Michigan native and actor Jeff Daniels is credited with ending the Detroit Lions' "Curse of Bobby Layne" thanks to a spell he and former NFL quarterback Peyton Manning performed in the end zone of Ford Field.
The Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders face off in the NFC divisional round at 8 p.m. Get live updates as fans make their way downtown.
Washington has won all three playoff matchups with Detroit, including a 41-10 decimation in the conference championship game 33 years ago. The Commanders are 31-16 against the Lions all time.
The Detroit Lions (15-2) have playoff home-field advantage against the Washington Commanders (12-5) in the NFC Divisional round on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Ford Field. Date: Jan. 18 Time: 8 p.m. ET
Everything you need to know in order to watch the Detroit Lions take on the Washington Commanders in the NFL playoff quarterfinals on Saturday, Jan. 18.
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DETROIT — David Montgomery has the dream often. His eyes will close. His mind will drift. When he’s sound asleep, he’s taken to a place unbeknownst to him and the city he resides in. It’s new and exciting. The type of dream that leaves you wanting more when it ends.
The NFL playoffs are underway, and the Detroit Lions will host the Washington Commanders as part of the Divisional Round on Saturday night. Former Oregon Ducks
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This brings us to the Curse of Bobby Layne. Back in 1958, the Lions traded Layne to the Pittsburgh Steelers, and an angry Layne allegedly declared the Lions wouldn’t win a title for 50 years. Now, if that curse was a thing, it would have expired by now, right? And Peyton Manning and actor Jeff Daniels have been trying to get rid of it, too.