The Philadelphia Eagles got a major assist from their NFC East rivals during Saturday night's Divisional Round playoff game.
Detroit, which needed to win just two home games to make the first Super Bowl in franchise history, is out. The Commanders are moving onto the NFC title game for the first time since the end of the '91 season.
With the elimination of the Lions, the Eagles are the highest remaining seed in the NFC and thus inherit home field advantage throughout the remainder of the playoffs, until the Super Bowl.
A first-round bye, back-to-back division titles and a franchise-record 15 wins for the Lions will not result in the Super Bowl glory this franchise and their fans have waited for.
Washington followed its first playoff win since the 2005 season with a historic divisional upset against Detroit on the road.
The top-seeded Detroit Lions​ host the Washington Commanders at Ford Field with a trip to the NFC Championship on the line.
Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell was emotionally crushed after his team's stunning loss to Washington in the Divisional Round.
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The Commanders, 4-13 a season ago, are one win from the Super Bowl after upsetting the top-seeded Lions on their home field.
A Phoenix Suns star lost his Per Diem in a bet with a teammate on the matchup between the Detroit Lions and Washington Commanders.
The Commanders stunned the Detroit Lions 45-31 on Saturday night to reach the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the Super Bowl 33 years ago.