{"id":2351370,"date":"2024-10-06T14:33:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T18:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lions-coach-admits-to-snubbing-his-own-qb-after-game-ball-snafu-i-feel-awful\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T14:37:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T18:37:26","slug":"lions-coach-admits-to-snubbing-his-own-qb-after-game-ball-snafu-i-feel-awful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lions-coach-admits-to-snubbing-his-own-qb-after-game-ball-snafu-i-feel-awful\/","title":{"rendered":"Lions Coach Admits to Snubbing His Own QB After Game Ball Snafu: \u2018I Feel Awful&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flions-coach-admits-to-snubbing-his-own-qb-after-game-ball-snafu-i-feel-awful%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2351370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Detroit Lions, with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-months-after-january-6-prosecutors-make-aggressive-maneuvers-as-defendant-attempts-suicide-another-beaten-in-jail\/\" title=\"Eight Months After January 6, Prosecutors Make Aggressive Maneuvers As Defendant Attempts Suicide, Another Beaten In Jail\">current record<\/a> of 3-1, celebrated a significant victory\u2063 against the previously undefeated Seattle Seahawks, winning 42-29. One highlight from the game was quarterback Jared Goff&#8217;s remarkable performance, completing an\u2063 unprecedented\u2063 18\u2062 passes without a miss, accumulating 292 \u2064yards and two touchdowns. This achievement broke \u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hannity-breaks-cable-news-record-ousts-larry-king\/\" title=\"Hannity Breaks Cable News Record, Ousts Larry King\">previous record held<\/a> by Kurt Warner of the \u2064Arizona Cardinals. Despite the team\u2019s success, \u200dLions head coach \u2063Dan Campbell inadvertently overlooked recognizing Goff\u2019s accomplishment, as he mistakenly awarded the game ball to other \u200bplayers. \u200cGoff showed understanding and expressed satisfaction \u2063with the win, and the team will need to maintain \u2063their \u200cmomentum in a competitive NFC North division, with no team\u2064 currently holding a losing record.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Few feelings are better in sports than winning a football game before a bye week.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s an extra week of rest, film study and enjoying winning vibes.<\/p>\n<p>The 3-1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-detroit-lions-fan-dives-fire-lit-table-quickly-learns-stupid-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Detroit Lions<\/a> fit that bill to a tee.<\/p>\n<p>The team just demolished a then-undefeated Seattle Seahawks team on Monday night, and they don&rsquo;t play again until a big road game against the Dallas Cowboys on Oct. 13.<\/p>\n<p>And yet, the Lions head coach is probably still spending part of this weekend partially ruing a big mistake he made on Monday.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>(Well, as big a mistake as one can make in a 42-29 win.)<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s because Lions head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lions-head-coach-responds-backlash-controversial-4th-decisions-ending-detroits-season\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Campbell<\/a> forgot to &ldquo;save a piece of NFL history&rdquo; after that big win, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/41544153\/lions-qb-jared-goff-throws-perfect-18-18-game-set-nfl-record-win-seahawks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ESPN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The piece of history Campbell forgot to celebrate had to do with Lions quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/detroit-lions-qb-jared-goff-praises-gutsy-play-helped-first-nfl-game-start-bang\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jared Goff<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>While Goff, a veteran at this stage of his career, has started in plenty of big games &mdash; including the Super Bowl &mdash; throughout his career, Monday night&rsquo;s big win was a first-of-its-kind experience for the former Cal quarterback.<\/p>\n<p>And that&rsquo;s because neither Goff nor any quarterback in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nfl-running-back-collapses-sideline-carted-away-stretcher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> history has had a game quite like the Lions quarterback&rsquo;s &ldquo;perfect&rdquo; Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Goff finished the game, held in Detroit, a perfect 18-for-18 on his pass attempts, for 292 passing yards and two touchdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and he finished with a touchdown reception to boot.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch some highlights of Goff&rsquo;s stellar game below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JPTjHeQ-Ho4?si=I8OO2HZS7umW7Ojw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>For the all-around perfect game, Goff actually broke the record previously held by then-Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner, who finished a game 10-for-10 in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>Much to Campbell&rsquo;s chagrin, however, he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-allen-opens-up-about-starring-with-real-life-daughter-in-the-santa-clauses-miniseries-it-was-an-amazing-experience\/\" title=\"Tim Allen Opens up About Starring With Real-Life Daughter in &quot;The Santa Clauses&quot; Miniseries \u2013 \u201cIt Was an Amazing Experience\u201d\">totally forgot<\/a> to acknowledge his own quarterback&rsquo;s record-setting night &mdash; because the coach accidentally gave away the celebratory game balls to Lions teammates Jameson Williams and Kerby Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I just gave the game ball to somebody else, so I feel awful,&rdquo; Campbell said, per ESPN. &ldquo;I knew he played a heck of a game. I did not realize he was perfect.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I did not know he was literally 18-for-18, but I knew he played really well.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You could feel it. He really found his rhythm early.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>One memory Goff has of his perfect night was actually a decidedly imperfect play.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I was kind of aware of [the perfect game] today, about the middle of the third quarter,&rdquo; Goff recounted. &ldquo;I was like, &lsquo;I couldn&rsquo;t think of one [time accomplishing this],&rsquo; but then I threw the one out of bounds that ended up being offensive pass interference, and I was like, &lsquo;Does that count?&rsquo; I didn&rsquo;t know if that counted or not.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But yeah, it&rsquo;s a good day.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>An offensive penalty often replays a down, so it wipes away the previous play, which did preserve Goff&rsquo;s perfect Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>Goff, for his part, didn&rsquo;t seem too irked by Campbell&rsquo;s snub.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That&rsquo;s OK. We&rsquo;ll see, maybe he&rsquo;ll make it up, but that&rsquo;s OK,&rdquo; Goff said, per ESPN. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m just happy we got the win.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Lions will have to keep getting those wins to keep pace in a highly competitive division.<\/p>\n<p>The NFC North is chock full of talent, with not a single team owning a losing record going into Week 5. 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It provides an additional week for rest, film analysis, and basking in the joy of victory. The 3-1 Detroit Lions exemplify this perfectly. They recently crushed the previously undefeated Seattle Seahawks on Monday night and won\u2019t play again until their significant road matchup against the Dallas Cowboys on October 13. However, Lions head coach Dan Campbell is likely still reflecting on a notable oversight from that game<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2351371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lions-Coach.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4024,42444,14052,42443],"class_list":["post-2351370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-coach","tag-game-ball","tag-lions","tag-qb"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Lions-Coach.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351370"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351370\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}