Dan Campbell postgame locker room speech after Lions win over Dolphins

With Lions victories come locker room celebrations and we saw a well-deserved one on Sunday after the week the squad had and that 19-9 win over the Dolphins. In fact, we even propped a door open so that you fans could listen in. Give those guys credit. Man, they brought it like the tape said. That team's up and coming, man, and they brought it. But the bottom line is, man, when you're a champion, you just keep going after it. You just do, and you'll find your way through it as long as you believe and you just keep going, man. And good things happen. Chuck, that was a huge interception. That was huge. While you're going through this a little bit, man, it's just a matter of time. Offensively, it's going to pop, man. We hit that huge play over there, J-Mo, Saint, man, and now all of a sudden the flip to Gibbs, and it's like that, bam, bam, bam. Three plays, man, just like that. That's what we're capable of. So as a coach, you go, golly, man, we played some damn good defense. When was it not when we gave it to them? And then offensively, man, we have so much little things to clean up. So that's the coach speaking. Speaking as a person. Man, and your freaking teammate, I'm so proud of you guys. I am unbelievably proud for the week that we had to be able to come in here and finish the way that we finished against a hungry, young team. I'm very proud of you. I really am, man. I love this team. It was built for a reason. The guys that are in this room, you're in here for a reason. And, of course, football players. But it's what you're freaking made of, man. It's important. Okay, listen, game ball is going to freaking Jack Campbell. Yes, sir. And you guys on defense, that's a way to show up, man. That's a way to freaking show up. And you guys are all part of this. But the guy who leads that room, I just want to say something here, man. 77 rushing yards allowed to defense. That was a critical to stopping those guys. We shut it down. You made them one-dimensional. All right, three sacks, one interception. They're 4-12 on third down. No touchdowns allowed. Miami 0-3 in the red zone. And we put out, what, two fires or was it three? I know, too, for sure. All right, sudden change defense. Kevin Shepard. Thank you all for being here. Listen, it's about the players, man. I just want to say I appreciate y'all. Seriously. Them guys in the defensive room, y'all know. I appreciate y'all. I really do, man, from the bottom of my heart, man. Nothing about this year has been easy. But leaning on y'all, man, it's why I wake up every day. It's why I enjoy that drive to work every day, man, serving y'all. Yeah, office the guys Listen, I'd be remiss not to mention y'all, man. How many times y'all tapped me during that trial and told me you got me? Well, it was my turn to have y'all. Y'all got me? I appreciate y'all. Thank you. Do you want to say something? Yeah, I do. I do. I just wanted to say how incredibly proud I am of everyone in this room. All you players and the coaches. This has been a hugely emotional week. You all hung together, stuck together, leaned on each other, and look what we did. We won. It was great. I'm so proud of you all. I saw Jack. A couple days ago, and he was worried about all of you. Well, I know he's not now. I know he's as proud of you as I am. So, awesome job. Congratulations. We're all proud of you and with you. Good, man. Let's break it down. What a play, defense. Hey, that's four, boys. Okay, okay, okay. Boys, that's four. That's four. Make it five this week. Stick together. Stick together. Keep leaning on each other. Love you, boys. One, two, three, one, two, three. And they've got Jack Campbell's jersey with them. Now, that was some good stuff. Stay right there. When we come back, we'll recap the Lions' victory over the Dolphins and bring you interviews with both Amon Ross St. Brown and Derek Moore. It's all next on your home for Lions football.