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The hiring cycle in the NFL is about to really get rolling. Ben Johnson is available after the Detroit Lions were stunned Saturday night. Will he pick the Chicago Bears?

Anyone hoping to see a lot of points scored in Detroit on Saturday night is loving the game between the Commanders and the Lions.

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• The Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. ET at frigid Arrowhead Stadium in Sunday’s first NFL divisional round game. In Saturday’s nightcap, the Washington Commanders head to Ford Field to take on the Detroit Lions. Kickoff is slated for 8 p.m. ET.

Adam Schefter continues to downplay Ben Johnson to the Raiders and reiterates the Bears are still a strong contender.

A Lions loss to the Commanders could simplify the Bears' pursuit of Johnson for their coaching vacancy. But Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels in the NFC Championship game would be another bad look for Bears GM Ryan Poles.

The Bears are nearly through the first round of interviews in their quest to find a new head coach. They’ve interviewed at least a dozen coaching candidates since the season ended. With a young

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Browns general manager Andrew Berry is one move away from fixing this mess. Don’t see it? Just watch the Washington Commanders play in Detroit during Round 2 of the NFL playoffs this weekend. They finished 4-13 last season and earned the second overall pick.

These are not deal breakers by any means, but Bears interviewers at Halas Hall must look closely at a few of the top candidates and ask some serious questions.

Detroit, which needed to win just two home games to make the first Super Bowl in franchise history, is out. The Commanders are moving onto the NFC title game for the first time since the end of the '91 season.