The Commanders will play in their first NFC championship since the 1991 season next Sunday. They'll do so without one of their best offensive linemen.

Washington Commanders right guard Sam Cosmi suffered a season-ending ACL tear in Saturday’s 45-31 road win over the Detroit Lions in the playoff divisional round, coach Dan Quinn announced Sunday.

Detroit Lions cornerback Amik Robertson suffered an elbow injury on the Washington Commanders' second snap and walked off the field in tears in Saturday night's divisional playoff game.

The Commanders will likely be without a starting offensive lineman as they try to advance to the Super Bowl. Right guard Sam Cosmi had to leave Saturday night's win over the Lions with a knee injury and Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports he is having an MRI to determine the severity of the injury on Sunday.

Washington Commanders offensive guard Sam Cosmi likely to miss Championship Round suffering serious knee injury vs. Detroit Lions.

The Detroit Lions have chosen veteran quarterback Teddy Bridgewater over Hendon Hooker to back up Jared Goff against the Washington Commanders.

They became the first team since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to win four consecutive games by scoring on the final play, with rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels working his magic week after week. Now they’re facing Philadelphia in the NFC championship game on Sunday after rolling over Detroit.

On the other hand, the Commanders are going to be partying like it's 1991 because that's how long it's been since their last conference title game appearance.  Speaking of the conference title games,

Breaking down all 5 turnovers created by the Commanders defense in the playoff win over the Lions For the Commanders to win this game, it was always going to require a shootout with the defense getting a few turnovers to give the offense an extra possession or two.

Daniels threw for two touchdowns and fellow rookie Mike Sainristil had two interceptions, dazzling performances that helped Washington beat Detroit 45-31 on Saturday night to reach the NFC championship game for the first time since winning the franchise’s third Super Bowl 33 years ago.

Sam Cosmi has been knocked down, but he is not pitying himself. The former Texas Longhorn tackle was injured Saturday night in the second quarter of the Commanders' 45-31 upset over the Lions in Detroit.