# Lions vs Patriots: Fourth Down Aggression

> Lions' Dan Campbell and Patriots' Mike Vrabel lead NFL's most aggressive fourth-down tactics this season.
- Title: Lions vs Patriots: Fourth Down Aggression · NBC Sports
- Summary: Lions' Dan Campbell and Patriots' Mike Vrabel lead NFL's most aggressive fourth-down tactics this season.
- Keywords: lions, patriots, fourth down, aggressiveness index, dan campbell, mike vrabel, nfl, NBC Sports
- Source: NBC Sports — https://nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/lions-vs-patriots-matches-up-this-years-two-most-aggressive-head-coaches-on-fourth-downs
- Published: 2026-11-12T16:58:28.884+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: lions, patriots, fourth down, aggressiveness index, dan campbell, mike vrabel, nfl, sports
## Fourth Down Aggression
Lions head coach Dan Campbell and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel are the NFL's two most aggressive fourth-down coaches this year.
## Aggressiveness Index Rankings
Campbell ranks first with a score of 1.45, meaning he goes for it 45 percent more than an average NFL coach.
## Vrabel's Second Place
Vrabel ranks second with a score of 1.22, more aggressive than the average NFL coach.
## Aggressiveness Index Details
The Aggressiveness Index tracks how often coaches go for it compared to other coaches in the same situation.
## Campbell's Aggressive Decisions
Campbell makes calls like going for it on fourth down at his own 24-yard line with the score tied late in the fourth quarter.
## Campbell's History
Campbell has been near the top of the Aggressiveness Index every year, including last year when he was second to Mike Kafka.
## Vrabel's Background
Vrabel has been more aggressive than the average NFL coach, both during his time with the Patriots and before as head coach of the Titans.
## Coaches' Backgrounds
Both Campbell and Vrabel are former players with reputations for old-school toughness and new-school strategic fourth-down understanding.
## Key takeaway

Lions head coach Dan Campbell and Patriots coach Mike Vrabel are the NFL's two most aggressive fourth-down coaches this year, with Campbell ranking first and Vrabel second on the Aggressiveness Index.