David Montgomery is on pace to play on Saturday when the Detroit Lions take on the Washington Commanders in the NFC Divisional Round, returning from an

David Montgomery, who missed Detroit's final three regular-season games with an MCL injury, practiced in full Tuesday and said he "wouldn't be out there if I wasn't ready."

The Detroit Lions enjoyed a bye week during the wild-card round of the postseason playoffs after clinching the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed in the regular season. Now that the conference's wild-card round is complete,

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The Detroit Lions are ready to run it back. After a near-flawless 15-2 campaign, the NFC’s No. 1-ranked team will begin their second consecutive march toward postseason glory when they take on the Washington Commanders in the Divisional Round of the playoffs at Detroit’s Ford Field on Saturday, Jan. 18.