The Lions have made Hendon Hooker inactive as the emergency third quarterback against the Commanders, which means veteran Teddy Bridgewater will serve as the backup to Jared Goff tonight.
The Detroit Lions will be without starting right guard Kevin Zeitler when they host the Washington Commanders in the divisional round on Saturday night.
The Detroit Lions welcome the Washington Commanders to town for the NFC Divisional Round on Saturday, Jan. 18.
Daniels led five comeback wins and helped Washington crash the playoffs with three fourth-quarter touchdown passes to beat the Eagles last month. Rookie quarterbacks are 5-7 in the Divisional Playoffs since 1950 and 1-4 since 2010. Only Mark Sanchez (2009 with the Jets) and Joe Flacco (2008, Ravens) have won multiple road games as rookie starters.
The Commanders created some nervous moments with linebacker Bobby Wagner missing practice this week, but he has been cleared to play this Saturday night.
Washington leads 31-16, including a 3-0 record in playoff games at home. Against the spread: Commanders 11-6-1, Lions 12-5. Last meeting: Lions beat the Commanders
Tracking the Detroit Lions injury report with updates from their NFL divisional playoff game against the Washington Commanders at Ford Field.
The Detroit Lions host the Washington Commanders on Saturday night in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
The Washington Commanders and Detroit Lions — two teams with postseason demons to slay — meet on Saturday night. Here’s what you need to know.
The Lions signed Teddy Bridgewater to their 53-man roster late in the regular season because they liked the idea of having a quarterback with his experience on hand during the playoffs.
The Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders dropped their final injury reports going into the divisional round matchup on Sunday. Each team has multiple players with designations going into the contest.