Lions Looking to Build Momentum With Two-Game Winning Streak
The Detroit Lions have not won consecutive games since Dan Campbell was named head coach in early 2021.
With the team securing their second victory of the 2022 NFL season, Campbell upped his record in Detroit to 5-19-1.
After defeating the Green Bay Packers, 15-9, the team now heads on the road to Chicago to face a Bears team that is coming off of a home loss to the Miami Dolphins.
"Look, it’s a win," Campbell said prior to practice Wednesday, when asked what the mood has been like at the team's active practice facility. "It’s the business we’re in, and winning is the name of the game, so it’s a good thing. It feels good because it’s a win. And that’s it in its simplest form.”
For second-year wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown, winning consecutive games could provide the spark the team needs in the second half of the season.
"I think it would be great for our team," St. Brown told reporters. "Like I said, I haven't done it since I've been here. I think that momentum, a lot of life is about momentum. And I think sports has a big -- momentum is a big deal in sports. So, I think if we win this one, it would just give us momentum, positive energy, everything moving forward. And it just would help this team out."
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Sibling rivalry
St. Brown and his old brother, Equanimeous, renew their rivalry this weekend, with both more than willing to sprinkle in a little trash talk ahead of a divisional matchup.
"A little trash talk earlier yesterday," St. Brown said. "I talk to him almost every day. We play on the game a lot. But, I'm excited to play him. Obviously, you know, he's on the Bears now, not on the Packers. But whenever I play my brother, it's always super fun. Not just football, for my family, they all get to be there and watch us. I'm just super excited to play him."
While Detroit's second-year wideout has enjoyed early success in his career, his older brother did not have as much success with the Packers as he had originally hoped.
Now in Chicago, the elder sibling is averaging 14.9 yards per reception this season.
St. Brown continued, "He said he was going to beat us. He gave me a little score prediction. I told him, you know, we're going to beat them. So we'll see at the end of the game."
