Gamblin' Dan Campbell played it safe and the Detroit Lions got burned, writes seideljeff
Gamblin’ Dan is fun and nerve-wracking and exciting and infuriating and curious.The Vikings came into this game as 5½-point favorites — yes, the real gamblers in Vegas thought the Lions didn't have much of a chance.The only reason the Lions had a 14-0 lead in the first quarter was because they converted three fourth downs midway through the first half.In the first quarter, Campbell went for it on fourth-and-5 from the Vikings' 32.But maybe it wasn't a risky move.
Everybody was on their feet. The Vikings were waving their arms and the in-stadium noise meter hit 117 decibels.Penei Sewell collapsed the right side of the line and St. Brown cleaned it up.Three plays later, the Lions scored on a Goff touchdown pass.And that happened soon enough.Campbell went for it on fourth-and-2 from the Lions' 48.That gave the Vikings a short field. And they marched down and scored a touchdown.If you are going to gamble this much, sometimes you will lose.
Safety Tracy Walker went down with an ankle injury in the first quarter and the Lions put in JuJu Hughes. Playing with this much risk doesn’t seem sustainable. And it’s not what you do when you have a dominant team.My big takeaway: The only reason why the Vikings had a chance to win was because Campbell took so many risks.Contact Jeff Seidel: [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter
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