Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell gave his props to interim Carolina Panthers head coach Steve Wilks after losing to him on Sunday afternoon.
Detroit LionsThat was the case when his red-hot Lions went cold on the road in Charlotte, losing to theSo, when it was time for the head coaches’ customary handshake after the game, Campbell walked right up to interim head coach Steve Wilks and told him how he felt about the Panthers’ performance.
The reason why Campbell called it an"a—kicking" was due to D’Onta Foreman and Chuba Hubbard teaming up for 165 and 125 yards, respectively. Foreman also scored one of three Panthers rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Sam Darnold, much like Detroit’s Jared Goff, has also been playing well and he was efficient in this contest. Darnold is the third quarterback of the year for Carolina, which cut Baker Mayfield and tried P.J. Walker before going to the former first-round pick by theDarnold was 15 of 22 for 250 yards with one passing touchdown to his favorite target of late, D.J. Moore, who had five catches for 83 yards on seven targets.
Goff still had himself a good game with 355 yards on 25 of 42 with three passing touchdowns. But Detroit’s defense just couldn’t keep up with how well the Panthers’ offense was running.
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