One week after winning their first playoff game since the 2005 season, they have advanced to their first NFC championship game since the 1991 season. It's been a miraculous turnaround for the team that won just four games a year ago.

Goff, with the Lions later trailing by 14, was picked off by Jeremy Chinn with 30 seconds remaining for his third interception of the game. That officially secured the Commanders' spot in the NFC title game, one season after finishing 4-13 to land the No. 2 overall pick in the draft.

The Dolphins already had the longest playoff win drought. The Commanders’ win gave Miami another unfortunate title.

Commanders upset win over the Lions puts Eagles in position to host the NFC Championship game with a win over the Rams on Sunday

Behind the cool, calm and collected rookie QB Jayden Daniels, the Commanders put up eyepopping numbers in the first half. Daniels threw for 242 yards in the first half, the most by a rookie in a playoff game in the first half in NFL history. In fact, it was the highest scoring second quarter in NFL history.

The dream season for the Washington Commanders continues. The Commanders beat the top-seeded Detroit Lions on Saturday night, 45-31.

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.

The NFC’s sixth-seeded Commanders upset the top-seeded Lions in Saturday’s Divisional Round Game to move the franchise to its first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season.

One team that booked its trip to the conference championship on Saturday is returning to a comfortable place, having gone seven straight years. The other hasn’t been on a stage this big since 1992.

Rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels put on a masterclass for the Commanders against the Lions in the Divisional Round of the 2024 NFL Playoffs and ensured Washington will play in the NFC Championship ga

NFC championship game is Jan. 26 in Detroit, Philadelphia or Los Angeles. The winners of the NFC and AFC championship games meet in Super Bowl 2025.