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Lions aim to kick off Super Bowl run as Commanders visit

AP photo by Michael Conroy / Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell greets offensive tackle Taylor Decker as he returns to the sideline during a regular-season game against the host Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 24.
AP photo by Michael Conroy / Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell greets offensive tackle Taylor Decker as he returns to the sideline during a regular-season game against the host Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 24. AP photo by Michael Conroy / Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell greets offensive tackle Taylor Decker as he returns to the sideline during a regular-season game against the host Indianapolis Colts on Nov. 24.

By LARRY LAGE / The Associated Press 5 min read

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions are riding high, elevated to a status they’ve never had as Super Bowl favorites.

Now they’ll host the Washington Commanders on Saturday (8 p.m. on Fox) in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs, doing so as the conference’s No. 1 seed for the first time in franchise history, an advantage earned by setting a team record for single-season wins.

The Lions (15-2) are favored to beat sixth-seeded Washington (13-5) by more than a touchdown, according to BetMGM Sportsbook’s line, in the first step toward ending an NFL championship drought that dates to 1957.

Said third-year Detroit safety Joseph Kerby, an All-Pro first-team selection this season: “We were the hunters, and now we’re the hunted in the lions’ den.”

Well, at Ford Field at least.