The Lions and Commanders, both known for their aggressive fourth-down strategies, clash in the divisional round. Coaches Dan Quinn and Dan Campbell's willingness to gamble on fourth downs could be a deciding factor in who advances to the NFC championship.
The Lions and Commanders have one thing in common — and it could decide who goes to the NFC Championship Game
“And I think that’s who we are the whole season,” he added. “But when you do get stopped early, you just have to stay the course knowing that ‘hey, keep your chin tucked and keep swinging,’ knowing that this is going to be a game that’s going to go all the way down to the end.
In last year’s NFC championship game against the San Francisco 49ers, Detroit went 1-for-3 on fourth down in a 34-31 loss, a game in which they led by 17 at one point. Both failed attempts came while the team was in field goal range, including once while the 49ers led 27-24.Campbell shocked even some of the most analytics-pilled NFL onlookers this season when he attempted a late fourth-down conversion against the Green Bay Packers.
“You’d love to say that if you’re going to do that, you’re going to convert every one of them, but that’s not the reality,” Campbell said after the win."It doesn’t always work that way. So, you know, you’re taking a high level of risk. There is risk with it, but I felt like with our guys, it wouldn’t be as big of a risk as it may appear to be.”
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