The good and the bad of the Arizona Cardinals’ loss to the Detroit Lions
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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell once again delivers a victory speech that will last for eternity.
“Hey, listen, man. That’s how you get back on track. You all right?” Campbell began his speech in the visiting team’s locker room after the Lions’ 20-13 victory over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, with his trademark pacing. “Which doesn’t surprise me one bit. You guys came to work. It was the best week we’ve ever had.”
“And that’s what I love, man,” Campbell continued. “This week we talked about it. That was one of those tough, inglorious games that you had to play, and you did. Across the board, man.”
“And that’s ultimately our starting point, man. That’s our starting point, and that’s what we showed today.”
Campbell then goes over some game statistics before handing the game ball to Brett Fisher, the Lions’ director of player health and performance.
“It feels good to win, doesn’t it?” Campbell asks the team more animatedly and loudly before concluding. “You guys deserve it. Make it clear.”
Then an excited Lions quarterback, Jared Goff, takes over and tells the team to “stand up” four times while the team stands together in a circle.
“Hey, team wins. Team wins. That’s how it goes,” says Goff. “Win on three. One, two, three!”
Everyone: “Win!”
The Lions will next host the Seattle Seahawks on Monday Night Football at Ford Field on September 30.
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