Kicker Jake Bates set the Detroit Lions franchise single-season scoring record in 2024. Here's where he went to college, his stats, age and more.

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.

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

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.

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.

“The vibes are immaculate,” Detroit defensive back Brian Branch said during an appearance on NFL Network’s “The Insiders.” “I feel like everyone’s on the same page here, and we hungry more than ever. We’ve done been in this moment before, and this time we’re trying to finish it.”

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.

Detroit Lions will wear their Honolulu Blue jerseys and pants against Washington Commanders on Saturday at Ford Field in NFL divisional playoff round.

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 latest edition of the Detroit Lions Podcast is now available to watch or stream. This episode focuses on a few different topics. Recorded live on Wednesday evening, we quickly recap the win over Minnesota and how Aaron Glenn set the blueprint for exactly how the Rams also blew out the Vikings in the wild card matchup.

As the Detroit Lions embark on their playoff run, local retailers are expanding their offerings and are seeing increased sales of these products.