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FOUR DOWNS: Campbell not surprised Lions played well in the elements.

A lot was made this week about Detroit playing outside for the first time this season, having to play in the wind, rain and cold in a hostile environment at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.

But it was the Lions, not the cold-weather seasoned Packers, that handled the environment the best and played mistake-free football to come up with a huge 24-14 win to improve to 7-1 on the season and remain in control of first place in the NFC North and NFC conference.

“The fact that we took care of the football. Man, we preached it all week, wet ball drills in practice every day, and man, our guys really did a great job,” head coach Dan Campbell said after the win. “(Jared) Goff took great care of the football and it was the difference. It was a big difference.”

Green Bay fumbled the ball three times, though they didn’t lose any, but quarterback Jordan Love also threw a critical interception that resulted in a pick-six in the last minute of the first half that completely changed the game.

This is a Detroit Lions team that may play indoors at Ford Field but is built for anything, according to Campbell.

“I’m not shocked one bit we came out here and played pretty good football out in the elements,” he said. “We’re built for this, man. It doesn’t matter just because we play indoors. It doesn’t matter. We can play anywhere. We can play in the snow. We can play in the rain. We can play in the mud. That’s just us. We are built to win, man.”

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