Lions' Dan Campbell says his trust in Jared Goff enabled him to take a huge 4th-down gamble
Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell had faith in Jared Goff to bail out his team if his risky decision on fourth down didn’t pay off DETROIT — When Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell took a shocking gamble against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, he did it knowing he had an ace up his sleeve. Goff is having the best season of his career, and Campbell took that into account when he decided to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the Lions 24 with 4:53 left in a tie game. “I believed we were going to get it, but I knew what we were conceding if we don’t,” Campbell said Monday. “I knew without any doubt — any question — that we were getting the ball back with time to answer and rebut whatever they had done.” The fourth-down play was a disaster, with Green Bay cornerback Keisean Nixon slicing through the line to drop Jahmyr Gibbs for a 2-yard loss. With the Packers getting the ball on the Detroit 22…