By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher
The No. 6 seed Washington Commanders defeated the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions on Saturday night. The Commanders won 45-31 over the Lions at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.
The Commanders remain alive in the playoffs. They will either play the Los Angeles Rams or the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Conference Championship game next weekend.
If the Eagles can beat the Rams, then it’ll be the third meeting of conference foes in the NFC Conference Championship game. The Eagles would also host the Conference Championship at Lincoln Financial Field if they beat the Rams.
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If the Rams beat the Eagles, then the NFC Conference Championship game will either be paid in Inglewood, California. Or in Arizona due to the wildfires, like the Rams Wild Card round game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The Lions season is now over.
“You lose these games, man, it’s like the players, what they put into it,” Lions head coach Dan Campbell said after the game. “A lot of people don’t know.
You know what they go through.
“You have to get up. Bodies beat to sh*t and you know, mentally stay locked in and do those things. So long season. It’s my fault.”
Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels went 22 of 31 for 299 yards. He had two touchdown passes.
Brian Robinson Jr. had 15 carries for 77 yards and two touchdowns. Dyami Brown had six receptions for 98 yards.
Lions quarterback Jared Goff went 23 of 40 for 313 yards. He had one touchdown pass and three interceptions.
Goff was briefly removed from the game, as he was being evaluated for a concussion. Teddy Bridgewater came into the game.
Bridgewater, the high school coach, who guided his Miami, Florida-based school to the State Championship in December before signing with the Lions, threw one pass for three yards.
Jahmyr Gibbs had 14 carries for 105 yards and two touchdowns. Amon-Ra St. Brown had eight receptions for 137 yards.
The Commanders outscored the Lions 14-10 in the second half. Robinson Jr. scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown.
Jeremy McNichols also scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown.
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Lions’ Gibbs scored on an eight-yard rushing touchdown. Jake Bates made a 28-yard field goal.
Washington led 31-21 at halftime. Robinson Jr. had a two-yard rushing touchdown.
Daniels hit Terry McLaurin for a 58-yard touchdown reception. Goff was intercepted. Quan Martin intercepted Goff and returned it for a 40-yard interception return for a touchdown.
The young rookie quarterback hit Zach Ertz for a five-yard touchdown reception. Zane Gonzalez also made a 47-yard field goal.
Detroit’s Gibbs scored on a one-yard rushing touchdown. Goff hit Sam LaPorta for a two-yard touchdown.
Jameson Williams also scored on a 61-yard rushing touchdown.
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