For Detroit coach Dan Campbell, things have significantly improved since the Lions last came to his home state.

The Texas native has guided the Lions to their first division crown in thirty years, and going into Saturday night’s visit to the Dallas Cowboys, the NFC North champions are still in the running for the top seed in the NFC.

The Lions dropped to 1-5 last season and 4-18-1 since Campbell took over as coach after losing to Dallas, where he played tight end for three of his ten NFL seasons.

Detroit is 19-7 since then, and headed to the playoffs for just the fourth time in 24 seasons. The Lions (11-4) share the best record in the NFC with San Francisco and Philadelphia.

Campbell’s focus is more on the second seed than the top spot and the bye that goes with it.

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