Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell was asked during his postgame press conference after losing to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium if he regretted going for it on a fourth down late in the game.
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Campbell, 47, did not regret anything, but he is focused on the wrong fourth down. The issue was not his aggressive nature. It was quite the opposite.
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“I just felt really good about us converting, and getting our momentum, and not letting them play long ball,” Campbell said. “They were bleeding the clock out. That’s what they do. And I wanted to get the upper hand back. It’s easy hindsight, and I get it. I get that. But I don’t regret those decisions.
“And that’s hard. You know, it’s hard. Because we didn’t come through, it wasn’t able to work out. But I don’t. I don’t. And I understand the scrutiny I’ll get, and that’s part of the gig, man. But we just … it just didn’t work out.”
Dan Campbell plays it safe before halftime
The fourth down that Campbell should have gone for was right before halftime when the Lions were up 21-7. He settled for the field goal instead.
San Francisco ended up completing a 17-point comeback in the second half when Campbell’s aggressiveness no longer paid off and the Lions missed out on reaching the Super Bowl for the first time in franchise history.
The Niners will get their revenge against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs after losing to them five years ago.
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