Commanders' stunning win over Lions ends this historical NFL playoff drought that dates to 1991
From 1982 until 1991, the Commanders played in a total of five conference title games and four Super Bowls during a span that ended with three Lombardi Trophies. However, after losing to the Lions in the NFC title game to end their 1991 season, the Commanders didn't make it back to the NFC Championship until beating Detroit on Saturday night.
Jared Goff, Lions stunned by upset loss to Commanders: 'We were on top of the world'
No longer the underdogs they were last season, the Detroit Lions instead experienced a postseason loss to the Washington Commanders as the NFC's top seed, a shocking defeat Jared Goff and Dan Campbell both took blame for.
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Washington followed its first playoff win since the 2005 season with a historic divisional upset against Detroit on the road.
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The Commanders, 4-13 a season ago, are one win from the Super Bowl after upsetting the top-seeded Lions on their home field.
The Washington Commanders are now onto their first conference championship game since 1991 after shocking the world by manhandling the top-seeded NFC team the D ...
The Detroit Lions turned the ball 5 times, with 4 by Jared Goff, in a stunning 45-31 loss to Washington Commanders in NFL ...
The Commanders will play in their first NFC championship since the 1991 season next Sunday. They'll do so without one of ...
The Detroit Lions' season is over after losing to the Washington Commanders 45-31 in the divisional round of the playoffs ...
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