The Detroit Lions breathed a sigh of relief after winning in Week 18 to earn a first-round bye, and after the Rams’ emphatic victory over the Vikings, Dan Campbell and his team aren’t just happy with the extra rest. Avoiding an early bump in the road when you can is usually beneficial, and the Lions will look to take advantage of that against the surging Washington Commanders. Washington entered the season with lower expectations, but now enters the divisional round with the presumptive NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year in Jayden Daniels and is coming off a win over the Buccaneers in the wild-card round – the only road team to win the first weekend of play -offs.
For Detroit, David Montgomery is expected back in the lineup after missing the last three games of the regular season with a knee injury. He returned to training on Tuesday. Montgomery rushed for 775 yards and 12 touchdowns in his 14 games this season and would reunite the “Sonic and Knuckles” tandem with Jahmyr Gibbs in Detroit’s backfield. That duo helped the Lions finish sixth in the NFL in rushing and second in the league in rushing touchdowns this season.
With a win, Washington would reach the NFC championship game for the first time since their Super Bowl victory at the end of the 1991 season.
Commanders vs. Lions: Watch NFC Divisional Playoff
Time: 8:00 PM ET
Location: Ford field | Detroit
TV channel: Fox
Streaming: Fox Sports App, Fubo
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