Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell emphasizes the value of last season's NFC Championship Game experience as his team prepares to face the Washington Commanders. Campbell believes the adversity and lessons learned from that game will serve the Lions well in their pursuit of a repeat playoff run.
Detroit elevated defensive lineman Chris Smith and cornerback Stantley Thomas-Oliver from the practice squad for Saturday's game.explained that Detroit has benefitted from the experience of playing in the NFC Championship Game last season. The Lions can get to that point for the second consecutive year with a win over the Commanders.noted, the experience for the team having played and lost in that setting can be beneficial as it looks to get back to that point and beyond this season.
“I think there was a lot of things that went down and happened in the second half, and I think really once you get in that moment and you go against a team who had been there time after time, playing at a high level, really good football, San Francisco, and they willed that to happen more than we were able to overcome and made the plays in opportune times and we didn’t," Campbell said.
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