Dan Campbell says Detroit took a ‘harder road’ after the fire

The The Detroit Lions survived a scare on Sunday afternoon against the New York Giants, they fought back from a double-digit deficit to win 34-27 in overtime at Ford Field in Detroit.

Thanks to the victory, The Lions improved their record at 7-4 with a key division matchup against the Green Bay Packers expected later this week on Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, the Giants’ struggling season has continued, as they are now 2-10.

For the Lions, they are not enjoying the kind of dominance they displayed last season, where they won 15 of their 17 games until their campaign was halted by a stunning postseason loss to the Washington Commanders.

According to the head coach Dan CampbellThe lions are pleased moving on a difficult path to victories compared to their easier road that they had last season.

“You can say what you want about yesterday,” Campbell said, via DetroitFootball.net . “At the end of the day, the best thing that happened was that we complemented each other. …You kind of take it as it comes, and you just try to improve along the way. And you just never know.

“I think 15-2 felt great last year until you get kicked out right away,” Campbell said. “Then it’s like maybe we have to go the hard way and just win. Let’s just win and find a way every week and grind it out.”

The Lions will open against the Packers at Ford Field on Thursday, starting at 1:00 PM ET.

Dan Campbell recently took over the duties of running the game

Campbell recently took over the play-calling duties from offensive coordinator John Morton this month after Detroit struggled to put together consistent performances.

Former offensive coordinator Ben Johnson left to accept a head coaching position with the division rival Chicago Bears and was replaced by Morton. While Morton isn’t calling offensive plays for now, he remains on the staff and has been spoken positively by Campbell, who appreciates his contributions.

Johnson wasn’t the only coordinator the Lions lost during the offseason, as former defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn accepted the head coaching position with the New York Jets.