Lions coach Dan Campbell on failed fake punt vs. Packers Thats a bad call on me

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Late in the third quarter of a game in which they were heavily favored, the were trailing 23-14 against the division rival , and facing fourth down and five yards to go on their own 23-yard line. As he is occasionally wont to do, Lions coach Dan Campbell called for a little trickeration.Rather than punting it away, the Lions went for a fake, with the long-snapper directing the ball to the personal protector in hopes Austin Shepherd Jersey of being able to run for a first down and keep the drive alive for an offense that had generally struggled throughout the afternoon. Alas, that is not what happened on the play. "And they're not gonna get there!" ball! | : FOX Green Bay Packers (@packers) Three snaps after the failed fake, Christian Wilkins Jersey Packers quarterback found in the end zone for a touchdown, extending Green Bay's lead to two scores. The Lions would pull within a touchdown on their final offensive po se sion of the game, but ultimately fall short after failing to recover an onside kick attempt. Following the game, Lions coach Dan Campbell took the blame for the fake. "Yeah, look, that's a bad Texas Longhorns Jersey Sale call on me," Campbell said, . "That's a bad call. I shouldn't have done that to those guys. That's a bad call." Campbell was pre sed on whether the punt team had the correct look to run the play or whether they should have audibled into a punt, but he again said that it was just a bad call, and the blame goes on him. Quarterback , though, defended the effort."We trust the hell out of Campbell ," Goff said. "He makes those calls, most of the time he's right. When he's not, we've got to pick Jesus Wilson Jersey him up and make the plays to help us win the game. But yeah, we trust the hell out of him and love when he puts us in situations to make him right." The Lions have gone for it on fourth down more often than any other team in the this season, and they've been fairly succe sful in those attempts. They went 0-4 on fourth down against Green Bay, though, and the fake punt proved fairly costly. Still, the Lions know that they are generally going to come out Antonio Callaway Jersey ahead on these types of decisions in the long run, and based on Campbell's track record, we should expect him to continue being aggre sive.