A playoff showdown features the Washington Commanders (12-5) against the Detroit Lions (15-2) in the NFC Divisional round on Jan. 18 at Ford Field, starting at 8 p.m. ET.The Lions have the

Detroit Police say they're used to keeping downtown safe during large-scale events, including Detroit Lions playoff games.

Detroit Lions star cornerback went into surgery over a nasty injury he suffered against the Washington Commanders.

Here's a roundup from The Detroit News' coverage of the Detroit Lions' 45-31 loss to the Washington Commanders on Saturday night at Ford Field.

The Detroit Lions have squandered their best opportunity at reaching the Super Bowl while embarrassingly choking the season away after a 45-31 upset defeat to the up-and-coming Washington Commanders.

Byran DeArdo, NFL writer for CBS Sports: "The Lions don't play dull postseason games. Each of their three playoff games last year came down to the wire, and I expect that to again be the case on Saturday night. Washington will make them earn it, but the Lions should come out on top while getting to within a game of the Super Bowl."

The Washington Commanders, led by quarterback Jayden Daniels, the Detroit Lions, led by quarterback Jared Goff, in an NFC Divisional Round Playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at Ford Field in Detroit,

The Detroit Lions welcome the Washington Commanders to town for the NFC Divisional Round on Saturday, Jan. 18.

The Detroit Lions lost to the Washington Commanders after a series of costly errors in their NFL divisional playoff.

This is the worst. The Detroit Lions played so well in the regular season that whispers of a Super Bowl felt warranted. Sixty minutes into what should have been destiny, it all came crashing down.

Detroit Lions dream seasons ends with an improbable defeat in an NFC divisional playoff game to Washington Commanders and Jayden Daniels.