What was most impressive to Campbell about the defensive performance Sunday?
The way thy shut down running back Joe Mixon and the Houston rushing attack.
Mixon had just 46 yards on 25 carries, which is the lowest yardage total for a player with 25-plus carries since 2013, according to CBS Sports.
“To me, he was the most dangerous player that we had to deal with for them. He was the guy,” Campbell said.
Houston tried to force the issue with Mixon and the Lions’ defense shut him down. That kept Houston’s offense one-dimensional which was big in allowing the comeback.
Will the Lions have Za’Darius Smith for Sunday’s game against Jacksonville?
Smith was in Houston but didn’t play because the team wanted to honor his scheduled bye and give him a week of rest. Smith was on the sideline coaching teammates up, however, and Campbell said he was pumped about getting the team’s eighth win.
“He wholly embraced the eighth win. ‘Hey, we got eight,'” Campbell said Smith was announcing after the game.