperation interception with 9 second to play.  Williams, playing significant minutes as D&#8217;Andre Swift was limited by ankle and shoulder injuries, had a game-high 20 carries for 87 yards.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gnt_em gnt_em_img\"><img class=\"gnt_em_img_i\" style=\"height:440px\" data-g-r=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/09\/25\/PDTF\/a9ec4913-b103-4af6-8e9c-2ada03d58c4f-USATSI_19116793.jpg?ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/presto\/2022\/09\/25\/PDTF\/a9ec4913-b103-4af6-8e9c-2ada03d58c4f-USATSI_19116793.jpg?width=1320&amp;height=880&amp;fit=crop&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp 2x\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Minnesota Vikings wide receiver KJ Osborn catches a touchdown pass against the Detroit Lions late in the fourth quarter at US Bank Stadium, Sept.  25, 2022 in Minneapolis.\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Cousins \u200b\u200bwas 24 of 41 passing for 260 yards and two touchdowns for the Vikings (2-1).  His touchdown pass to Osborn came on a miscommunication in the Lions secondary, after the Lions lost safety Tracy Walker to a potential Achilles tendon injury early in the game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">\u201c(Campbell) did come in and say that one&#8217;s on me, but that&#8217;s on us,\u201d said Lions left tackle Taylor Decker.  \u201cWe always want to go for it on fourth down.  We&#8217;re going to go for it on fourth down a lot, cause I know the coaches believe in us.  I know there is some like analytics to football, but I also know Dan is very apt to just be like, &#8216;I believe in our guys, let&#8217;s make a play.\u201d  If we kick a field goal and it works, great.  It just did not work out in our favor.  But we do know Coach believes in us and we know our coaches believe in us to be able to get the job done, and we just didn&#8217;t make enough plays to get the job done to seal it at the end.  Like I said, we get one first down the game&#8217;s over.\u201d<\/p>\n<aside aria-label=\"advertisement\" class=\"gnt_m gnt_x gnt_x__lbl gnt_x__al\"\/>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\"><em>Contact Dave Birkett at dbarkent@freepress.com.  Follow him on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/davebirkett\" data-t-l=\":b|e|inline click|${u}\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" target=\"_blank\">@davebirkett<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell entered the locker room after Sunday&#8217;s 28-24 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and told his team its latest gut-wrenching defeat was on him. One of the most aggressive coaches in the NFL when it comes to in-game decision making, Campbell made a slew of choices Sunday that had &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/i-cost-our-team-in-loss-to-vikings\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">&#8216;I cost our team&#8217; in loss to Vikings<\/span> Read More &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":78612,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/dan-campbell-regrets-trying-54-yard-field-goal-in-fourth-quarter\/","url_meta":{"origin":78333,"position":0},"title":"Dan Campbell regrets trying 54-yard field goal in fourth quarter","date":"September 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\r \r \r Getty Images The Lions were aggressive about going for it on fourth down for most of Sunday's game against the Vikings, but head coach Dan Campbell opted for a different course of action late in the fourth quarter.Detroit faced a fourth-and-four from the Vikings' 36-yard-line with 1:14\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Sports&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"Washington Commanders v Detroit Lions","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/25\/2022\/09\/GettyImages-1425229657-e1664195378451.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":78628,"url":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/detroit-lions-week-3-stock-report-4-risers-5-fallers-vs-vikings\/","url_meta":{"origin":78333,"position":1},"title":"Detroit Lions Week 3 stock report: 4 risers, 5 fallers vs.  Vikings","date":"September 26, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"A very one-sided effort by the Detroit Lions on Sunday kept them in the game, but resistance from the defense, special teams, and the coaching staff resulted in the Minnesota Vikings being handed the win. 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