In 2021, nine games into his first season as the head coach of the NFL’s Detroit Lions, Dan Campbell stripped the team’s offensive coordinator of play-calling responsibilities and took over himself. The Lions were winless and even the coordinator acknowledged that he likely would have made the same move.

Four years later, Campbell did it again.

On Nov. 3, nine weeks into the season, Campbell took over from first-year coordinator John Morton — but this time, the change didn't seem to be obviously in the works.

Through five games, the Lions had scored a franchise-record 174 points. By early November, the Lions were 5-3 and had averaged enough points to rank in the NFL’s top five.

Still, Campbell felt a change was required, and the Lions responded with 44 points in a win against Washingto

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