The Washington Commanders tried to fool the Detroit Lions with two quarterbacks in one play. Marcus Mariota, however, botched the trick play in hilarious fashion. Facing fourth down, the backup to Jayden Daniels went into motion,

Commanders head coach Dan Quinn would get something close to vindication several drives later when he dialed up a brazen passing play on a fourth-down from the Lions’ nine-yard line.

Well, it’s January of 2025. Daniels just led the Commanders to a huge upset win over the Detroit Lions. He just, as my colleague Robert Zeglinski wrote, cemented the greatest rookie QB season in NFL history.

To upset the No. 1 seeded Detroit Lions on the road ... To motion backup quarterback Marcus Mariota under center before he took the snap, panicked, took a sack, and didn’t make any decision ...

Teddy Bridgewater and Marcus Mariota duking it out in the NFC divisional round — who would’ve thought? The former, fresh off a state championship as the head coach of his high school alma mater in January,

The Lions' historic season ended without a playoff win. Here's how it all went wrong for Dan Campbell's squad.

The Lions are the NFL's most aggressive on fourth down, but the Commanders proved they're the most successful in Saturday's divisional round matchup at Ford Field.

The Detroit Lions' season is over after losing to the Washington Commanders 45-31 in the divisional round of the playoffs Saturday night.

After defeating the Detroit Lions 45-31 on Saturday night ... Former Oregon Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota is the Commanders' backup quarterback behind Daniels, and he has a chance to win ...

That meant the NFC playoffs were coming through Detroit, if they kept winning. Unfortunately, the Lions played their worst game of the season and there’s nothing left to win. Dan Campbell said it best after the game when having to summarize the outcome, “we never complemented each other.”