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

Jayden Daniels will need to be special for the Washington Commanders to beat the Detroit Lions. And there's a chance he can be in this game

The Commanders’ willingness to gamble on fourth down stems in large part from its rookie quarterback, Jayden Daniels, the 6-foot-4, 210-pound LSU product. In short-yardage situations, Washington can often get Daniels out of the pocket with the option to either throw or pass.

We’ve got eight teams still standing on the road to Super Bowl LIX. That number will be cut to four after this weekend’s NFL divisional playoff games. Three of the six wild-card games were won by underdogs (though I might remind you that someone last week said the Rams should not have been a home dog ).

Ryan Clark had an extremely bold take on ESPN's Get Up about the Commanders rookie QB ahead of the NFC Divisional round vs. Lions.

Jayden Daniels' tremendous rookie year got even better on Sunday. The Washington Commanders quarterback led his team to their first playoff win since

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Washington enter Saturday's divisional round matchup as the big underdog against No. 1 Detroit. But here's why the upset-minded road team can at least make the Lions sweat.

The Washington Commanders have made many changes to go from a four-win team to three wins away from winning the Super Bowl, but none have been more impactful than drafting quarterback Jayden Daniels with the No.