Mike Francesa Uses 1 Word To Describe Lions’ Loss To Commanders

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In a wild turn of events, the Detroit Lions found themselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard in their NFC Divisional Round game against the Washington Commanders.

The Lions entered the evening as heavy favorites to beat the Commanders and advance to their second consecutive NFC Championship Game, but they lost 45-31.

It was a shootout between the two teams, as neither defense was able to put up much resistance.

Detroit, however, cost itself a victory with turnovers and poor decisions.

Jared Goff was a turnover machine, throwing three interceptions and losing a fumble, which allowed Washington to control the clock and keep the game out of reach.

This was a bad loss all the way around for a Lions team that was favored to make the Super Bowl, and Mike Francesa didn’t mince words when it came to their defeat via The Mike Francesa Podcast.

“The word is ‘devastating’ for the fallout from this Detroit loss,” Francesa said.

"Unfortunately, they're still the Lions. But now they've added a heartache to the menu"@MikeFrancesa talks about the Lions devastating loss to the Commanders pic.twitter.com/HZcGnOllJ7

— The Mike Francesa Podcast (@FrancesaPodcast) January 19, 2025

Francesa laid out how poorly Detroit played as a whole, and now they have to deal with the sting of this loss for the remainder of the offseason.

Defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn and offensive coordinator Ben Johnson didn’t have their finest moments calling the game.

However, both men are expected to be popular candidates during this year’s hiring cycle.

Overall, this is one of the few times Detroit has fallen well short of expectations in the past few seasons, and how they respond is anyone’s guess.

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