The Lions burned their last timeout in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win over the Giants because head coach Dan Campbell's headset wasn't functioning properly and he couldn't get the play call to quarterback Jared Goff.

Yes, the Giants lost, but the interim coach's plays mirrored a mindset of the 49ers coaching legend and Kafka's counterpart in Detroit.

The electric third-year running back lived up to his Sonic nickname in a big way with his heroics against the Giants in Week 12.

Dan Campbell knows his aggressive play calling hurt the Detroit Lions in their loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.

Dan Campbell not sweating bullets over 4th-down failures in Lions loss to Eagles, which has our Jeff Risdon singing some Megadeth lyrics

Head coach Dan Campbell confirmed in his Friday press conference that Sam LaPorta had surgery on his back and is unlikely to return this year. But LaPorta should be OK in the future. “He did have a procedure and he’s going to be out for a while — a while.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell announced superstar tight end Sam LaPorta has recently undergone back surgery to address an injury that sent him to injured reserve and any chance of him returning this season is “very,