Matthew Stafford dedicated the Rams Wild Card win to the people of Los Angeles shortly after the team’s defense sacked Sam Darnold into oblivion. However, it seems the Rams had extra motivation to smash the Vikings thanks to the big mouth of Lions head coach Dan Campbell,

He was prescient. Because the Detroit Lions did indeed motivate the Los Angeles Rams to beat the Minnesota Vikings, all because he told Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell “I’ll see you in two weeks” after their Week 18 game. That meant Campbell assumed the Vikings would beat the Rams.

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell inadvertently served as motivation for the Rams to defeat the Vikings in the Wild Card Round.

After the Detroit Lions put the finishing touches on a 31-9 victory over the Minnesota Vikings in a Week 18 matchup that decided both the NFC North and the conference's No. 1 seed, Dan Campbell had a message for his colleague Kevin O'Connell.