The Detroit Lions lost 45-31 to the Washington Commanders on Saturday night, ending their dominant 2024-25 season in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. The Lions fell short of their postseason performance from last season, giving up a chance to redeem themselves in the NFC Championship. Though they were the betting favorite on Saturday, the
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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.
Saturday night’s loss to the Washington Commanders has hit the Detroit Lions hard. It’s doing a number on the Lions devoted fan base, too. The social media reaction to the humbling, mistake-filled loss is pretty much in line with what’s expected after such a rough outing by the Lions. Fans are mad, frustrated and sliding
With their unfortunate ouster from the postseason, the Detroit Lions now move into offseason mode. Among the many aspects of that includes the 2025 NFL Draft, which takes place in April in Green Bay. Because of the loss to the Commanders, the Lions now know when their first pick will come. Detroit earned the No.
“This loss isn’t about shortcomings. This is about playing bad football.” Lions play-by-play radio man Dan Miller said that to boothmates Lomas Brown and T.J. Lang late in Saturday’s 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders. As he often is, Miller was spot-on with his comment. That was not the Detroit Lions team that roared to
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…
The Washington Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions on Saturday night, scoring 45 points and stealing the game on the road to move on to the NFC Championship. After going down early, Washington kept their composure and answered back, then created multiple turnovers, including a pick-six, that allowed them to take the lead. After they went
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…
It was an unbelievable season for the Detroit Lions: a 15-2 season, the first seed, and the NFC North title. Unfortunately, the Lions made many mistakes, and injuries finally caught up to them in their 45-31 loss to the Commanders. Goff Report A nightmare first half for Goff. He fumbled in the red zone, threw
The Lions entered Saturday’s game with injury concerns at the cornerback spot. The team’s secondary has now suffered another notable loss. Amik Robertson exited Detroit’s ongoing divisional round game against Washington early in the contest. He has quickly been ruled out as the result of an elbow injury, and NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero notes he has
Saturday’s NFC Divisional is turning into Saturday Night’s Main Event with all the exciting action. The latest highlight comes via Lions wide receiver Jameson Williams, taking a reverse from running back Jahmyr Gibbs and going 61 yards for the touchdown. And this was with Teddy Bridgewater in at quarterback after Jared Goff briefly exited the
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…
They also elected not to activate CB Ennis Rakestraw from injured reserve and downgraded him to out. Smith, 25, attended Notre Dame before going undrafted back in 2023. During his final season with Notre Dame in 2022, Smith appeared in 13 games and recorded 17 tackles, one forced fumble, and half a sack. In 2024,
The Detroit Lions did some last-minute tinkering with the roster ahead of Saturday night’s matchup in the NFC Divisional Round with the Washington Commanders. The Lions officially ruled out cornerback Ennis Rakestraw. The rookie CB was listed as questionable as he attempts to return from injured reserve. He’s been out for several weeks with a