Goff, with the Lions later trailing by 14, was picked off by Jeremy Chinn with 30 seconds remaining for his third interception of the game. That officially secured the Commanders' spot in the NFC title game, one season after finishing 4-13 to land the No. 2 overall pick in the draft.
Behind the cool, calm and collected rookie QB Jayden Daniels, the Commanders put up eyepopping numbers in the first half. Daniels threw for 242 yards in the first half, the most by a rookie in a playoff game in the first half in NFL history. In fact, it was the highest scoring second quarter in NFL history.
Commanders upset win over the Lions puts Eagles in position to host the NFC Championship game with a win over the Rams on Sunday
Washington followed its first playoff win since the 2005 season with a historic divisional upset against Detroit on the road.
The NFC’s sixth-seeded Commanders upset the top-seeded Lions in Saturday’s Divisional Round Game to move the franchise to its first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season.
Daniels threw for two touchdowns and fellow rookie Mike Sainristil had two interceptions, dazzling performances that helped Washington beat Detroit 45-31 on Saturday night to reach the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the franchise's third Super Bowl 33 years ago.
One team that booked its trip to the conference championship on Saturday is returning to a comfortable place, having gone seven straight years. The other hasn’t been on a stage this big since 1992.
Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders are headed to the NFC Championship with a 45-31 win over the Detroit Lions. And in the process of their second postseason victory, the rookie quarterback tied a Pittsburgh Steelers legend's record.
The Washington Commanders have secured a spot in the NFL Championship game, and along the way QB Jayden Daniels broke a record set by former Stanford QB Andrew Luck
LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Follow along with live updates as the Detroit Lions host the Washington Commanders at Ford Field in the NFC Divisional Round. The winner of Saturday night’s game will advance to the NFC Championship. If Detroit wins, it will host the winner of the Rams/Eagles game that airs Sunday at 3:00 p.m. on WILX-TV 10.