Chris Christie’s surprising Cowboys fandom resurfaced this week as he criticized Lions head coach Dan Campbell.
The Detroit Lions, who upset the Cowboys 47-9 in front of a shocked Jerry World crowd in Week 6, are coming off a practically faultless performance. They will take on undefeated Minnesota in a massive NFC North matchup. This is the most recent high point in an incredible rebuilding project led by fourth-year Lions head coach Dan Campbell. This week, the 48-year-old strategist was subjected to an unexpected criticism by notable Cowboys fan and former New Jersey governor Chris Christie, who charged that Campbell lacked class.
“That’s Dan Campbell. He’s got no class. Never has,” Christie said during an appearance on Chris Russo’s “Mad Dog Unleashed” podcast Thursday afternoon. “It’s fine. It’s fine. Look, Dan Campbell, that’s the way he is, and what goes around comes around.”
The previous season’s game between Detroit and Dallas was far more close, with the Lions trying a game-winning two-point convert with 40 seconds remaining after trailing 20-19. Although left tackle Taylor Decker appeared to report as an eligible receiver, quarterback Jared Goff’s ball was intercepted by the lineman in the end zone, and the play was replayed due to an unlawful touching penalty.
During the weekend, the Lions easily defeated their opponents, sprinting to a 27-3 lead in Dallas just seconds before the half ended, and using that commanding advantage to help Decker atone for his officiating blunder from the previous season. On a Lions first-and-goal effort, the 315-pound lineman was the focus of a play-action throw attempt that Christie feels was unfairly directed at the Cowboys.
“I think that it’s misdirected. Dan Campbell’s angry because the referees got a call wrong in the game a year ago,” Christie continued. “Then, you know, run that play on Roger Goodell. The Cowboys had nothing to do with that play being called incorrectly… But because of that, you want to take your peak out over that while you’re beating the hell out of these guys and rub it in. I don’t think that’s what pros do.”
Raised in Livingston, New Jersey, Christie has spent nearly his entire life in the Garden State with many rooting interests that reflect his tri-state upbringing, becoming a staple at Citi Field this fall for the Mets’ improbable MLB postseason run. While Christie’s father was a Giants fan and the politician grew up just 15 miles from Metlife Stadium, he opted not to root for the G-Men due to their consistent underachievement on the field — the Giants managed just two winning seasons and zero playoff victories when Christie was between the ages of 2-18.
Christie said why he supports the Cowboys: “The Giants were terrible. “I watched Super Bowl V, I fell in love with Roger Staubach even though they lost the game and I was a Cowboys fan ever since.”
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