The Lions were riding pretty high heading into Sunday’s game with four straight wins and four straight contests in which their offense scored at least 34 points.
“Maybe we needed this,” Campbell said. “Maybe we needed to get kicked around a little bit, because that’s what happened.”
Sometimes a loss like the one the Lions suffered Sunday has a way of recentering and refocusing a team.
Campbell is hoping they can turn it into a positive this week to attack the mistakes that showed up on the tape.
“We just got beat today,” Lions veteran defensive tackle DJ Reader said. “That’s what it came down to. We didn’t respond well to all the adversity that was out there and it’s just what happens.”
The Lions have been so good under Campbell responding to losses and adversity, having not lost back-to-back games since October of 2022.
“We’ll watch the film, and we’ll clean this stuff up and we’re going to have to,” Campbell said. “Tampa Bay is coming in and they’re a good football team. We’re going to have to be ready.”