Tuesday's injury update out of the Motor City proved exactly why the Detroit Lions needed the first-round bye. Tom Pelissero of NFL.com reported both running back David Montgomery and cornerback Terrion Arnold were full participants in Tuesday’s practice.

David Montgomery is gearing up for a return to the field, right in time for the Detroit Lions' first playoff game. The running back has missed time since mid-December when he suffered a knee injury in Detroit's loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Cowboys star Micah Parsons predicted that the Washington Commanders will upset the Detroit Lions in their playoff matchup. The Detroit Lions begin their playoff run this weekend with a matchup against the Washington Commanders. It's a game they are expected to win, with oddsmakers listing them as a 9.5-point favorite.

The Detroit Lions have reached a pivotal moment in their journey, one they’ve been steadily building toward for years. Long overshadowed, underestimated, and dismissed as perennial underachievers, the Lions now charge into the 2025 NFL Divisional Round with a confidence born of their dominant 15-2 regular season.

Many Lions fans are starting to feel a sense of bitter-sweetness as talks of two key parts of the Lions coaching staff are interviewing for bigger jobs across the NFL.

ESPN’s NFL insider believes the Detroit Lions will lose both Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn to head coaching jobs this year.