Tricks, but no treat: Lions special teams gambles fall short
Associated PressINGLEWOOD, Calif. — Dan Campbell emptied the playbook in an effort to get his first NFL victory as a head coach, only to see it fall short. “So we needed to try to stick around in the fourth quarter and find a way to win it.” According to Sportradar, it is the first time since Jacksonville in Week 15 of the 2014 season that a team had a successful onside kick and fake punt in the same game. After D’Andre Swift’s 63-yard touchdown off a screen pass by Jared Goff gave the Lions a 7-0 lead less than 3 minutes into the game, Campbell told his team it was going to do an onside kick. “We knew we had that in our bag and we finally pulled it out.” Rams coach Sean McVay said they were not caught off guard by the trick plays, but not stopping them was frustrating. “They ended up creating a bunch of momentum.” Jared Goff — who threw for 268 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in his return to SoFi Stadium — said keeping the Rams’ high-powered offense off the field worked to the Lions’ advantage.
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