A interception return for a touchdown by Commanders defensive back Quay Martin turned out to be a doubly painful play for the Lions.

The Detroit Lions' season came to a disastrous end on Saturday, falling to the Washington Commanders by the final score of 45-31. After clinching the No.

The Detroit Lions quarterback was in pursuit on the interception return when he was hit hard in the head by Washington Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu. The Commanders scored, Goff was taken to the blue medical tent to be evaluated for a concussion and even worse, it probably should have been a penalty on Washington.

It's been a wild month for Teddy Bridgewater. A few weeks ago he was celebrating a big win in high school football after coaching his Miami Northwestern alma mater all the way to a state championship.

Goff had to go into a concussion evaluation but was cleared after taking a huge hit on an interception return by Washington.

The Detroit Lions have chosen veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders.

Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson suffered an elbow injury on the Washington Commanders’ second snap and walked off the field in tears in Saturday night’s divisional playoff game.

The Lions started the game strong, stopping Washington on fourth down, and then going 71 yards for a touchdown drive to take a 7-0 lead. The Commanders cut the lead to 7-3 with a field goal, then took a 10-3 lead when Lions quarterback Jared Goff fumbled at the Washington 25-yard line.

The Lions, the NFC No. 1 seed with a first-round bye, had five turnovers and only three defensive stops as Jayden Daniels and the Commanders tore through Detroit's defense. Detroit turned it over three times,

The Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions 45-31 on Saturday night to reach the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl 33 years ago.