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Jeff Risdon

Dan Campbell has ‘controlled fury’, vows that Lions ‘will use this as fuel’

We got our first Dan Campbell press conference since the postgame of the Lions’ controversial Week 17 loss at Dallas. Campbell’s demeanor calmed in the 36 or so hours after the officiating gaffe by Brad Allen that cost the Lions a go-ahead two-point conversion.

As Rage Against the Machine would put it, “Calm Like a Bomb”…

“I’ve got controlled fury and I’m ready to go,” Campbell told reporters on Monday afternoon. “I’m absolutely ready to go. I don’t go the other way, and the team won’t either.”

The focused aggression in the face of such an infuriating moment extends to the players, according to Detroit’s head coach.

Campbell added: “We will use this as fuel. I’m full octane right now.”

The fuel is set to ignite in Ford Field against the Minnesota Vikings in the regular-season finale on Sunday.

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