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 Game, is another opportunity to put their past woes in the rear-view mirror.
The Commanders, with second overall pick quarterback Jayden Daniels, running a rejuvenated Kliff Kingsbury offense, took the NFL by storm this season. Based on preseason projections, they are the most unexpected Divisional Round competitor.