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

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,

The Detroit Lions bolstered their backfield in 2023, signing free agent David Montgomery and drafting Jahmyr Gibbs in the first round. The investments have paid off.

The Detroit Lions were built to run. 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,

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — 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.

The No. 1 seed Detroit Lions (15-2) host the No. 6 seed Washington Commanders (12-5) in the NFC divisional round on Saturday (8 p.m. ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app) in what will be the fourth time that these two teams face off in the playoffs.

With the news of Lions starting right guard Kevin Zeitler being out for the divisional round, how confident are you in the abilities of rookie Christian Mahogany?

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.

The union of running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery in the 2023 offseason set the Detroit Lions on the course to become the NFC's top seed.

The union of running backs Jahmyr Gibbs and David Montgomery in the 2023 offseason set the Detroit Lions on the course to become the NFC's top seed.

“The Detroit Lions need to win more than anybody. If they lost this game, that would be the most heartbreaking playoff loss, because they haven’t won a championship since 1957. To lose at home to arguably the worst team in the field, that would be terrible.” – Andrew Perloff, SiriusXM

Josh Myers, the Packers’ starting center since 2021, becomes an unrestricted free agent on March 12, but is hoping to stay in Green Bay.