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It seems cruel to hard-pivot to the offseason when just 24 hours ago, dreams of Super Bowl trips to New Orleans were dancing in our head. But that’s how the NFL playoffs work. In an instant, everything can be sucked away, and it’s you’re left wondering how it all slipped away in an instant.

I hope you enjoyed the ride because the ending was a crash landing. The Detroit Lions, arguably the top team in the NFL with an electric offense, collapsed under the playoff lights in an embarrassing fashion. An incredible 15-2 regular season yielded just one playoff game and one playoff loss. The Lions outclassed the Washington…

This was not how the season was supposed to end. The Detroit Lions set a franchise-record 15 wins and earned the number one seed in the NFL playoffs—all for it to just end in the first postseason game. The Washington Commanders came in after upsetting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and played spoiler as a 9.5-point…

A spot in the NFC Championship is on the line Saturday night as the Detroit Lions host the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. If the Lions win, they’ll host next week’s NFC Championship game. If the Commanders walk away with their second road playoff victory, they’ll travel one more time…

It’s playoff time, and that means the Lions are getting more reinforcements. After seeing a huge defensive surge from Alex Anzalone’s return in Week 18, the Lions are set to return David Montgomery to the lineup for their Divisional Round matchup against the Washington Commanders. The Commanders have one of the league’s most potent offenses.…

The Detroit Lions may be nearly 10-point favorites over the Washington Commanders for Saturday night’s Divisional Round playoff game, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be a walk in the park. The Commanders and Jayden Daniels have been outperforming expectations all season long. This season, they’re 4-3 in games they were Vegas underdogs, with their biggest…

It’s win or go home for the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders, as the NFL playoffs kick off the Divisional Round of the playoffs on Saturday. For the one-seeded Lions, this is just one step in the goal they’ve had all season: win the Super Bowl. After getting bounced in the Conference Championship last year,…

The Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders will face off in the Divisional Round of the 2024-25 NFL Playoffs in what is expected to be a high-scoring affair. Here are three Lions-based wagers to consider, with betting odds courtesy of the folks over at FanDuel Sportsbook, that we like in this matchup.

The Detroit Lions are set to take the field for the first time in the postseason Saturday, and we would never pass up the opportunity to get some intel from the opponent’s perspective. We called on Andrew York of HogsHaven.com to give us some insight into a Washington Commanders team that went from the second…

The Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders face off for a spot in the NFC Championship game on Saturday night. If Vegas odds are any indication, the public seems to think the Lions are clear favorites in this matchup. At the time of writing this, Detroit is 9.5-point favorites, the biggest line of the week. However,…

The Detroit Lions will host the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. If the Lions want to come away with a victory and advance to the next round of the playoffs, they’ll need to execute the keys to victory laid out in this week’s Honolulu Blueprint.

The Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders have released their injury designations ahead of the Saturday night matchup in the Divisional round of the NFL Playoffs. Let’s take a look at Thursday’s injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note that any changes from Tuesday’s report will be bolded.

For the second consecutive year, the Detroit Lions will have a home Divisional Round game, and their challenger this time around is fittingly the Washington Commanders. For a team that continually has been slaying their franchise’s demons, the Lions’ ability to beat a Washington franchise, which embarrassingly blew them out in the 1991 NFC Championship…

Detroit Lions fans are getting another chance at snagging playoff tickets and even better, the proceeds go toward a good cause. Holly Campbell, wife of coach Dan Campbell, and Kathy Agnew, wife of assistant general manager Ray Agnew, are teaming up with Downtown Boxing Gym to host a playoff ticket auction. The DBG is a…

There are some similarities between the Washington Commanders this season and the Detroit Lions of last year. Both had expectations, nothing big but an improvement from the year before. When both made the playoffs, their fanbase just wanted a win to call the season a success. The Lions got two wins and were just a…

The Detroit Lions will take on the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the 2024-25 NFL playoffs. They have a brand new coaching staff in 2024, but it’s full of a lot of familiar faces. “I’ve got a lot of respect for Dan Quinn,” Lions coach Dan Campbell said on Monday. “I’ve known Dan—from…

This week, the Detroit Lions are expected to get running back David Montgomery back, and according to the veteran player, he’s not going to be physically limited in any way. Montgomery has missed the past three games with a torn MCL, leaving the bulk of the workload to second-year back Jahmyr Gibbs.

The Detroit Lions coordinators were in the spotlight on Wednesday as the team prepares for their Saturday night showdown with the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. With both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn also in the midst of NFL coaching searches, we pulled their quotes about that situation for a different…

The Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders will square off in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, and both teams were on the practice field on Wednesday. Let’s take a look at Wednesday’s injury report and get you up to date with what we know. Note that any changes from Tuesday’s report will be bolded.

Both Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn spoke to the media on Wednesday. While both were eager to talk about the upcoming Divisional Round game against the Washington Commanders, they knew they were going to face questions about the head coaching interviews both took last week during the team’s postseason…