I am the proverbial long-angsting NFL fan, who somehow has managed to stick with my home team through thick and thin.

I bet Ryan Poles’ phone is blowing up. The Chicago Bears GM is probably getting texts from Joe Theismann, and Joe Gibbs, and Darrell Green, and Dexter Manley. Heck, it’s possible Sammy Baugh is hitting him up from the great Washington Redskins locker room in the sky.

Seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady called Commanders QB Jayden Daniels "Unreal" in an NFC Divisional win over No. 1 seed Detroit Lions.

If a 12-5 record and the wild-card win over the Bucs didn’t convince remaining skeptics, hammering the NFC's top seed indeed did the trick.

The Commanders are not the NFL’s best roster. That’s probably the Detroit Lions (15-2), who host the Commanders in Saturday’s divisional playoffs. That the Lions are 8.5-point favorites over the NFL’s hottest team speaks to Detroit’s dominance this season.

Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns in a flawless performance, and the Washington Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions 45-31 on Saturday to reach the NFC championship game.

Jayden Daniels threw for two touchdowns to help Washington Commanders reach the NFC title game for the first time in 33 years; Washington will play the winner of Sundays Los Angeles Rams-Philadelphia Eagles game for a spot in the Super Bowl,

Washington followed its first playoff win since the 2005 season with a historic divisional upset against Detroit on the road.

Jayden Daniels and the nothing-to-lose Washington Commanders sent the top-seeded Detroit Lions to a stunningly swift playoff exit.

When speaking to reporters after Saturday's game at Ford Field, Commanders head coach Dan Quinn credited his defense, highlighting the emphasis on creating turnovers as key to defeating the Lions.

Follow live text commentary from the divisional round of the NFL play-offs as the Houston Texans take on the Kansas City Chiefs before the Washington Commanders travel to face the Detroit Lions.