“You always love football - that’s why you keep going when you are losing - but these are the days when it is fun.”Īll of the coaches and players recognized a turning point in the third quarter - a moment when the Lions showed they weren’t going to take another embarrassing pratfall. “This season has really tested us - losing as many games as we did teaches you how hard it is to win - and now we come out and beat arguably the best team in the league. “We don’t match up with that team on paper - not at all,” he said. Jared Goff, who threw three touchdown passes and averaged a season-best 8.3 yards per attempt, understood the magnitude of the upset. They missed a chance to clinch their first playoff berth since 2015 with a win over a team they were favored to beat by nearly two touchdowns. The Cardinals (10-4) started the day tied for the NFL’s best record and were undefeated on the road. We threw caution to the wind, knowing we might win or we might lose by 50 but that we’d play our game.” “We knew we had to go all out today because if you play timid against the Cardinals, they will take you apart. “We knew what we had to do and we did it in all three phases of the game. “That’s what we’ve been trying to build here,” Campbell said. The Lions finally played the type of game coach Dan Campbell imagined - tough on both sides of the ball - and stunned the Arizona Cardinals with a 30-12 victory Sunday. At 1-11-1, they looked like a team playing out the string of another unsuccessful season. 5, the Lions went to Denver and were taken apart in a 38-10 loss. (Lon Horwedel/AP)Ī week ago, the Detroit Lions looked as if they had finished their season early.Īfter avoiding a winless season by beating the Minnesota Vikings on Dec. All rights reserved.Lions cornerback AJ Parker, foreground, and safety Brady Breeze break up a pass intended for Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz (86) on Sunday, Dec. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. "Sometimes when you care a lot, your body can give different signals.
We spent a good hour together, and I was very, very impressed with him. "Cutler is a passionate guy that wanted to win, you know," Arians said. It was a day I felt went very well and they made a decision and I went on with it."Īrians welcomed the opportunity to coach Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, who is now playing for his fifth offensive coordinator and third head coach since 2009.Īrians and Cutler met for one hour during the interview process, an experience Arians has fond memories of. "I felt very comfortable I thought it was a great organization, Phil and all the guys there, Mr. "The Bears were the first ones to put paperwork in for me, so that was the first interview I gave," Arians said. The veteran coach quickly landed on his feet in Arizona, where the Cardinals have gone 21-11 (one playoff appearance) in the past two years.
The Bears fired Trestman (13-19 in two years) and Emery following the 2014 regular season.īut Arians has no regrets over the Bears' decision. Instead of tabbing Arians - now a two-time NFL Coach of the Year - to replace longtime coach Lovie Smith, former Bears general manager Phil Emery settled on Montreal Alouettes coach Marc Trestman. The Bears (0-1) welcome Arians and the Cardinals (1-0) to Soldier Field on Sunday. "I thought when I left, I said, 'I don't think anything could've been any better throughout the whole day.' And I didn't look back thinking I did anything wrong in any way. I was ," Arians said on a conference call with Chicago media members. Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians said Wednesday he was surprised the Chicago Bears did not hire him in January of 2013.
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