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No one believed deluded Dan Campbell, who has crazed Detroit on Super Bowl doorstep

Happy anniversary, Detroit Lions. Precisely three years after newly hired coach Dan Campbell delivered his introductory press conference — widely dismissed as just another deluded dreamer thinking he could fix a hopelessly fractured franchise — the reborn Lions barged into the NFC championship game. Whereas the other three teams in this weekend's conference championship games have a combined ...
Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions watches action during the second quarter of the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Ford Field on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2024, in Detroit.

Happy anniversary, Detroit Lions.

Precisely three years after newly hired coach Dan Campbell delivered his introductory press conference — widely dismissed as just another deluded dreamer thinking he could fix a hopelessly fractured franchise — the reborn Lions barged into the NFC championship game.

Whereas the other three teams in this weekend's conference championship games have a combined 10 Super Bowl wins — San Francisco (five), Kansas City (three) and Baltimore (two) — Detroit is one of four NFL franchises that has yet

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