Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell before a game against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium. Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports

Watch: Dan Campbell hypes up Lions locker room after third straight win

By Michael Gallagher | Last updated Nov 21, 2022 9:56 PM ET

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is quickly becoming the Barry Sanders of postgame speeches.

And his latest celebration after Detroit’s 31-18 win over the New York Giants on Sunday served as a bit of catharsis for a team that was written off three weeks ago.

“We’re paying some pretty clean, physical football man,” Campbell said. “…We were efficient; that’s the way to win, man. Now you’re figuring it out. Now we’re figuring it out. That’s three (straight wins).”

That's outstanding, gentlemen! pic.twitter.com/buXYqZ2amR
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) November 21, 2022

Sunday’s win was Detroit’s third in a row — the team’s longest win streak since Campbell took over as head coach in 2021 — which vaulted the Lions to second in the NFC North and put them just a game and a half out of the final wild-card spot.

It was also just the third loss of the year for the upstart Giants, who are 7-3 and tied for second in the NFC West, and it was the first time an opponent scored 30 points on New York’s defense this year.

Michael Gallagher

Michael Gallagher is a longtime sports journalist based out of Nashville with a decade of experience covering college football, mixed martial arts and prep sports plus the NFL and NHL — specifically the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators. He’s covered several notable sporting events including an AFC Championship game, a Stanley Cup Final, an NHL All-Star Game and an NHL Stadium Series. Some of his past bylines can be found at the Nashville Scene, SB Nation, The Hockey News and Fox Sports Knoxville

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