The former Cardinals tight end has been a key ingredient to Washington's successful season under quarterback Jayden Daniels and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury - whom Ertz played under in Arizona. NFL.com recently named Ertz as one of the league's best free agent signings of the year:
NFL longest active championship droughts. The Lions have the second-longest active drought, trailing the Cardinals by a decade. The Lions, who won four NFL championships, most rec
The Detroit Lions host the Washington Commanders in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs roughly a year since a few coaching decisions shaped the future of each organization.
The Detroit Lions defense knows it will be a tough task defending Commanders rookie QB Jayden Daniels, who has reset a bunch of first-year records.
The Arizona Cardinals did not make the postseason, so their fans get to watch the playoffs with no true rooting interest. However, there are some Cardinals-related reasons to watch because every team left in the postseason has soon-to-be free agents and some could end up offseason targets for Arizona.
The Suns' All-Star duo of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant could place friendly wager on the Lions' divisional round game against the Commanders.
The Arizona Cardinals are not in the playoffs but some future Cardinals players could be, as free agency begins in March. The Houston Texans and Kansas City Chiefs play the first game of the weekend of the divisional round, kicking off Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Texans have a number of players scheduled to hit free agency.
The NFC divisional round is set for Saturday as the Washington Commanders will face the top-seeded Detroit Lions.
The Lions' defense was able to recover and make adjustments after that early drive. On this play, the crush the pocket strategy that Glenn emphasizes is on full display. The key to keeping a mobile quarterback in the pocket is to avoid leaks in the rush plan, and Detroit does a good job here.
The Rams traveled to a home game away from home as their city continues to fight destructive wildfires, and they dominated the Vikings in Arizona.
The Detroit Lions host the Washington Commanders in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs roughly a year since a few coaching decisions shaped the future of each organization.