Lions' Dan Campbell addresses 'bizarre' criticism about taking out starters in blowouts

Jared Goff spoke on the Detroit Lions' 24-14 win over the Green Bay Packers.

The Detroit Lions have found themselves on top of the NFC through 11 weeks of the 2024 season, with Super Bowl hopes increasing daily.

The Lions are first in points scored, third in yards gained, fifth in points allowed and 13th in yards allowed. Detroit has blown the doors off opponents several times. The latest came in a 52-6 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

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Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell, right, talks to players during the first half of an NFL football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 in Detroit. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)

Even in victories, there are criticisms. Lions head coach Dan Campbell had been poked and prodded about playing his starters in blowout victories. He said on Sunday he looked at that as a positive.

"This is a weird. This is another one of those bizarre things that you’re running into," Campbell said when asked about his decision-making process for when to take the starters out. "Normally, this doesn’t happen. It’s just like the third time this has come up this season, which, it’s a good problem to have.

"There’s a number of things, and I think you want to know that you finish on a good note, you found a rhythm, you keep the rhythm, ‘OK, now the time says, let’s get them out.’ What’s hard is, you’re playing pretty good, and then you take this dip, and then it starts to taste bad, ‘OK, now we pull them out because we don’t want to get anybody hurt, and then does that bleed into the next week and you’re playing?’ So, some of those come in, and I think you’ve just got to feel it out."

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell watches