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Fresh off one of the best seasons in franchise history, the Detroit Lions entered the NFL playoffs as the NFC’s top seed and with ambitions of making their first Super Bowl. Instead, the Lions were stopped before they could advance even to the conference title game. This season Washington has become synonymous with unpredictable comebacks, but another wasn’t necessary Saturday inside Detroit’s Ford Field.
Daniels threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, was never sacked and rarely looked rattled by a defense led by Aaron Glenn, the Lions coordinator who is one of the most in-demand coaching candidates. Offensively, Detroit was done in by five turnovers, including three interceptions by quarterback Jared Goff and another thrown by receiver Jameson Williams on an ill-fated trick play early in the fourth quarter.
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