In the final week of the regular season, Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions beat Kevin O’Connell’s Minnesota Vikings to take the top NFC seed. After the game, while exchanging pleasantries with O’Connell, the Lions HC said, “I’ll see you in two weeks,” implying that the two teams would meet again in the NFC title game. But Campbell’s words have aged horribly. Both teams were eliminated in the playoffs and Campbell has been vociferously trolled since then. Even Dallas Cowboys pass rusher, Micah Parsons, has joined in the fun.
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Vikings had lost to the Rams 27-9 in the Wild Card Round on Tuesday. A few days later, Jayden Daniels’ Washington Commanders thrashed the Lions in their own backyard 45-31. Immediately after that loss, multiple social media outlets started re-posting Campbell’s bold prediction. Bleacher Report’s Gridiron page on X was among them. Its post displayed the quote with a hilarious caption that implied that the two coaches may have been talking about meeting in Cancún, rather than the Divisional Rounds.
The sarcastic post quickly became a hit, garnering more than 3 million views. It has many reposts including one by Parsons, who did it with a barrage of laughing emojis.
— Micah Parsons (@MicahhParsons11) January 19, 2025
Back in October, Micah referred to the Cowboys-Lions game as “a rivalry”. So it wasn’t surprising to see him laugh at the expense of their loss. However, Lions fans quickly humbled Parsons by reminding him that their team had defeated the Cowboys 47-9 when the two sides last met.
Lions almost put 50 on your head and you’re laughing pic.twitter.com/54FfSmyRgf
— Unbiased Red Sox Fan (@unbiasedsoxfan) January 19, 2025
Other Detroit supporters saw the irony in a Dallas player laughing at a team missing the NFC Championship game, especially when the Cowboys haven’t been in one since 1996.
Maybe sit this one out considering the Lions have been in more NFC Championship games than your franchise in the last 25 years
— 6th (@Sixth_Castle) January 19, 2025
The majority of the trolls, however, had one simple question — how can Micah laugh at a Cancún meme when the Cowboys booked their vacation tickets in Week 14?
I know you’re not talking buddy. You’ve been in Cancun since week 14
— Conor Riley’s BEEF Farm (@RilesBEEFfarm) January 19, 2025
What the hell are you laughing at yall had reservations for Cancun in the middle of December…
— Commanders (@CrxzyCommie) January 19, 2025
While the funny banter played out online, watching Campbell get choked up after the loss highlighted just how painful the defeat was. Without blaming anyone, the Lions HC took responsibility for the shock defeat, maintaining a brave front in the media.
That said, life moves on quickly in the NFL. All eyes will now be on tonight’s marquee matchup: The Baltimore Ravens take on the Buffalo Bills to determine who will face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship. That’s going to be a thriller.
