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Lions HC Dan Campbell Ran One Of The Dumbest Plays You’ll Ever See In a Must-Win Game [VIDEO]

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This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

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Dan Campbell called an unexpected play against the Cowboys on Thursday night; it was so unexpected, it didn’t work.

The Detroit Lions head coach is very fond of non-conventional plays, which is why fans were desperate to keep a video of a fake punt from a high school game away from him. 

Detroit is in a must-win game tonight, given that time is running out for them following their loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thanksgiving. A loss would put them at risk of losing tiebreakers, drop them further behind in the NFC North, and make their path to a wild-card spot a lot harder. 

Still, the HC tried a screen play with a linebacker during the game. 

As noted above, it did not work.

The catch was dropped… because that’s not what linebackers are paid to do. 

Of course, the memes came through almost immediately.

“Dan Campbell has Dan Skipper catching screen passes in a must win game,” one was captioned.

“Dan Campbell offensive lineman screen on 1st and 10 in a must win game,” another read.

“dan campbell calling screen plays to linemen,” read a third.

“Campbell can’t quit this play,” one account shared.

“dan campbell throwing screens to a lineman at the 40,” another pointed out.

The Lions led 20-9 at the time of writing. 

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