Dan Campbell: It's a long season, Lions need to get better

Lions head coach Dan Campbell lamented his team's performance following a 41-31 loss to the Bills on Thursday night. Campbell acknowledged that the Lions have "a lot of room to grow" and that they need to "clean up a lot of things on defense, particularly in the back end." The coach emphasized the need for improvement, stating, "It wasn't good enough."

Campbell expressed optimism about the Lions using their extra three days of preparation time after Thursday night's game to work on their issues before facing the Jets in Week 3. He reiterated his team's commitment to getting better: "We just need to get better than we were today in all three phases. We need to play better against the Jets, and I think we will.

We can, and we certainly will." Campbell also praised Bills head coach Joe Brady for preparing his team, acknowledging that the Lions underperformed and that the blame rests on Campbell's shoulders.