Washington Commanders defensive end Dorance Armstrong finds Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff for an 11-yard loss.

Former Kansas football player Dorance Armstrong was at the center of a pair of significant plays in Saturday’s playoff action, boosting the Washington Commanders toward their upset win over the top-seeded Detroit Lions.

Washington Commanders defensive end Dorance Armstrong's edge rush attempt gets home on Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff forcing a fumble which was recovered by Commanders linebacker Frankie Luvu.

Jared Goff’s dreams of leading the Detroit Lions to their first Super Bowl went sideways in a swirl of turnovers Saturday as the upstart Washington Commanders p

“The pick-six especially I’d love to have that one back,” Goff said. “That was a poor decision by me. The other turnovers are sometimes part of the game. But at the end of the day, it’s on me. I’ve got to take care of the ball better.”

Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff was at his worst, while Commanders' Jayden Daniels continued his ascent to the top of the NFL in playoff upset.

After the Commanders took a 17-14 lead, Goff threw a pick-six to Quan Martin. On the return, Goff took a big hit from Frankie Luvu and briefly exited the game. Upon returning, he was picked off in the end zone by Mike Sainristil.

The Commanders extended their magical season by bringing the Lions' special run to an end in an NFC divisional-round playoff stunner.

The Detroit Lions lost to the Washington Commanders after a series of costly errors in their NFL divisional playoff.

QB Jared Goff committed four turnovers and the Detroit Lions allowed 182 yards rushing as they fell two wins short of the Super Bowl.

The Jared Goff chant was born that night, and in the year since, would go on to spring up at Lions road games, and Pistons games, and a high school cheerleading competition, and a Green Day concert.