Dan Campbell is known for being aggressive on fourth down, but it seems he needed a nudge from Jared Goff last Thursday night.

As the Detroit Lions’ head coach in his fourth season, Campbell has gone for it on fourth down more than anyone else during that time. Against the Green Bay Packers last Thursday, the Lions were successful on 4 out of 5 fourth-down attempts.

In the final minutes of the game, with over 40 seconds remaining, the Lions faced a 4th-and-1. Instead of attempting a game-winning field goal, Campbell chose to go for it, aiming to run out the clock. The play was successful, although it became even more dramatic when Goff tripped over an offensive lineman’s feet while trying to hand the ball off to David Montgomery. After kneel-downs, the difference in field goal distance was only four yards.

Had the Lions failed to convert, the Packers would have had a chance, however slim, to attempt a game-winning field goal. Since then, Campbell’s decision to go for it has been criticized, as has his overall aggressiveness on fourth down.

Jared Goff had a key influence on the late-game decision against Green Bay.

Richard Sherman discussed the game on his podcast, where he also reviewed Week 14 in the NFL. Sherman, who was on-site as part of the Prime Video analyst team, mentioned Goff’s postgame comments about the critical 4th-and-1 play. Goff joined the Prime Video crew afterward, alongside former Rams teammate Andrew Whitworth. Sherman shared how Goff described the sideline conversation before the pivotal moment.

“Jared comes over and Dan’s on the headset saying, ‘We’re going to kick it. Get the field goal team ready, we’ll talk it through, but we’re kicking it,’” Sherman recalled. “And Jared, looking dejected, says, ‘Man, I wanted to go for it.’ Dan just looks at him and.