If you were one of the fortunate members of the sellout crowd in Ford Field on New Year’s Day, give yourself a little pat on the back. The capacity crowd played a big factor in the Detroit Lions’ dominating 41-10 win over the Chicago Bears. Just ask Lions head coach Dan Campbell.
After winning for the seventh time in nine games, Campbell was effusive in praise of his team in the postgame press conference. Campbell started by thanking the Ford Field fans.
“I want to thank our fans,” Campbell said before taking questions. “The fans were outstanding. They’ve been outstanding all year and — this place is loud. It’s just a great, great environment to play in. When you’re a coach or player and you really feel like you have home-field advantage, man that’s a special feeling.”
Campbell went on to reiterate the fan praise,
“I want to thank them again for showing up and being loud. It was awesome.”
The Lions treated the fans to a blowout win to close out the home schedule. Detroit finished the home slate of games with five wins and four losses, winning the last three games in Ford Field by a combined score of 115-47.
