Rams using Dan Campbell’s 'see you in 2 weeks' as motivation against Vikings

Los Angeles is using bulletin board material, but it's not from the Vikings.

Jan 5, 2025; Detroit, Michigan, USA; Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell (L) shakes hands with Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Sean McDermott after the game at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: David Reginek-Imagn Images | David Reginek-Imagn Images

The Rams have plenty of bulletin board material for Monday's playoff game, but none of it has come from the Vikings. According to multiple reports, the Rams are using something that Lions head coach Dan Campbell said as motivation heading into the game against Minnesota.

After last week's Vikings-Lions regular-season finale, Campbell told Vikings head coach Kevin O'Connell, "I'll see you in two weeks."

Dan Campbell to Kevin O'Connell: "I'll see you in two weeks." 👀 pic.twitter.com/WVnFoNsIx5
— NFL (@NFL) January 6, 2025

If the betting favorites take care of business on wild-card weekend, Minnesota would meet Detroit in the divisional round next week. The Rams are saying not so fast, and according to a senior writer at The Athletic, Los Angeles has Campbell's exact quote printed out and hanging in the locker room.

There’s a printed screen shot in the Rams locker room above a door of Dan Campbell telling Kevin O’Connell “I’ll see you in two weeks”
— Jourdan Rodrigue (@JourdanRodrigue) January 10, 2025

Most of the time a team's motivation or bulletin board material can come from something that the opposition said, but in this case, the Rams' motivation is coming from a completely different team.

With the ongoing wildfires across California, there is plenty of emotional motivation heading into the game for the Rams, but they clearly have their sights set on a matchup with Campbell and the Lions in the next round and they do not want to be overlooked.

Monday's game has been moved to State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, but it will still kick off as scheduled at 7 p.m. CT and it will be broadcast on ABC, ESPN+ and ESPN.

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