Washington finishes the season 12-5 with its win over Dallas and will travel to Tampa for a wild-card matchup vs. the Buccaneers.

The Washington Commanders do a lot of things well, but they are at their best when Terry McLaurin is getting involved.

Zane Gonzalez’s 37-yard kick hits the right upright and goes in, ending Tampa Bay’s postseason in the wild-card round.

Winning-time moments go Washington’s way — again and again and again and again. The team practices such situations and has won five straight on the final play.

The Washington Commanders are using coaches, players and motivation from the Dallas Cowboys on their improbable run to the NFC Championship Game.

The Commanders are the biggest underdogs of the divisional round playoff games. It’s not hard to understand the respect being given to the 15-2 Detroit Lions, who have certainly played like champions for most of the season.

The Washington Commanders defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 23-20 Sunday night to win their first playoff game in 19 years. Coincidently, they beat the team they faced in that last playoff win in 2006.

Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders are headed to the NFC Championship with a 45-31 win over the Detroit Lions. And in the process of the

Jayden Daniels led the Washington Commanders to a 45-31 victory over the No. 1 seed Detroit Lions on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025 at Ford Field in Detroit.

In the NFC Championship Game for the 1991 season, the Washington Redskins defeated the Detroit Lions 41-10. Neither franchise made it back to that stage of the postseason until last season, when the Lions lost to the San Francisco 49ers 34-31 in the NFC Championship Game.

"I wanted Jayden Daniels to break my rookie rushing record because I’m not about rooting against the next generation. He EARNED IT. He is the FUTURE," Griffin III wrote on social media.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Jamel Dean breaks up a pass to Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin during an NFL playoff game on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)