Detroit is playing some great football, but
Andy Reid >> Dan Campbell
In a close game, I believe Coach Campbell would come up short
Being the reigning back-to-back Champions matters. It is about instilling a confidence in players and coaches that they have been there before and can scale that mountain again — resiliency and a winning culture.
That resilience is showing this season as the Chiefs have faced a myriad of setbacks and poor execution, yet still found a way to win. They have that dog in them, as they say.
I thought Detroit was playing the best ball in the NFC last year as the season wound down, but Coach Campbell made what I would consider some questionable calls in the NFC Championship Game that doomed them. Perhaps he learned from that.
If you ask me who is playing the best football right now, it is Detroit, imo, but winning culture and resiliency are on the side of the Chiefs. As they say, smooth seas do not make skillful sailors. I want to see Detroit get punched in the mouth to see what kind of fight they’ve got in them. A 52-14 shellacking of the hapless Titans, while entertaining for Detroit fans, doesn’t really tell us much except that the Lions can be dominant against lesser opponents.