The Detroit Lions are still struggling to accept what happened against the Commanders, but they know one thing: Change is inevitable in the NFL.

Detroit bolstered the backfield in 2023, signing free agent David Montgomery and drafting Jahmyr Gibbs in the first round. The Lions also addressed a desperate need in free agency by adding guard Kevin Zeitler last offseason. The investments have paid off.

Detroit Lions RB David Montgomery is officially in the lineup vs Commanders after missing 3 games with a knee injury. Here are inactives for Saturday.

A day after their stunning playoff loss, the Detroit Lions gathered in Allen Park on Sunday for exit physicals and one final team meeting.

Bob McGinn, the Pro Football Hall of Fame reporter who covered the Packers for four decades and now works for golongtd.com, talked with several NFL executives and assembled an All-NFC North team. Not surprisingly, the Packers had just one first-team selection on offense — left guard Elgton Jenkins.

After a crushing end to a dream season, it's back to the drawing board for the Detroit Lions. The 2025 NFL Draft is an opportunity to address multiple offseason needs.

I hope you enjoyed the ride because the ending was a crash landing. The Detroit Lions, arguably the top team in the NFL with an electric offense, collapsed under the playoff lights in an embarrassing fashion.

On the flip side, quarterback Jared Goff was the lowest-graded offensive player after committing four turnovers with a 45.5 mark. Safety Ifeatu Melifonwu was the lowest-graded defensive player with a 34.5 mark. Here are the highest and lowest PFF-graded players in Saturday's game.

QB Jared Goff committed four turnovers and the Detroit Lions allowed 182 yards rushing as they fell two wins short of the Super Bowl.

The Detroit Lions were built to run. Detroit’s longest-tenured players, offensive tackle Taylor Decker and center Frank Ragnow, were first-round picks in 2016 and 2018. In general manager Brad Holmes’ first draft with the Lions in 2021,

Detroit had 4 pass catchers (Amon-Ra St. Brown, Jameson Williams, Sam LaPorta, and Gibbs) with at-least 52 catches. St. Brown and Williams both went over the 1,000 yard mark, with St. Brown hauling in 115 receptions, and Williams averaging 17.3 yards per catch! St. Brown was 1st team All-Pro.

Richard Silva of The Detroit News breaks down the Lions' NFC Divisional Round game against the Washington Commanders.