Dan Campbell's message to Kevin O'Connell after the NFL's regular-season finale will not come through after the Rams end Minnesota's season

Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions are no strangers to adversity. But the NFC North champions a resilient group. If you knock them down nine times, they get up 10. Detroit's ability to bounce back even stronger after getting punched in the mouth is a testament to Campbell's leadership as the head coach.

He was prescient. Because the Detroit Lions did indeed motivate the Los Angeles Rams to beat the Minnesota Vikings, all because he told Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell “I’ll see you in two weeks” after their Week 18 game. That meant Campbell assumed the Vikings would beat the Rams.

Dan Campbell’s team did not even play in the Wild Card Round of the NFL playoffs, but the coach still may be 1-0. Campbell’s Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-9 in Week 18 to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC. Though they finished 14-3 ...

Incidentally, Molly Campbell, the wife of Lions head coach Dan Campbell, was all over social media before the game. After making waves last week for hilariously trolling his husband on Instagram, she turned heads again before Sunday's clash after sharing a photo of her pizza order.

Dan Campbell has swept his division, won the NFC North consecutively, and clinched the best record in the conference and the entire league while missing half his roster due to injury. If not him, then who?

The Detroit Lions’ defensive coordinator had just shepherded a depleted unit to its finest performance of the season Sunday during a 31-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings ... unbelievable job,” Lions coach Dan Campbell crowed Tuesday.

Dan Campbell typically doesn’t look too far ahead or reflect too much on the past, but for a moment Tuesday, the Detroit Lions’ ultra-confident head coach allowed himself a moment of

“Dan Campbell is the guy I’d want to meet ... The completion sent the crowd into a frenzy and crushed Minnesota’s spirits. As the sticks moved, Vikings cornerback Stephon Gilmore looked up at the videoboard with a look of resignation.

Washington leads 31-16, including a 3-0 record in playoff games at home. Against the spread: Commanders 11-6-1, Lions 12-5. Last meeting: Lions beat the Commanders

The Detroit Lions (15-2) were able to secure the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the first time in franchise history after a Week 18 win against the Minnesota Vikings, and now after a week off, they are back in action Saturday night in the divisional round as they face off with the No.