- Detroit Lions have fired coach Jim Caldwell after side failed to make play-offs
- Lions sacked Caldwell on Monday after he had been at the club since 2014
- Their season ended with a 35-11 win over Green Bay Packers on New Years Eve
- But victory wasn’t enough to land them a play-off spot – costing Caldwell his job
The Detroit Lions have fired coach Jim Caldwell after his side failed to make the play-offs.
Detroit made the move Monday, dismissing a coach who received a multiyear contract extension before the season.
The Lions ended their season with a 35-11 win over to Green Bay. They went 9-7, their third winning record in four years.
Detroit Lions have fired coach Jim Caldwell after his side failed to make the play-offs
Detroit’s season ended with 35-11 win over Green Bay on New Years Eve but it wasn’t enough
Detroit met relatively modest expectations this season, but raised hopes by starting with a 3-1 record before fading.
Caldwell was 36-28 in four seasons and went 0-2 in two postseasons with the Lions. Including three years with the Indianapolis Colts, he is 62-50 and 2-4 in the playoffs.
However, Caldwell’s teams stumbled in big games, with a 4-23 record against sides which finished the season with winning records.
Caldwell had been at the Detroit Lions since 2014 but they are now looking for a new coach
During critical downs, his sides played with fewer than 11 men on the field without calling for a timeout, or even as some say, noticing the gaffe in the first place.
The Lions will now look to appoint their seventh head coach since the turn of the millennium.