Neither No. 1 seed played extremely well during Saturday's two divisional round playoff matchups. One top-seeded team advanced, while the other suffered a gut-wrenching loss. The

Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels surpassed the Indianapolis Colts’ Andrew Luck for the most offensive yards by a rookie, including playoffs, in NFL history during Saturday’s Divisional Round game against the Detroit Lions.

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

Four Free Press sports writers have some thoughts on the Detroit Lions' NFL playoffs 2025 opener vs the Washington Commanders.

Jayden Daniels' clutch performance in his NFL playoff debut with the Commanders received praise from the Warriors' Draymond Green.

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Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels' mother, Regina Jackson, proudly reps her son against the Detroit Lions in the playoffs.

Detroit made a huge statement in Week 18 with their beatdown of the Minnesota Vikings, but the Commanders have something the Vikings don’t; a mobile quarterback in the form of Jayden Daniels. The Lions have struggled with stopping mobile quarterbacks this season. This could very well carry over into the postseason.

Daniels threw two touchdown passes to help the Commanders return to the NFC title game for first time in 33 years.

The Washington Commanders, for many the dark horse of the 2025 NFL playoffs, beat the Detroit Lions in the Divisional round of the playoffs at Ford Field and advanced to the NFC Ch