Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images On Monday, Dan Campbell became just the second Detroit Lions coach in the past 50 years to pass this threshold. On Monday night, the Detroit Lions moved to 3-1 on the season, joining eight other teams with at least three wins over the first four weeks of the season. However, more notably, this was a notable game in Dan Campbell’s coaching career with the Lions. With the win over the Seattle Seahawks, Campbell moved to 27-27-1 in his Lions coaching career. That’s right, he’s exactly .500 in 55 games coached for the Lions. While that may not seem like that significant of an accomplishment to some, it’s important to remember the state of the franchise he took over. In his first year in Detroit, the Lions traded their franchise quarterback, attempted to shed a bunch of bulky contracts, and played a roster full of rookie players. In short, Campbell inherited one of the worst rosters in football. As the Lions had to rebuild their entire foundation, the team understandably struggled early under Campbell. In the team’s first 24 games, the Lions went just 4-19-1. Since then, the Lions are 23-8. And that’s not even counting their 2-1 record in the playoffs, which would theoretically move Campbell’s overall record to 29-28-1. It’s worth pointing out just how rare it is for a Lions coach to even hit the .500 record threshold. Among coaches who lasted at least three seasons, Campbell is just the sixth Lions coach to have a record of at least .500. In the past 50 years, there are only two full-time coaches who produced a .500 or better record with the Lions: Jim Caldwell: 36-28 (.563) Dan Campbell: 27-27-1 (.500) (Note: Gary Moeller was 4-3 as an interim coach in 2000) While that accomplishment probably tells more about the Lions’ history than it does Campbell, it’s still worth celebrating just how far Campbell has taken this team over three seasons. And given the franchise’s current trajectory, expectations are for Campbell to take this team well over .500 and possibly make a push for the best Lions coach in history. Although he has a long way to catch the guys at the top: Potsy Clark (1931-40): 53-25-7 (.679) Buddy Parker (1951-56): 47-23-2 (.671) Dutch Clark (1937-38): 14-8 (.636) Joe Schmidt (1967-72): 43-37-7 (.558) Congrats on crossing over to .500 football. Now it’s time to take this franchise much further.