Dan Campbell

American football player and coach

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2025 Two of Campbell's assistants, Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn, were hired as head coaches in the NFL - Johnson with the Chicago Bears and Glenn with the New York Jets.
January 18 2025 Led the Lions to the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs, where they were upset 45-31 by the Washington Commanders, becoming only the second team in NFL history to win 15 games and lose their first playoff game.
2024 The Lions swept the NFC North for the first time in franchise history.
2024 The Lions secured their first #1 seed in franchise history with a 31-9 win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 18.
2024 Campbell set an NFL record with 151 total fourth down attempts across four seasons, demonstrating his aggressive play style with 22 out of 33 successful fourth down attempts.
2024 Lions set a franchise record of 11 consecutive game wins, including 3 wins by 38+ points.
2024 Set a franchise record for Points Per Game at 33.2 and finished in the Top 10 in defense for the first time since 2015.
2024 Recorded the 4th highest point differential since 2000 at 222 points.
2024 Campbell set an NFL record with 151 total fourth down attempts across four seasons, successfully converting 22 out of 33 attempts in the 2024 season.
2024 Dan Campbell is set to coach the Detroit Lions, who finished the previous season with a record of 15 wins and 2 losses, again achieving 1st place in the NFC North.
2024 Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions finished the 2024 season with a franchise record of 15-2 in regular season wins, continuing to build on their success from the previous season.
2024 Dan Campbell led the Lions to their first NFC Championship Game appearance in 32 years, where they lost to the San Francisco 49ers by a score of 34–31 after leading 24–7 at halftime.
January 21 2024 The Detroit Lions advanced in the playoffs by winning 31–23 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, marking the first time they won multiple playoff games since the NFL-AFL merger.
January 14 2024 The Lions won their first playoff game since 1991 by defeating the Los Angeles Rams with a score of 24–23.
2023 Dan Campbell's Detroit Lions achieved a record of 12 wins and 5 losses, securing 1st place in the NFC North. They reached the playoffs but lost to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
2023 The Lions secured their first division title in 30 years with a victory over the Minnesota Vikings.
2023 Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions started the 2023 season with an 8–2 record, marking their best start since 1962.
2023 The Detroit Lions finished the 2023 season with a record of 12–5, tying a franchise record for regular season wins.
2023 Campbell led the Lions to their first division title since 1993, their first playoff win since 1991, and their second ever NFC Championship Game appearance.
2022 The Detroit Lions finished the 2022 season with a 9–8 record, clinching their first winning season since 2017.
2022 Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions experienced a mid-season turnaround after starting the season 1–6, winning eight out of their next ten games.
January 2022 Earlier on the same day as their victory over the Packers, the Lions were eliminated from playoff contention when the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Los Angeles Rams.
January 2022 In Week 18, the Lions achieved a divisional sweep over the Green Bay Packers, knocking the Packers out of the playoffs.
2021 Dan Campbell began the 2021 season as head coach of the Detroit Lions, starting with a record of 0–10–1.
2021 Following the victory against the Vikings, Campbell led the Lions to win three of their final six games, finishing his first season with a record of 3–13–1.
December 5 2021 On December 5, 2021, Campbell and the Lions achieved their first victory of the season, defeating the Minnesota Vikings 29–27 with a game-winning touchdown pass from quarterback Jared Goff to rookie Amon-Ra St. Brown.
January 21 2021 In his introductory press conference, Campbell expressed his vision for the team, stating it would embody the resilience of the city and emphasized an aggressive and determined approach to overcoming challenges.
January 20 2021 Dan Campbell was appointed head coach of the Detroit Lions.
January 2016 Dan Campbell was hired by the New Orleans Saints as their assistant head coach and tight ends coach under head coach Sean Payton.
October 5 2015 Following the firing of head coach Joe Philbin, Dan Campbell was named the interim head coach of the Miami Dolphins for the remainder of the 2015 season.
2012 Campbell started coaching under Joe Philbin with the Miami Dolphins, continuing his tenure with the team.
2011 Campbell served under Todd Bowles as an interim coach with the Miami Dolphins.
2011 Dan Campbell was promoted to the tight ends coach for the Miami Dolphins.
2010 Dan Campbell began his coaching career when he was hired by the Miami Dolphins as a coaching intern.

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