There may not be another head coach on the planet who would go for it on 4th & 1 with 43 seconds left in a tie game at the opponent’s 21-yard line instead of attempting a field goal to take the lead, but that’s what Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell did Thursday night.
“I just felt like we needed to end it on offense,” Campbell said. “I did not want to give that ball back and I believed we could get that. I believed we could convert, and I trust that O-Line, I trust David (Montgomery), and they came through for us.