FIRST TAKE | "Dan Campbell killed Lions game" - Stephen A. Smith reacts to Lions' collapse vs. 49ers
Summary
TLDRThe script describes the NFC championship game between the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers. The Lions had a commanding 24-7 halftime lead but the 49ers rallied to tie the game by the end of the 3rd quarter, eventually winning 34-31. There is analysis and debate over Lions coach Dan Campbell's decisions to go for it on 4th down multiple times rather than kick field goals. The drops and fumbles by the Lions in the 3rd quarter are highlighted as key turning points. There is disagreement over how much blame Campbell deserves for the loss versus the Lions' execution.
Takeaways
- 😀 Lions jumped out to early lead but couldn't hold on as 49ers stormed back
- 😱 Lions had 24-7 halftime lead but got outscored 27-0 in 3rd quarter
- 😡 Campbell questioned for going for it on 4th down instead of kicking FGs
- 🏈 Lions dominated 1st half running game but abandoned it in 2nd half
- 👎 2 Lions WR drops in 3rd quarter directly led to 49ers points
- 😫 Lions fumble by RB Gibs also led to 49ers points in 3rd quarter
- 😤 Campbell takes blame but Stephen A says collapse not his fault
- ⚡ 49ers QB Purdy's mobility surprised Lions in 2nd half
- 😕 Stephen A says Campbell should have stuck with run game
- 😞 Huge missed opportunity for Lions to reach Super Bowl
Q & A
What teams are playing in Super Bowl 58 according to the script?
-The San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs.
What was the final score of the NFC Championship game between the 49ers and Lions?
-The 49ers won 34-31 after overcoming a 24-7 deficit.
Who scored the game-winning touchdown for the 49ers?
-The script doesn't specify, but it says the 49ers scored 27 unanswered points in the second half.
What questionable coaching decisions by Dan Campbell is the script referring to?
-The script mentions Campbell electing to go for it on 4th down twice instead of kicking field goals.
How well did the Lions run the ball in the first half?
-The script says the Lions ran for 148 yards and 3 touchdowns on 21 carries in the first half.
Why does Stephen A. Smith blame Dan Campbell for the loss?
-Smith believes Campbell should have continued running the ball in the second half instead of passing more.
What were the key Lions mistakes in the second half according to Shannon Sharpe?
-Sharpe cites two dropped passes by Josh Reynolds and a fumble by Jir Gibbs as being pivotal.
What was the time of possession advantage for the 49ers in the second half?
-The script doesn't specify the exact time of possession numbers.
How effective were the Lions on 4th down during the regular season?
-The script says the Lions converted 20 out of 24 4th down attempts of 3 yards or less during the regular season.
Who does the script say the Lions will play in the Super Bowl if they had won?
-The Kansas City Chiefs.
Outlines
😲 Lions Blow Big Lead, 49ers Comeback to Reach Super Bowl
The 49ers overcome a 24-7 deficit against the Lions to win the NFC championship 34-31. The Lions had dominated the first half, but made critical mistakes in the 3rd quarter that allowed the 49ers to rally. There is debate over whether Lions coach Dan Campbell made the right decisions to go for it on 4th down rather than kick field goals.
😡 Stephen A. Blames Lions Coach for Collapse
Stephen A. Smith puts a lot of blame on Lions coach Dan Campbell for the collapse, arguing he should have continued running the ball in the 2nd half like they did so successfully in the 1st half. Smith says there is no excuse for only running 8 times in the 2nd half after running so well early on.
👍 Molly Defends Lions' Approach That Got Them There
Molly Qerim Rose defends Dan Campbell's aggressive approach that has defined the Lions, arguing that second-guessing the 4th down decisions ignores that drops and fumbles were bigger reasons for the loss. She doesn't think kicking field goals would have changed the outcome.
😤 Shannon Says Take Points, Adjust Strategy
Shannon Sharpe draws on his Super Bowl experiences, arguing that Detroit should have taken points with field goals when they could. He says being aggressive is good, but situations like having a big lead call for adjusting strategy to protect it, even if it goes against your tendency.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡NFC Championship game
💡comeback
💡questionable decisions
💡momentum
💡collapse
💡turnover
💡third quarter
💡defense
💡San Francisco 49ers
💡Super Bowl
Highlights
The Lions had a 24-7 halftime lead but lost 34-31 after being outscored 27-7 in the second half
Dan Campbell defended his decisions to go for it on 4th down instead of kicking field goals
Dan Campbell took responsibility but said he didn't regret the 4th down decisions
Shannon Sharpe blamed the loss more on the Lions' second half collapse and key drops/turnovers
Stephen A. Smith disagreed and said Campbell deserves some blame for abandoning the successful run game
Smith pointed out the Lions had 148 rushing yards in the first half but only 34 in the second half
Olowoski said the Lions' collapse was more about drops and turnovers than the coaching decisions
Sharpe said Detroit dominated and should have kept running the ball in the second half
Smith argued that with a 24-7 lead, the Lions should have played it safer and taken field goals
Olowoski countered that being aggressive is part of the Lions' identity that got them wins
Sharpe emphasized that Detroit could adjust tactics being up 17 points vs. their usual games
Drops by Josh Reynolds contributed to failed 4th down attempts
A key fumble by Jir Gibbs helped swing momentum to the 49ers
The Lions had only one turnover in the playoffs until the Gibbs fumble
The Lions got outgained 170 to 42 yards in the 3rd quarter with two drops
Transcripts
the winner of this game will take on the
Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl 58 to
the endone touchdown Detroit R jir Gibs
just dancing through the defense and the
Lions extend their lead it's been all
Detroit caught by is on fire here come
the ners CNC the 49ers have tied the
game and the lions will go for it
incomplete certainly that will be
questioned toss to 20 15 10 first and
goal to go
49ers
touchdown it's over the ners are going
to
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Vegas with their stunning 34- 31 come
from behind win against the Lions in
Sunday's NFC Championship game the ners
get a chance to avenge their Super Bowl
loss to the Chiefs to get there the
Niners needed to overcome a 247 deficit
after a first half the veteran Le Niners
rattled off 27 consecutive second half
points and surged to the win Detroit
letting a huge opportunity slip away
after the game Dan Campbell asked about
two questionable decisions to go for it
on fourth
down they were bleeding the clock out
that's what they do um and I wanted to
get the upper hand back um you know and
it's easy hindsight and I get it you
know um I get that
but I don't regret those decisions and
that's hard you know it's hard because
you know they didn't we didn't come
through we wasn't able to to work out
Dan's going to catch a lot of heat for
the fourth down decisions I know how you
guys feel about when he keeps the ball
in your hand how much do you think those
changed the momentum of the game no I
loved them we got to convert huge the
first one yeah huge I think that was the
Turning Point um and just getting GF off
the spot kind of making them
uncomfortable back there we knew we
finally had a quarterback who's going to
be be on that spot
often all right Dan you spent seven
years of your career with the Detroit
Lions we know how badly you would have
liked to see them win and get there how
much of this collapse are you putting on
Dan Campbell in the coaching yeah very
little this let's be clear though this
is a disastrous collapse for Detroit to
be up 14- nothing to be up 247 and to
lose in that way disaster I put very
little on Dan Campbell everyone's
talking about kicking field goals and
whatnot let's put into context one this
is not analytics driven only this is who
we are Detroit who we're playing against
San Francisco Detroit was dominating
this game and any facet that they wanted
to throughout this game they were
running the ball in the perimeter that
we talked about Jared G was delivering
the ball Gibbs was being spectacular
with the ball in his hands the fourth
and two so third down happens Fred
Warner makes a great play fourth and two
they go for it and this game quarter
fourth and two they throw the the ball
to Josh Reynolds he drops it then we
come back and then there's going to be a
a drop on third down by Josh Reynolds in
the third quarter and then there's the
fumble by Gibbs in the third quarter all
led to 17 points Dan Campbell not
kicking field goals doesn't lead to
those two drops Dan Campbell not kicking
field goals doesn't lead to that Gibbs
fumble the reality was they've made
their way they were outgained 170 to 42
in the third quarter they they're like
two drops in that third quarter alone
that's the most in a game that they've
had all season long all season long Dan
Campbell did not do that that's their
first turnover in the playoffs that Gibs
fumble this is not on Dan Campbell
whether to kick field goals or not they
won four games this year by deciding to
play that style of football this was in
the third quarter they choked they had
done things that they had not done all
season and all playoffs long credit San
Francisco and Brock FY they took
advantage of them but this is about that
third quarter and just disastrous
collapse more so than kicking field
goals or not kicking field goals I
respect I respectfully disagree with you
um I like Dan Campbell a lot I think
he's done a hell of a job um in in
turning this franchise around and making
them formidable I I really am fond of
him as a coach but I can't absolve him
from some blame yesterday like for
example I'm looking at these numbers in
the first half in olowski in terms of
you running the football and I'm saying
to myself what the hell is the problem
21 carries for 148 yards and three
scores in the first half you are running
rough shot over the San Francisco 49ers
you are literally looking like you're
playing Bully ball sh Shannon you're
looking like you're playing Bully ball
you're pushing them around you look more
physical Gibbs and Montgomery coming out
of the back field doing what they want
to do trick play uh the Jameson Williams
He skirts down for the side down the
middle of the field for the first score
of the game we watch them to know that
you can run the football we what do we
say about things two things travel in
come NFL playoff time defenses and
running games you got those two going
for you chances are you going to win a
game and guess what the San Francisco
49ers were shook they were getting
pushed around they were getting pummeled
and Detroit had all the momentum in the
world what possible excuse can you have
for running the football eight times in
the second half for 34 yards why because
Gibbs you know fumbled and and as a
result of that you got nervous why
didn't you continue to just run a
football you could have done that you
could have tried that you should have
tried that I'm not going to blame them
so much about py because py is not known
as the most mobile quarterback in the
world you didn't anticipate that his
Mobility would be such a factor as the
game waned I get that and I understand
that when they went for it the first go
round fourth and two or fourth and three
whatever it was I blame Josh Reynolds
for that he dropped the ball you got
catch that pass got to catch that pass
right but the second go round when they
did it in the third quarter when they
were trying to stop the momentum and
stop the bleeding um the play just
looked a bit discombobulated people
weren't on the same page um I'm sorry
that's not just on the play that play
happens because of Armstead the play is
there they're going to have an in route
to Reynolds huge completion Armstead
becomes Armstead they do a little twom
man stunt inside he gets unblocked yeah
yeah yeah but what I'm talking about is
how Josh Reynolds I mean obviously you
threw him the ball the ball wasn't near
him is what I'm trying to say it wasn't
near him all right all I'm that's all
I'm saying you can break that down if
you want to I'm not disputing that I'm
saying at the end of the day you're
going for it because you met you've had
a you've had a tendency to go for it on
fourth down you've done it almost more
than anybody else in the league great
and you've been at a 52% rate major
props to you but didn't work yesterday
and all I'm trying to say to you is that
you got to continue to run that football
you got to find a way to stop that
bleeding you got a 24 to7 lead at
halftime you do not have an excuse to
lose that game and to get blitzed in the
third quarter the way that you did I
mean Not only was the game tied the game
was tied by the end of the third quarter
tied by the end of the third quarter and
ultimately you ended up scoring 27
unanswered points before you put up
something I'm sorry I got to look at the
coach there and I gotta say yo man that
this was not your Shining Moment you're
absolutely right Stephen A I agree with
you Stephen A I disagree with you doo
Ste Stephen I remember when I was in
Denver and being one of the leaders
every time we left the locker room
during a playoff game I would always
tells the guys don't you be the one
don't you be the one that get a penalty
that cost us don't you be the one that
fmer the football that cost us coach
don't you be the one to try to be the
smartest man that ever play the coach
the game take those points because
instead of being tied you're still up
three because now if you're up if you're
tied cuz see now if you take the points
instead of being down three they scor
that touchdown when you miss it on
fourth down to be down 10 now you're
down three and guess what you go get a
touchdown you're tied in that situation
do you can't always what if Andy Reed by
nature he's an aggressive play calling
Coach what's Patrick Mahomes he's an
aggressive quarterback but in the third
and fourth quarter with the exception of
one play what did they do D they took
the air out of the ball because they say
the last thing that we want to do is
give the Ravens any type of momentum
it's okay to coach one way in one game
and then be some way totally different
we saw that with Atlanta everybody so
well that's what they do they throw the
ball you're up 283 run the effing
football Detroit you had run the E you
had dominated the 49ers defensive line
in the first half it was second and 12
and you hand the ball to Gibbs and he go
get 13 14 yards Montgomery up the middle
for five you getting five 8 10 12 14
yards a clip and you run the ball eight
times in the second half I got but we
got figure I don't know how many snaps
Detroit had in the second half I don't
think that that they ran you know like I
think I think the time of possession was
majorly swung and and snaps were swung
in the second half San Francisco in a
big advantage over Detroit so I I didn't
walk away from that game saying oh my
gosh Detroit abandoned the run in the
second half that third quarter they got
blitzed and it was because of drops and
that turnover that's why they lose this
game they don't lose this game because
Dan could you imagine Shannon here
here's my thing though Shannon if he
kicks field goals in that situation we
don't know if they would have won or not
there's people who believe that they
would have I don't know okay if they
kick field goals in that game and they
end up losing that game we would be
killing Dan Campbell today all of a
sudden you switched up and became
somebody that you're not that's why
we're talking about with Lamar a little
bit in the Baltimore game like you tried
to be something that you weren't all
season long that's who that's who
they've been and they've been great at
it they're 20 out of 24 on Fourth and
three or less this year let me ask you a
question how many times did they have
17-point lead though
but Shannon that's not the that that's
not the way he's thinking about it you
in a championship game Dio you have to
change a way of thinking you can't think
this you because you go home because you
go home and everybody calling you
calling you Dum because chanon they're
drops like we we we can't look if if
Josh Reynolds catches either of those
balls they're likely winning the game if
they block Armstead they're likely
winning the game so we're sitting here
killing the coach about we love the guy
for going for two all the time they beat
the Chargers because they went for it a
bunch of times I think they beat the
Bears because they went for it a bunch
of times like they won multiple games
this year because of the way that they
played and they executed it we he's got
to catch the
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